Red, White and Blue Popsicles

Strawberry, blueberry and yogurt popsicles on a long white platter surrounded by blueberries and strawberries.

5 from 4 votes

These Red, White and Blue Popsicles are a fun and festive treat! They use real fruit and yogurt to recreate the colors of the American flag, so they're great for the 4th of July, Memorial Day or any time you want a healthy, refreshing treat. Plus they can be dairy-free, nut-free, vegan and Paleo!

Prep Time20

Cook Time0

freezing time4

Total Time4 20

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Servings: popsicles

Calories: 84kcal

Author: Don Baiocchi

Ingredients

¾ cup plain yogurt (dairy-free/vegan, if necessary)
4 tablespoons light-colored honey, divided
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup blueberries
1 cup hulled, chopped strawberries

Instructions

In a medium mixing bowl, stir together the yogurt, 3 tablespoons of honey and the vanilla.
Using a blender, food processor or stick blender with a tall, narrow container, blend the blueberries with one tablespoon of honey. It doesn't have to be perfectly smooth.
Fill your popsicle molds with about 1½ tablespoons of the blueberry mixture, then about 2 tablespoons of the yogurt mixture. (See notes below.)
I like to pour each layer through a small funnel (rinsing out the funnel between layers) - this helps get cleaner layers without getting the sides of the molds messy.
Rinse out whatever you used to blend the blueberries, then add the hulled, chopped strawberries. I find most strawberries are sweet enough that I don't need to add honey but you can add a tablespoon, if you want.
Blend the strawberries until they're as smooth as you like.
Pour about 2 tablespoons of the strawberry mixture into the molds (no need to use the funnel), but leave just a bit of room at the top.
Add popsicle sticks or the bottoms of your molds and freeze until frozen, at least 4 hours. When unmolding, if the popsicles aren't releasing easily from their molds, run the molds under hot water for 5-10 seconds.

Notes

Note: Each popsicle mold is different. My molds fit about 6 tablespoons total, so 1½-2 tablespoons of each layer works for me. You might have to adjust depending on the size of your molds.

Also: The directions here assume your molds get filled when upside down, so when you hold them right-side up in your hand, the blueberry layer will be on top and the strawberry layer on the bottom.

Substitutions and variations

You can use pitted cherries instead of strawberries. You'll probably want to add 1-2 tablespoons honey.
You can use raspberries instead of strawberries, but this will give you more of a pink layer than red. Also, you might want to add 1-2 tablespoons honey.
You can make these vegan by using maple syrup, but the yogurt layer might not be as white.
You can add 1/2 teaspoon lemon zest to the blueberry layer and to the strawberry layer.
You can omit the vanilla from the yogurt layer.

Make ahead and storage

These popsicles can be frozen for up to 3 months.

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