Strawberry Frozen Yogurt Popsicles

Happy Canada Day!! 

Today I have another pretty simple recipe. It involves really only 3 ingredients, if you use the rice syrup as a sweetener (or something different if you prefer, like honey or maple syrup or even white sugar). I left the strawberries unsweetened, as mine were pretty sweet anyway. I added one and a half tablespoons of rice syrup to the frozen yogurt layer, just to make it a little less sour (for the kids).

My nieces and nephew were over this weekend and tried them despite my warnings that they were sour, and they loved them.

Plus they look kind of festive for Canada Day and only take a few hours to freeze.

My daughter mashed our strawberries with a potato masher but you could puree them if you want to in a blender or food processor.

I love that this is an easy and fairly healthy treat for summer that only take 3 ingredients and no special tools if you choose to go by hand like we did. I hope you like it too.

Have a great Canada Day!! If you're in the U.S. have a great July 4th on Saturday!

Happy Summer!

Strawberry & Frozen Yogurt Popsicle

popsicles

Yield: About 8-10
Preparation time: 10min
Freeze time: 2-3 hours

Ingredients:

• 1 pound strawberries, washed and hulled
• 1 ½ cups plain greek yogurt, divided
• 1 ½ tbsp rice syrup or other sweetener (optional)

Instructions:

1. Mash the hulled strawberries (we used a potato masher, you could puree it also.

2. Add half a cup of greek yogurt to the strawberries and set aside.

3. Add the rice syrup or other sweetener to the other cup of greek yogurt.

4. Pour into molds. I poured the yogurt in about a quarter of the way up the molds. Then I almost filled them with the strawberry mixture. To top it off, I added a bit more of the yogurt.

5. Freeze for a couple of hours and then enjoy.

Pineapple Creamsicle Smoothie

Here's a quick & easy smoothie recipe!

This Monday morning I'm sharing a super easy recipe for delicious smoothies that can be made up in 5-10 minutes (cut this down to 2 minutes if you have frozen fruit already chopped up!). My kids loved this. I used Silk Brand Almond Coconut Blend, because I like that it’s unsweetened. I used fresh pineapple, but frozen would be fine too. Mango would be a good replacement, or peaches. Either way it’s a nice treat with no added sugar. I hope you make it and enjoy it!

Pineapple Creamsicle Smoothie

pineapple smoothie that tastes like a creamsicle

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Cook Time: 0 minutes

Yield:about 2 cups

Ingredients:

• ½ cup Almond Coconut Blend milk (I like Silk Brand)
• 1 cup Fresh Pineapple Chunks
• 2 heaping tablespoons plain Greek yogurt
• 10-12 ice cubes

Instructions:

1. Add everything to your blend (liquid first). Blend until smooth and then serve.

Today’s recipe is a fun naturally gluten free recipe.  I make hummus pretty regularly because my daughter really loves it. So do I, but whatever gets her to eat more vegetables (for dipping) then I’m all for it. 

This particular recipe came about after I made the salt and pepper crackers in the photos (recipe coming next week) and I wanted a hummus with a bit of a tart kick instead of a classic hummus which I normally make. 

Adding greek yogurt gave it a new tanginess that I thought went really well with the crackers, but this recipe tastes just as good with veggies dipped in. Or spread on a corn or rice cake. I hope you try it too.

For dairy free, just leave out the yogurt and add water a tablespoon at a time, until it reaches the texture you like.

What’s your favorite hummus? Or favorite dip if you don’t eat beans?

Tangy Chickpea Hummus

chick pea hummus with greek yogurt

Yield: about 2 cups

Preparation time: 5min

Cook time: 0min

Ingredients:

• 1 (19 oz) can chickpeas, drained and rinsed
• 1 clove garlic
• 1/3 cup tahini
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1/4 cup plain greek yogurt
• 2 tablespoons neutral oil (I used grapeseed)
• about 3 tablespoons water, plus more for creamier hummus
• salt & pepper, to taste

Instructions:

1. Add everything, except the water, to a food processor and blend until combined.

2. Add the water, one tablespoon at a time until it reaches the consistency you prefer.