These fun and festive patriotic fruit and yogurt popsicles, are the perfect choice for a hot day and a great way to beat the hot days of summer.
Such a fun and festive treat to enjoy all summer long!
Why Make These Popsicles?
- These are a healthier alternative to the more traditional popsicle.
- Fresh fruit is what makes these so delicious – and you can change out the fruit to serve your own tastes.
- These work for all summer occasions or even if you want a cold frozen treat on a chilly winter’s night! Nobody’s judging when you enjoy your popsicles!
Fruit and Yogurt Popsicles for the 4th of July!
Obviously with the weather turned hot, we are looking for ways to cool off, so many of our recipes are either frozen, ice cold or don’t require a lot of heat to make, because who wants the kitchen to be 90 degrees when it’s 95 outside.
That’s pretty much how the idea of these popsicles was born two summers ago. The kids were eating tons of popsicles to cool off. I get it, it was HOT.
The kids just wanted something yummy to cool off with, and mom didn’t mind the popsicles, but just wanted a healthier variation and one that would count as a snack rather than contain empty calories. This fun popsicle was born.
The cool thing is, you can change this up with fruit to fit your mood – we’ve used lots of different fruits and technically you could even use juiced veggies too.
This doesn’t have to be red, white and blue…. we just did it because it was fun and getting closer to the 4th. However this is a great treat anytime, and you change the fruit (or leave out the drop of blue food coloring we used) and you’re good to go.
These are really like smoothie popsicles, which is why even mom can get on board and love them as much as the kids.
We make them entirely too often! And I’m not sorry.
Who doesn’t love figuring how to make a popsicle in new ways?
If you have leftover at the end, which inevitably you might since all popsicle molds are different sizes. Put all the leftovers of each layer into the blender together. Add 1-2 cups of ice and blend. Voila, you have smoothies to enjoy until the popsicles are ready!
What’s your favorite flavor of popsicles? Tell me in the comments below.
More fun and festive Fourth of July | Patriotic Recipes
- Patriotic Blueberry Jello Cheesecake Salad
- Layered Red White and Berry Lemonade
- Frozen Patriotic Pudding Firecrackers
- Sprinkle Covered Marshmallow Pops
- Patriotic Rice Crispie Treats
- Red White and Berry Slushie
- Blueberry Cherry Fruit Swirled Lemon Madeleines
- Red White and Bleu Burgers
- Summer Berry Cinnamon Bread Pudding
Fruit and Yogurt Popsicles Recipe
Fruit and Yogurt Popsicles | Fourth of July Recipes
Ingredients
- 6 ounce individual container of Chobani Greek Yogurt any flavor
- 6 ounce individual container of Chobani Greek Yogurt any flavor
- 6 ounce individual container of Chobani Greek Yogurt any flavor
- ¼ cups strawberries finely chopped
- ½ banana mashed
- 1 cups coconut milk divided
- Blue Food Coloring but you can use whatever you have)
Instructions
Blue Layer
- In a blender, mix together the vanilla yogurt, the banana, and 1/3 cup of coconut milk. Blend until smooth. Add 1 drop of blue food coloring if you want to make them with a blue layer. (I only needed one drop with the icing color I used but if you use regular food coloring, you might need a couple of drops to get the desired shade) Blend until complete combined.
- Pour the blue layer into the popsicle molds filling 1/3 full. Put in the freezer for 30 minutes.
- While they are in there freezing, you can begin to make the next layer.
White Layer
- Clean out the blender, now add the coconut yogurt from the Chobani Flip pack. We ate the almonds and chocolate mix ins separately. Don’t put them in the yogurt. Mix the coconut yogurt with 1/3 cup of coconut milk. The coconut yogurt already has coconut in it, but if you want more, you’ll need to add some coconut flakes… we usually just use it as is. Blend the yogurt and milk together and after 30 minutes of freezing the blue layer, pour the white layer on top. Now put back into the freezer, this time for only about 20 minutes or so.
Red Layer
- In a clean blender, mix the strawberry yogurt with the strawberries and 1/3 cup of coconut milk.
- Pour the red layer on top of the white layer.
- Insert the popicle stick at this point. The white layer shouldn’t be frozen solid after only 20 minutes so getting the popsicle stick into that layer only takes gentle pushing.
- Put them back in the freezer for at least another 2-3 hours or so. We make them in the morning and they are ready after lunch.
- To release the popsicles from the molds, run warm water over the bottom of the molds. Very gently twist and turn until they come out. Enjoy!
I loved this fourth of July recipe…wonderful colours in this popsicle and the flavours are to die for!
They taste great and are the perfect summer treat! Thanks so much for your sweet comment!
Nice i love the fruits with yogurt popslices. Fantastic post.
These popsicles are so cute, Nicole, and I love that they’re healthy! I live right next to a park and there’s an ice cream truck who comes several times a day, every day, all summer long. Last year, the Husband and I thought it’d be fun to go buy some of our old favourite treats – I got a fudgesicle and he got a rocket. They both tasted terrible and were crazy expensive too. This looks just like a rocket and it must taste amazing.
These are too cute!
Aw, thanks Steph! 🙂
Well, you know that popsicles in any shape, flavor, and form are MY personal favorite way to keep cool in this insane heat. That’s one of my favorite things about them – all of the variations! I love creamy pops with yogurt…healthy snack time! Delish.
Nice i love the fruits with yogurt popslices. Fantastic post.
Nice i love the fruits with yogurt popslices. Fantastic post.