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Easy Yogurt and Jam Popsicles

August 28, 2012 · By Monica Shaw

Blackberry jam popsicles

So I’ve sorta got a thing for frozen things, particularly late at night. And so for this reason, I try not to keep ice cream or sorbet around. Cuz I’ll just eat it, proper American style: in front of the fridge, in my pajamas, with a big spoon. And contrary to recent cheese plates and cake bombs, I do try to generally stay true to this blog’s name in my daily life. So instead of ice cream, I’ve honed a taste for alternative frozen delights like frozen banana and – is this weird? – frozen apple sauce.

But I should shut up about that because it doesn’t sound very fun, and these popsicles are all about being fun, with the added bonus that they remain a justifiable weekday snack that satisfies my incessant craving for frozen goodies.

Back story: my friend Kavey of Kavey Eats does this monthly blog challenge thing called Bloggers Scream for Ice Cream (aka BSFIC).  This month’s challenge is all about ice lollies, aka popsicles, so I thought this was a good reason to branch out from my frozen bananas and do something a little more interesting. It also helped that Kavey was over for a visit the other weekend, and the blackberries were in season, and we picked some, and we made jam. And ta-da, the Yogurt and Blackberry Jam Popsicles were born. They’re totally easy peasy:

Easy Yogurt and Jam Popsicles
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Recipe Type: Dessert
Cook time: 5 mins
Total time: 5 mins
Ingredients
  • Yogurt – I used Greek style but any yogurt will do
  • Jam – I used Kavey’s homemade blackberry jam
  • Port or some other liquor (or water)
Instructions
  1. Dilute the jam in a bit of port or other complimentary liquid so that it’s “swirlable”
  2. Layer yogurt and jam in a popsicle mould (I did about 1-2cm yogurt in layers with a little dollop of jam)
  3. Swirl the yogurt and jam around a bit with a knife or skewer
  4. Freeze until set
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I used Greek style yogurt from the Organic Farm Shop in Cirencester which is VERY thick and also quite tangy, a flavour I really like with the blackberry jam.

Blackberry jam yogurt popsicles

And by the way, if you think frozen applesauce is weird, you should check out Kavey’s Pickleback Ice Lollies.

About Monica Shaw

Veg lover, dog owner, hill walker, wild camper, avocado addict, nerd. I write about how to be awesome through a "smarter fitter" approach to eating, drinking, living and working.
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  1. Mardi (eat. live. travel. write) says

    August 29, 2012 at 12:00 am

    These look amazing! I also made some creamsicle things recently – with crème de Cassis. You should add a spalsh next time!

    Reply
    • Monica says

      August 29, 2012 at 5:20 am

      Mardi I was totally thinking that. Also I need to do Cassis in the blackcurrant ice cream I made recently. Basically, I just need to use Cassis more in my life. Viva la France!

      Reply
  2. Eileen says

    August 29, 2012 at 12:06 am

    I love the idea of using jam in popsicles! Super easy.

    Reply
  3. Kavey says

    August 29, 2012 at 7:41 am

    Hoorah, glad they tasted as good as they looked. We did a fair bit of frozen stuff during our weekend what with the pea ones, the pickle brine ones, these ones and the ice cream!!!

    Reply
    • Monica says

      August 29, 2012 at 2:14 pm

      I still want to try to do pea popsicles again, sans shallots and pea chunks.

      Reply
  4. Jes says

    August 29, 2012 at 5:40 pm

    Uhh…wait, there’s something wrong with plopping down in front of the fridge with a big ol’ spoon? 😉 Now I know what to do with my copious jars of preserves, though!

    Reply
    • Monica says

      August 30, 2012 at 3:01 pm

      “copious jars of preserves”. #sameboat

      Reply

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  1. Bloggers Scream For Ice Cream: August Roundup » Kavey Eats says:
    August 30, 2012 at 6:21 am

    […] Monica from Smarter Fitter has a bit of a thing for frozen things, so it’s no surprise we made a fair few when Pete and I visited one weekend during August. In fact we spent the whole weekend cooking and eating! After a blackberry picking walk, I made some simple blackberry jam and Monica combined some of it with a little alcohol before swirling it into thick, tangy Greek yoghurt to make these refreshing Easy Yoghurt & Jam Popsicles. […]

    Reply
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