Blackberry, Honey, And Yogurt Pops

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 2/3 cup water
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 3 (6 ounce) containers fresh blackberries (3 1/2 - 3 3/4 cups)
• 1 cup plain nonfat yogurt (preferably organic)
• 5 teaspoons honey
• 4 teaspoons fresh lemon juice

Recipe

• 1 bring 2/3 cup water and sugar to boil in small saucepan over medium-high heat, stirring until sugar dissolves. move simple syrup to small bowl and chill until cold, about 1 hour.
• 2 place blackberries in processor; puree until smooth. pour blackberry puree into strainer set over medium bowl. using rubber spatula, press on solids to extract as much puree as possible. discard seeds in strainer.
• 3 measure 2 cups blackberry puree and place in another medium bowl for pops (reserve any remaining puree for another use). add chilled simple syrup, yogurt, honey, and lemon juice to puree; whisk to blend.
• 4 divide mixture among 10 molds (each about 1/3 - 1/2 cup capacity). top with mold cover, if available, and insert stick into each. (if cover is not available, cover top of mold with plastic wrap, pulling taut; freeze until partially frozen, then insert stick into center of plastic wrap and into pop mixture in each.)
• 5 freeze pops until firm, at least 8 hours or overnight.
• 6 dip bottom of mold into hot water 10 to 15 seconds to loosen pops. remove pops from molds and serve.