Being on the beach for a week, really had me craving ice pops. The Dark Chocolate PB Banana Yogurt Pops were a hit with my family, so I decided to get creative with some strawberries and chocolate, because who doesn’t love that combination?
Of course, since Siggi’s is my favorite yogurt, I used it again as my ice pop base. Yogurt is a great mix of protein and carbohydrate and can be used at any meal, or for a quick snack as well! For the purpose of the ice pops, I found that adding ½ cup of almond milk gave the mixture a thinner consistency, which allowed them to freeze better.
After mixing the yogurt and almond milk together, I chopped up some fresh strawberries and dark chocolate chips and folded them in. Strawberries contain vitamin C, manganese and potassium. Manganese is important for bone health, potassium helps your heart beat at a normal rhythm and vitamin C may help with skin dryness and aging.[1] Both strawberries and dark chocolate contain antioxidants, which help prevent damage to your cells.
Finally, I spooned the mixture into the ice pop molds and froze overnight. The next day we had ice pops for the whole family after a long day at the beach!
Chocolate Covered Strawberry Yogurt Pops
Servings: 12
Serving Size: 1 Yogurt Pop
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups of Siggi’s vanilla yogurt
- ½ cup Silk unsweetened vanilla almond milk
- 1 ½ cups fresh strawberries
- 64 Ghirardelli dark chocolate chips
Directions
- Add yogurt and almond milk to large mixing bowl and mix until thoroughly combined.
- Chop strawberries to desired size.
- Chop dark chocolate chips until fine. Tip: Use a large chef knife and chop the chips with the end closest to the handle.
- Spoon into ice pop molds.
- Let freeze overnight.
- Enjoy!
Nutrition Facts
Calories: 53.33; Calories from Fat: 18.27; Fat 2.16 g; Saturated Fat: 1.16 g; Cholesterol 0.66 mg; Sodium: 18.08 mg; Carbohydrate: 6.42 g; Fiber: 0.79 g; Sugars: 4.76 g; Protein: 3.14 g
Disclosure: I am part of the Siggi’s Ambassador program for health and wellness professionals. All opinions are my own.
[1] http://www.webmd.com/diet/the-benefits-of-vitamin-c?page=3