Blueberry Yogurt Smoothie & Pops
Last weekend we went blueberry picking in Highland Orchards, PA. I think mid July would have been the right time, because a lot of berries were not ripe yet. We managed to pick around 3 cups of berries. Was it worth the drive, when blueberries are available in the local supermarket right at your doorstep, with buy one get one free offer?
Yes, it was totally worth every penny, when I saw my son having fun trying to carry the box (or rather dragging it) all by himself, picking the berries and correctly putting it in the carton, with a sense of pride!
As always I found this amazingly simple and healthy recipe in the July 08 issue of Parents magazine. I reduced the quantity of ingredients because it was my first try. But the end product was so good, I wish I had followed the original recipe!
Blueberries - 1/2 cup
Pear halves in heavy syrup - 1/2 can (An 8.5 ounce can has 4 halves, so I used 2 halves)
Plain Yogurt, Non fat - 1 cup (I did not have low fat vanilla yogurt in hand, which was specified in the original recipe)
Vanilla essence - 1 teaspoon (if using plain yogurt)
Maple Syrup or any other sweetner - optional
1. Place 2 pear halves (with the syrup) and blueberries in a blender. (↓↑ Image)
2. Blend until smooth. (↓↑ Image)
3. Add the yogurt, vanilla essence to the blueberry mixture.(↓↑ Image)
4. Blend it again. (↓↑ Image)
5. Now you have a delicious blueberry smoothie. I also added a tablespoon of maple syrup. (↓↑ Image)
6. Alternatively you can pour this mixture in an ice pop mold. The mold which I have has marking until which the liquid has to be filled. (↓↑ Image)
7. Close the molds with the lids provided.(↓↑ Image)
8. Freeze until firm, 4 to 6 hours. I left it overnight.
How to remove the ice cream from the mold?
Insert the mold in warm water for a couple of seconds or show it under running water in the kitchen sink and place it on the counter. Within a couple of minutes the ice pops will slip out of the molds without any fuss.
1. I tasted the smoothie and found that it was not sweet enough, so I added some maple syrup (which I bought in the orchard) before pouring the mixture in the mold.
2. Since I used only half the quantity of blueberries, I think I did not get the vibrant purple color pops as featured in the magazine.
3. For the above measurement I got 4 pops and the remaining half a cup of smoothie was devoured by me. My son did not like the smoothie, but he was all excited when I gave him the ice pops. The same thing happened when I prepared Raspberry Lemonade also. He did not like the lemonade but he enjoyed the raspberry pops very much.
This goes to Siri’s Frozen Yogurt event.
I’m also sending this to Mike’s “You Scream, I Scream, We All Scream for Frozen Desserts!” event.
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July 1st, 2008 at 4:32 am
yumm,,,,lucky u can go blueberrry pickin,.nice pics…
July 1st, 2008 at 4:33 am
Nice recipe. So simple too.
I have been searching for dried blueberrys to make muffins. Lets see how old I’ll be before I get them
July 1st, 2008 at 5:57 am
July 1st, 2008 at 5:59 am
Blueberry smoothie looks yummy!!nice snaps!!never tasted blueberry..great entry!!
July 1st, 2008 at 6:45 am
Looks so yummy Mahu..Love the pops.
July 1st, 2008 at 7:37 am
the smoothie and pops look yummy …. lovely color from the blueberries!
July 1st, 2008 at 8:24 am
wow, awesome smoothie and popsicle, madhuram..i know what u mean, we went strawberry picking last weekend, and my lil one was a great help, lugging around that heavy wooden carton behind me!!
i guess u cud also send this to an event at EC’s…check it out!
July 1st, 2008 at 10:05 am
Love the popsicle
July 1st, 2008 at 10:32 am
nice smoothie madhu. Nice to have blueberry pick nick
July 1st, 2008 at 10:34 am
Amazing berry picking pics!!!
Love the colour and lovelier presentation!
July 1st, 2008 at 12:36 pm
Nice berry picking pictures madhu… Loved the pop pictures!!
July 1st, 2008 at 12:37 pm
My favorite blueberry smoothie.
July 1st, 2008 at 12:48 pm
Awesome berry picking snaps Madhu…Smoothie looks great!!!
July 1st, 2008 at 3:45 pm
Wow looks great.. You are indeed lucky to pick the fresh fruit.. I would love to…
July 1st, 2008 at 7:01 pm
nice popsicle…lovely pictures..
July 1st, 2008 at 7:03 pm
Thank you, yummy and healthy.
Do you have something about pomegranate?
Best wishes to you!
July 1st, 2008 at 11:00 pm
Looks lovely! I agree that blueberry picking is fun for the kids. We usually go picking in July and August and store huge bags in the freezer for the winter. And yes, you can buy them in the store but they always taste better from the fields.
And how lovely for the kids to see where their food actually comes from!
July 2nd, 2008 at 7:47 am
Blueberry picnic..dreamy ! sounds straight out of an Enid Blyton:)
Loved the popsicles!
July 2nd, 2008 at 7:52 am
oooo u went blueberry picking..how exciting is that :)…smoothie looks delicious..popsicles…i will welcome both these with open arms in this heat:)..
July 2nd, 2008 at 8:21 am
berry picking is a lot of fun, isn’t it? Love all the pics. Yummy way use up those blue berries.
Just to remind: you seem to forgot picking up your surprise from here!
http://teluguruchi.blogspot.com/2008/06/all-in-one-prizes-awards-and-meme.html
July 2nd, 2008 at 2:57 pm
I love blueberries and this is a delicious use for them!!
July 2nd, 2008 at 5:18 pm
Thats a cute one. wanna taste it…
July 3rd, 2008 at 9:23 am
Looks yummy! You don’t have a smiley that puts its tongue out and gobbles greedily but that’s me:) as I look at that smoothie! This is one fruit I don’t get and miss:) Why don’t you send this for WTISIM - This month it is berries?
July 6th, 2008 at 7:40 pm
That’s the best blueberry pic I have ever seen.. so fresh & refreshing for the eyes! I hope your mom is enjoying her visit.
July 11th, 2008 at 4:41 pm
Those pops look awesome Madhu!
July 13th, 2008 at 9:08 am
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July 15th, 2008 at 6:25 pm
I thought i was looking at my own blog when I first loaded your page… We’re using the same template. Must be fun picking those blueberries yourself.
August 4th, 2008 at 7:12 pm
We Love our Blueberry Bushes.. We Have 5 about 7 ft Tall..
we Pick for weeks.. Thanks for the Smoothie Idea..