Description
Cool homemade summer strawberry popsicles blend fresh fruits with creamy yogurt for a refreshing treat. Delightful popsicles offer sweet relief from hot days and satisfy dessert cravings with minimal effort.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1.5 cups (355 ml) organic unsweetened apple juice
- 2 cups (473 ml) strawberries, fresh or frozen
- 3 tbsps (45 ml) maple syrup
Instructions
- Puree Preparation: Blend ripe strawberries with apple juice and maple syrup in a high-powered blender until achieving a smooth, uniform pink consistency with no visible fruit fragments.
- Molding Process: Carefully pour the strawberry mixture into clean popsicle molds, leaving a small space at the top for expansion, and insert popsicle sticks vertically and centrally to ensure proper positioning.
- Freezing Stage: Place molds in a level freezer position, allowing the popsicles to solidify completely for 6-8 hours, ensuring a uniform and well-structured frozen treat.
- Serving Technique: Remove molds from freezer and briefly immerse in warm water, gently rotating to loosen the popsicles without compromising their integrity or causing melting.
- Final Presentation: Extract each popsicle carefully, using the warm water method to release them smoothly, and optionally wrap individually in plastic wrap or store in an airtight freezer container to preserve freshness and prevent freezer burn.
Notes
- Choose Peak Ripeness: Select strawberries at their prime, deep red and fragrant, for the most intense and natural sweetness in your popsicles.
- Blend for Smoothness: Process ingredients thoroughly to create a silky-smooth puree without fruit chunks, ensuring a consistent texture and vibrant color.
- Position Popsicle Sticks Carefully: Center the sticks vertically and keep them straight to guarantee perfect shape and easy removal from molds.
- Prevent Freezer Damage: Wrap individual popsicles in plastic wrap or store in airtight containers to preserve flavor and prevent unwanted ice crystals.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Snacks, Desserts, Drinks
- Method: Blending
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 5
- Calories: 70
- Sugar: 12 g
- Sodium: 1 mg
- Fat: 0 g
- Saturated Fat: 0 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 18 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 0.5 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg