The sun is out. Summer weather is here 24/7ish. You’ve pulled out those off shoulder blouses and short shorts. Paired with gladiators, caps and hats. A quick trip to your kitchen to do some freezer pops and you’ll be fully stoked for the season.
I’ve custom-created three beautiful pops, keeping your creative sensibilities in mind.
All three of these versions start in pretty much the same way. Blend ingredients together and pour into molds.
When making your own pops from ready-to-go yogurt, keep in mind you’ll need to add fat and/or sugar to keep the final frozen pops from ending up icy. I stirred agave into Yoplait and it worked perfectly.
Once the base mixture is blended, each pop takes on its own variation. One is layered before freezing with sugared Golden Grahams.
One is topped with a sweet second layer of vanilla, then dipped into chocolate after the initial freeze is finished.
And the third is dipped in white chocolate and quickly rolled in a layer of flavored crunchies.
The secret to all three of these pops (and really any homemade gourmet pop recipe) is: take it easy, don’t rush. Allow your pops to fully freeze overnight. Then, remove from the molds and keep on parchment-lined baking sheets in the freezer as you finish the dips and sprinkles.
You’ll end up with perfect-looking pops every time if you do it this way. Try to rush the process, and you’ll end up with mushy looking edibles.
1. Choco - Cherry Pops
Vanilla yogurt and black cherries are blended together, layered with a small dollop of vanilla on top, frozen until firm, then dipped into dark chocolate and sprinkles.
2. Lime Cheesecake Pops
Key lime yogurt makes a great base for these pretty layered pops. After a few alternating key lime and vanilla strands are spooned into your mold, we added crushed Golden Grahams to the mold to make cheesecake inspired pops.
3. Strawberry - Banana Pops
If you’ve ever craved a strawberry shortcake ice pop, we took that classic iced treat and one-upped it, adding a layer of white chocolate dipped into crunchy freeze-dried strawberries, bananas and sweet Vanilla Chex cereal.
Perhaps the best part of these pops is—you really can make all three at once. And it’s so deliciously worth it.
Love, Koko