Perfect for those hot summer mornings!
These popsicles came about by accident, really. Not being one to refuse a reduced price bargain I found myself with a few punnets of blackberries in my shopping basket – best before that date. They were needing used up.
I sat there eating my lunch pondering what I could do with the blackberries and thought about making a blackberry frozen yogurt popsicle. I whizzed up the blackberries in my high speed blender with a banana, some low fat natural yogurt, and sweetened it with some maple syrup.
My popsicle mould only has four spaces, so there was a little bit of the blackberry mixture left over.
What to do with it?
There was a bag of Udi’s gluten free oats & wildflower honey granola sitting on my kitchen counter, unopened.
An idea popped into my head!
What if I sprinkled some of the lovely granola at the bottom of a plastic cup, poured the remaining mixture on top, and sprinkled with some more granola – would that work?
It certainly does!
Oh my goodness gracious me these were rather lovely! The granola adds a nice oatmeal cookie flavour to the blackberry frozen yogurt, and as it’s sweetened naturally with only maple syrup one feels almost virtuous for eating them. The blackberry frozen yogurt turns the most gorgeous colour when it’s all blended up, and it tastes like summer.
It also makes wicked blackberry frozen yogurt popsicles, as my children can attest!
It turns out, after checking the Internet, that this idea has been already done but I felt super clever in creating it. A great way to use up fruit that’s needing used up quickly!
Frozen Yogurt, Blackberry & Granola Breakfast Pops
Ingredients
- 1 large banana
- 150 grams blackberries
- 200 grams plain natural yogurt fat free, dairy or soya
- 4 tbsp maple syrup*
- 12 tbsp granola
Instructions
- Place the banana, blackberries, yogurt and maple syrup in a high powered blender and blend until thoroughly combined and deliciously purple.
- Sprinkle 1 tbsp of granola into the bottom of six plastic cups (those ones used during kids birthday parties work well).
- Divide the blackberry mixture in between each of the six cups and insert a wooden popsicle stick (or even a small teaspoon!) into each. The mixture should be thick enough to hold the stick/spoon upright. If not, use a bit of cling film to hold it in place.
- Sprinkle a further tablespoonful of granola onto the top of each popsicle.
- Freeze overnight, or for at least six hours. Allow to defrost for about five minutes before eating.
LINKING UP WITH A FEW CHALLENGES
BSFIC by Kavey Eats
The Great British Blackberry Round Up by Lavender & Lovage and Farmersgirl Kitchen
OTHER BLACKBERRY RECIPES YOU MIGHT LIKE
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Bramble Bakewells & Bramble Gin by Foodiequine
Beautiful Fruit Tart by Kavey Eats
Easy Blackberry & Apple Sorbet with a hint of Thyme by Fuss Free Flavours
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Elizabeth’s Kitchen Diary uses the Froothie Optimum 9400 blender, and the Froothie Optimum 600 slow juicer to make her juices, soups and smoothies. These are affiliate links, meaning if you buy a blender or juicer through them we will earn a small commission. With thanks to Udi’s Gluten Free for the granola. This is not a paid post and all thoughts and opinions are our own.
Mum of three, daydream adventurer, OU Life Sciences graduate, occasional crafter, ex-pat Canadian & quite possibly Britain's most northerly food blogger.
William Gould says
Great idea for using up our freezer full of blackberries we grew in the summer!
don erwood says
These are very clever and such a great way to save time in the morning
Rachel says
Oh my this is just so clever and such a good idea, why have I never ever thought of doing this x
Laura Hartley says
This is definitely one of the most innovative breakfast recipes I’ve ever seen! Would love to try it 🙂
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Zoey P says
These look devine, great idea to add crunch of granola
Sarah Cooper says
These look great
Heather Haigh says
What a glorious colour, a real celebration of late summer, and such a fun idea.
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Kavey says
Isn’t it great when an off-the-cuff idea turns out so well? These look so lovely, and the colour is amazing. Love the granola idea!
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Kate - gluten free alchemist says
Loving these! My daughter loves the novelty of frozen breakfast and these sound very healthy. What an incredible colour too!!
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Bintu | Recipes From A Pantry says
I am so so borrowing this idea (and have pinned it to my kid friendly recipe board too). Awesome.
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bev says
looks delicious!
Johanna GGG says
great way to use the blackberries and move onto the next bounty while they wait in the freezer for you to be ready – sounds lovely and that purple so lovely
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Razana says
Uh, yumm! What a great colour this frozen yoghurt has!
Ursula Hunt says
What a great idea as a lolly at anytime
Urvashi says
Oh my! Ice cream (well kinda) for breakfast?! What a magnificent idea!
Camilla says
I think we’re going to have to call you the Queen of Popsicles Elizabeth – these are such a delicious and brilliant idea:-)
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Jen says
I’m seeing so many awesome blackberry recipes today, I need to get picking. Frozen yoghurt for breakfast sounds awesome and I love that colour, that would make me very happy in the morning 🙂
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kellie@foodtoglow says
I’ve got some ice lollies to post, but I am reluctant to do so after seeing these berry beauties. SO pretty! And pretty darn healthy too.
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Janice says
Wow, those sound so delicious, both with and without the granola. Thanks so much for joining us for The Great British Blackberry Recipe Round Up.
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Hanna at Arctic Cloudberry says
What a clever idea – and they look gorgeous!
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Lucy @ BakingQueen74 says
Gosh, they look delicious! I know a couple of kiddies who might like them too! Thanks for the recipe.
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Rachel says
Oh man, they look so good! I love the idea of the crunchy bits.
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Rachel says
Wow, they look amazing! I’m going to save page and do this for a garden party later this month! xo
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Janie says
Oh man, they’re stunning! Makes me want to go and scour the hedges right now for enough blackberries to make some 🙂
Janie x
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Kacie Morgan says
Mmm they look yummy! And a great way to save time in the morning.
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