Creamy Yogurt Popsicles with Berries

If you love smoothies, then you’ll love these healthy Creamy Yogurt Popsicles with Berries. Made from just five real-food ingredients, these adult- and kid-friendly homemade popsicles make a delicious and refreshing cool-me-down. Perfect for summer gatherings, 4th of July, afternoon snacks, birthday parties, and any time you want a cool treat. Light, creamy, and sweet, these homemade yogurty-fruity swirl pops will hit the spot!

 

Creamy Yogurt-Berry Swirl Popsicles are so fresh and easy

Goodbye sugar-laden bomb pops. See you later low-nutrition, high-cost frozen treats. This recipe for Creamy Yogurt Popsicles with Berries is fast, easy, and customizable. These yogurt-berry pops are so fun to make.

We like to think of them as snowflakes – no two are alike! Have some fun with this recipe and make it your own, using your favorite type of fresh berries.

Ingredients to make Creamy Yogurt Popsicles with Berries

• Unsweetened plain kefir – you can also use unsweetened plain Greek yogurt. Also, you could use vanilla-flavored yogurt and omit the honey and vanilla. Flavored kefir does contain added sugar, however, so we chose to use unsweetened kefir and add our own sweetener to reduce the added sugars overall. To make dairy-free popsicles, use canned coconut milk.
• Honey – or use maple syrup or agave syrup
• Fresh berries – use any combination of strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, or blackberries (or any other berry that you choose). You can also use cherries, peaches, or frozen and thawed berries, too
• Pure vanilla extract

What is kefir? And is kefir nutritious?

Kefir is often referred to as “drinkable yogurt.” It is very similar to yogurt in that it is a cultured dairy product with probiotic benefits. Though kefir is thicker than milk, it is thinner than yogurt. Kefir is pourable and tart and has even more of a powerful probiotic effect than yogurt.

Kefir is made by fermenting “kefir grains” in milk. Though they are called “kefir grains,” kefir is not derived from grains as we think of grains nutritionally. The “kefir grains” are not like cereal grains, but rather grain-like colonies of yeast and lactic acid. Kefir is both grain free and gluten free.

Because even more cultures are used to make kefir than yogurt, kefir is an exceptional source of probiotics that are beneficial for gut health and overall immunity. Kefir is also an excellent source of protein and calcium, and kefir is typically lower in sugar than yogurt. Read more about how we like to use kefir in this post.

How to make Yogurt Popsicles with Berries

To make these beautiful homemade yogurt popsicles, start by blending fresh or frozen-thawed berries into a puree. Use two different types of berries to create and red, white, and blue swirled look. We love the combination of blackberries and raspberries, as well as blackberries and strawberries. We find that everyone has their favorite type of berry, so use the kind that you love the most!

After creating your two colors of berry puree, it’s time to make the swirl pops. In your popsicle molds, spoon roughly 1 tablespoon of the kefir mixture followed by one type of berry puree. Use a chopstick to swirl it together, then repeat the layers until the mold is full.

To create a blended look, in a bowl, gently combine the kefir and berry purees. Swirl them together with a spoon and then gently spoon the mixture into the popsicle molds.

You can also fully mix the kefir and berry purees to make more of a smoothie-type popsicle (this is the quickest+ easiest method!). Remember that there are no mistakes. Every popsicle can be unique!

What popsicle molds should I use to make these yogurt-berry popsicles?

You can use whatever popsicle mold you have on hand. We used this 10-cavity silicone mold that makes 3-ounce popsicles. We like these molds because the bendable silicone makes it easy to remove the popsicles from each cavity, and it comes with a lid that helps hold the popsicle sticks in place in the freezer.

No popsicle mold? No problem! You can also use small juice cups or paper cups. Top the cups with tin foil and poke the popsicle sticks through the foil so they will stand up until the popsicles are frozen.

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