June 3, 2015

A (Sweet) Frozen Treat for Spring

In Houston, spring is basically a slightly less hot version of summer, so we whip out our cool treats a little earlier here.

Last year, Harper was teething a lot and it was blazing hot out so I wanted to find a cool treat for her that was sweet but didn’t have a ton added ingredients.

She was loving plain ol’ Greek yogurt at the time, which I often served to her with berries for breakfast and it gave me the idea to make her home-made frozen yogurt popsicles. They’re so simple to make and they’re a perfect sweet treat for hot days.

To make these, you’ll need:

A blender
A popsicle tray (I use this one)
Fruits or berries of any kind (I used fresh for this batch but you can use frozen too!)
Yogurt of your choice
Honey, if you’d like to add extra sweetness
Milk (optional, if texture is too thick)

I start by selecting my fruits and then adding them in with an entire container of yogurt into the blender (I like to buy the larger sizes of plain yogurt so I’m not having to open multiple smaller containers).

Then, you’ll want to blend the ingredients until smooth and incorporated in the blender. I’ll add a splash of milk if the texture is a little too creamy to pour out into the molds. At this point, I would also add in my honey if I wanted to sweeten them up a little bit (we didn’t use honey last year because I wanted to wait until past the age of one).

Once everything is blended together, you can pour or scoop your yogurt into your popsicle molds. The ones I have are quite large, so for younger kids, I recommend getting this smaller version. Then you add the popsicle sticks into the molds and pop them into the freezer!

As you can see, these get quite a bit of action in our house and it’s almost time to make another batch! The options are limitless— just like with smoothies, you can experiment with different fruits and even add greens to get some extra vitamins in (the kids will never know!)

I hope you’ll get a chance to try this simple treat this spring or summer. I promise your kids will love them as much as Harper does! And you don’t have to worry about enjoying everyday foods and sunny day treats such as these, because Aquafresh^® toothpaste protects your teeth from sugar acids and cavities. Aquafresh Sugar Acid Protection delivers the taste/fresh feeling and protects teeth from the sugar acids found in everyday foods, so you can enjoy treats while minimizing their impact on your teeth by brushing twice a day.

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