9-10medium sized strawberrieswashed cored and quartered (using fresh but frozen can be used too)
1teaspoonsugar or honey
pinchof salt
For Yogurt Mixture:
1cupyogurtused plain, vanilla flavor can be used in which case skip the extract
½cupmilkoptional
1tablespoonsugaror honey (to taste)
pinchof salt
pinchof cardamom or drop of vanilla extractoptional
Instructions
For Strawberry Puree
Add the chopped strawberries to a bowl and to it add the the sugar and mix. Allow it to sit for 15-20 mins. Transfer to a blender and puree until smooth. Remove it into the bowl. Keep aside.
For Yogurt Mixture
Whisk together all the ingredients like yogurt, sugar, salt and milk until smooth. Keep aside.
For Making Strawberry Popsicles
Take the Popsicle molds and add the Yogurt Puree around 2 tablespoon followed by 2 tablespoon of strawberry and around 1 tablespoon of yogurt (or as much required to fill the mold) again.
Take a knife or the back of a spoon and insert into the mold make swirls or up-down motion to give some pattern to the mixture. Once you have filled all the molds, cover and insert the stick.
Freeze for around 6-8 hours and Popsicles will be ready .
Notes
Design Variations: You can follow the method listed above or simply mix the strawberry and yogurt puree together and fill the molds. You can do more strawberry and less yogurt and make patterns. Or you can make alternate layers of yogurt and strawberry mixture without the swirls. All these ways look and taste great.
Depending on the sweetness of the strawberries and yogurt you can adjust the amount of sugar or keep it all natural and skip the sugar.
I've used full fat yogurt but greek yogurt, low-fat yogurt will work too.
I have used milk to adjust the yogurt consistency but that can be skipped or replaced with water.
Don't fill the molds all the way to the top as they will expand as they freeze.
You can make these Popsicles using any fruit of choice.