Yogurt Banana Berry Ice Pops

Happy International Picnic Day! Yes, it's that time of year again - time to pack up those picnic baskets, ice-filled coolers, and extra-large blankets and head to your favorite picnic spot. Whether you head to the beach, the park, the mountains, or your own backyard, it's hard to go wrong!

Now, you may think me strange for bringing ice pops to a picnic, but it wouldn't be the first time. I've loaded up a midsummer's picnic featuring wine with some luxurious Sauvignon-Peach-Vanilla Ice Pops, and these Apricot Chamomile Popsicles have even made their way into a past picnic day post! What can I say? I love my popsicles.

This year, I decided to go all the way down to Y, which could only mean one thing in ice pop land - yogurt! These simple frozen treats are just fruit, berries, and honey blended with yogurt and frozen. So, not only are they a delicious way to cool down at the end of a warm outdoor picnic, they're also good for you. What more could a person ask for?

I've paired up with other bloggers from the Sunday Supper family, and today we are celebrating International Picnic Day by bringing you a basket packed with goodies from A to Z, in the style of the picnic game! Drop by the Sunday Supper Movement to see the whole picnic spread out on our virtual blanket.

I'm going on a picnic and I'm bringing...
Asian Chicken Salad from Try Anything Once Culinary
Beautiful Beet Salad from Small Wallet, Big Appetite
Chicken Muffuletta from Marlene Baird
Double Chocolate Chip Cookie Cups from The Dinner-Mom
Elote from Peaceful Cooking
Fennel Slaw from FoodieTots
Greek Farro Salad from That Skinny Chick Can Bake
Honey Porter Glazed Chicken and Vegetable Skewers from Hezzi-D's Books and Cooks
Italian Pasta Salad from Casa de Crews
Japanese Plum Sushi from NinjaBaking.com
Kudos Kitchen Kolaches from Kudos Kitchen by Renee
Lemon Yogurt Bundt Cake from In The Kitchen With KP
Molasses Lovers Baked Beans from Cindy's Recipes and Writings
Northern Bean Salad with Egg and Prosciutto from Family Foodie
Orzo Salad from The Not So Cheesy Kitchen
PICOBLAT from Simply Healthy Family
Quinoa-Stuffed Grape Leaves from Culinary Adventures with Camilla
Roasted Fingerlings with Capers and Dill from Peanut Butter and Peppers
Spicy Southern Fried Chicken from Food Lust People Love
Tuscan Bread Salad from Curious Cuisiniere
Ultimate Potato Salad from Bobbi's Kozy Kitchen
Veggie Loaded Sandwiches from Momma's Meals
Wild Watermelon Sangria from The Weekened Gourmet
Xavier Chicken Dumpling Soup from Nik Snacks

and...

Yogurt Banana Berry Ice Pops!

Yogurt Banana Berry Ice Pops

Creamy yogurt ice pops loaded with bananas ans fresh berries.

by Heather Schmitt-Gonzalez

Prep Time: 10 minutes + 4-6 hours to freeze

Cook Time: n/a

Keywords: dessert snack nut-free soy-free vegetarian bananas berries honey yogurt July 4th frozen popsicles American summer

Ingredients (10 ice pops)

• 1 cup plain thick yogurt
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1 banana (frozen or fresh)
• 1/2 cup blueberries
• 1/2 cup raspberries
• 1/4 cup honey

Instructions

Combine all of the ingredients in the jar of a blender and pulse until almost smooth; a few small chunks of berries and bananas are nice.

Pour into popsicle molds and freeze, adding sticks after 90 minutes or so.

note:

To take ice pops on a picnic, remove them from the molds and wrap individually in wax paper. Slide them all into a freezer-safe bag. Store the freezer bag in a small cooler filled with ice or dry-ice (follow dry-ice safety instructions). Slide the small cooler into a large cooler or picnic basket, if you like.

-adapted from Fresh and Light by Donna Hay

I hope you'll move on to see the next (and last) letter of the alphabet - Za'atar-Spiced Chickpea and Freekeh Salad. You can see the entire picnic basket from A to Z at the Sunday Supper Movement website!