Strawberry Yogurt Popsicles

Popsicle season has officially arrived in North Carolina. Most days are teetering on the hot side and the air is thick – something I’m still not used to having grown-up in bone-dry Wyoming. We’ve lived here three summers now and I know from experience it’s barely the start – it’s only June after all and summer isn’t official for a couple more weeks so it’s all the more reason to start making some popsicles. It’s good to get some practice in before the weather gets serious in July.

There are about a gazillion recipes for yogurt popsicles, which seems silly considering a batch requires only a few simple ingredients – in this case Greek yogurt, fresh strawberries, honey, sugar, and some water – and a little bit of time to pull them together. However, things do get a little complicated in determining how much of the stuff you need in order to properly fill whatever popsicle mold you’re using. I’ll use this opportunity to urge you to use a mold that doesn’t come with a stick. I bought molds that have snap on lids with the stick built in, which seemed the right thing to do, but now it means I have to fill my molds with just the right amount of filling otherwise they turn out wonky. Molds with lids are less forgiving – I wish I’d saved my dollars and just used dixie cups and old-fashioned popsicle sticks.

I realize I’m probably doing more to talk you out of making your own popsicles, so let’s not worry about the molds and instead focus on having a homemade creamy fruity cold treat – one that you can customize to your taste and feel good about what’s in it. We can’t always say that about the ones we buy at the store.

Feel free to adjust to your liking – I use a whole tablespoon of honey because I love it, but you can pull back on it and let the tangy-ness of the yogurt shine through more if that makes you happy. The berries are, of course, are completely interchangeable so use your favorite and adjust the sugar up or down depending on what you use.

Before I jump to the recipe here’s a few random tidbits I found interesting/funny/delicious-sounding… three cheers for digital distractions!

I love this post from Nick at Macheesmo – In Which Chef Watson, the Computer, Makes My Breakfast.

We all could use some easy creamy tiramisu gelato this summer, don’t you think?

The New Yorker nailed it: What if Pinterest was a person?

 Matt & Olia over at Plating Pixels shared a great round-up post of summer grilling ideas – I’ve added a few to my must-make list.

Have you seen Chef’s Table on Netflix? I’m obsessed – let me know if you are, too.

Have a great week!

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