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Red, White, and Blueberry Pops

These patriotic treats are perfect for the Fourth of July, but you can also make them with other berries or fruit.

Red, White, and Blueberry Pops

Let Everyday Food editor Sarah Carey show you how to transform fresh fruit and yogurt into festive, patriotic popsicles.

Everyday Food, July/August July/August 2012
  • Prep Time 30 minutes
  • Total Time 30 minutes + freezing
  • Yield Makes 6 to 8
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Ingredients

  • 2 cups halved hulled strawberries
  • 6 tablespoons sugar, divided
  • 5 tablespoons lime juice (from 3 limes), divided
  • 1/2 cup full-fat plain yogurt
  • 3 tablespoons heavy cream
  • 2 cups blueberries

Directions

  1. In a blender, combine strawberries, 2 tablespoons sugar, and 1 1/2 tablespoons lime juice. Puree, scraping down sides as needed. Pour through a fine-mesh sieve into a bowl, pressing on solids; discard solids. Divide puree among six 4-ounce or eight 3-ounce ice-pop molds. Freeze until firm, about 30 minutes.

  2. Combine yogurt, cream, and 2 tablespoons each sugar and lime juice. Remove molds from freezer and top with yogurt mixture; insert ice-pop sticks. Freeze until firm, about 30 minutes.

  3. In clean blender, puree blueberries, remaining 2 tablespoons sugar, and remaining 1 1/2 tablespoons lime juice. Pour through clean sieve into a bowl, pressing on solids; discard solids. Remove molds from freezer and top with blueberry puree. Freeze until solid, 6 hours more (or up to 1 week). Just before serving, briefly run molds under hot water to release pops.

Recipe Reviews

  • kareninflorida
    5 Aug, 2012

    The old "bait & switch", eh? It's very misleading to show a picture of a pop that is obviously not the result of making this recipe. That red, white & blue pop *is* very colorful & vibrant, but if you follow this recipe, you will clearly not end up with a pop that looks like that - unless of course you add blue food coloring to the blueberry layer, & strain the puree so there are no fruit solids at all in the pop. At least you included the video so we could REALLY see what the pops look like.