These were SO easy and fun to make. I made them with my two and a half year old son who enjoyed making them as much as he enjoyed eating them. They are just the perfect little Valentine's activity to do with your little one. The best part, there are only two ingredients! Well, three if you add in the sprinkles and lets face it, what kid doesn't love sprinkles?! They are also a super healthy little treat and perfect if you have an ice cream lover like I do. My little one spends a large chunk of his day in our freezer. I don't buy ice cream because between my husband and son I would never be able to buy it fast enough. I think he opens the freezer in hopes that ice cream will one day just appear. (Like it does at his grandparents houses). Anyway, I'm constantly thinking up new mixtures of fruits and veggies to freeze. I usually mix whatever left over fruit I have in the fridge in a blender and freeze which he totally enjoys too. These little guys though, he completely devoured in just a few days and I'm attributing his extra special love for them by the fact that they have sprinkles in them. Also, they are pretty tasty!
Go ahead, give them a try. I guarantee you and your little one will have a blast making them together.
You will need...One bag of frozen strawberries (about three cups) or you can use fresh strawberries as well just cut all stems off
3 cups of yogurt. You can use any kind you like. I used french vanilla. (Coconut is really yummy too!)
Sprinkles
Dixie cups (or ice pop molds)
Popsicle Sticks
Here's what you do...
First, set up three bowls. Place 1 and one half cup of the yogurt in one bowl and add sprinkles. Mix together. Place the additional 1 and one half cup of yogurt into the second bowl. Leave the third bowl empty for now. Blend the strawberries in a blender with about 1 cup of water. (It's better if you let them thaw out for a little bit). Once the strawberries and water are all blended together place half of the mixture into the second bowl with just the yogurt and place the remainder into the third empty bowl. (Third bowl just just have the pure blended strawberries)
Now you are ready to fill your cup!(This is where you can put your little one to work!)
Use a spoon to fill up 1/3 of the dixie cup with the yogurt and sprinkle mixture. (I was able to fill 8 dixie cups) When you have all the cups filled up, pop them in the freezer for about 15-20 minutes to set. Then, take them out to add in the second layer. Spoon in the combined yogurt and strawberry mixture which was in your second bowl (should be a pinkish color). Place the same amount of each mixture in so that when they are complete you will have pretty, colorful, even layers. Pop them back in the freezer for 15-20 minutes. Take them out and add in the last layer, your strawberry mixture. Place a popsicle stick in the middle of each cup, about half way down. Pop them back in the freezer for at least 4 hours to ensure they are completely set and frozen. When they are done you simply peel off the dixie cup and enjoy!
Happy Valentine's Day!
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