Now that I’m on a period of forced resting, I have to start watching what I eat with a little more care.  For the past couple of weeks, I’ve definitely been eating much much worse.

So, it’s time to hop back on the wagon, so to speak.

On a recent shopping outing, I picked up a set of popsicle molds.  They were nice, and 50% off.  I’ve always wanted a set, and what better time than now?

For my first popsicle outing, I started looking up different recipes.  I wanted something simple, that didn’t use any pre-packaged juices or had too many ingredients I normally wouldn’t have on hand.

In my search I found this recipe for Yogurt Pops from Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution.  I like Jamie Oliver and what he does (real food!), so this recipe fit the bill of what I was looking for.  His tip for tasting the mixture before adding additional honey as a sweetener was great advice.  The bananas I used were overripe ones I had frozen from a while back.  They provided more than enough sweet.

Berry Yogurt Pops (adapted from Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution)

Gather:

2 small ripe bananas (I used two overripe bananas I kept in the freezer and sliced them into chunks before putting them in the food processor)

2 oz of frozen berry mix (handful)

2 cups 2% Green Yogurt

Honey to sweeten, if needed

Everything into a food processor.  Process until smooth.  Spoon into popsicle molds.  Freeze for at least 3 hours.

The popsicle came out super.  The banana and yogurt lends a nice balance of creaminess to the slight tartness from the berries.  The berry mix I used had raspberries, so there were some seeds to contend with.  A great snack indeed!