Amazing Acai Pops

Desserts, DIY, Home, Recipes

My new favorite summer pops!!! Fresh, home made, and preservative free make these an awesome natural treat for this season. Acai berry takes these powerhouse pops up a notch. Do I get bonus points for creativity, since I’m using my crate & barrel shot glass set for something actually healthy? I think so. And who needs fancy popsicle makers?? Not you. All you need are a few glass jars and a package of craft store lollipop sticks and you’re in business. These, plus 3 simple ingredients later, and you’ve got yourself a deliciously guilt-free snack for those scorching summer days.

Ingredients:

2 packages of frozen acai puree (available at your local grocery store in the frozen section)
3 1/2 cups vanilla greek yogurt (I use Chobani, my fave)
Honey-based simple syrup (1/4 cup hot water mixed into 1/4 cup honey, stir till blended)

Directions:

Step 1: Take the acai out of the freezer and allow it to thaw for 5-10 minutes. Place in blender with 1 cup of the vanilla yogurt, and blend till mixed thoroughly.

Step 2: Add remaining yogurt to the bottom of your pop cups until 1/2 full. Top them off with the acai/yogurt blend.

DSCN4259 — Do I get bonus points for simultaneously pouring and snapping?

Step 3: Freeze for at least 24 hours, then enjoy!

Alessandra Macaluso is the author of What a Good Eater! , Lucy the Bee and the Healing Honey, and The Real-Deal Bridal Bible. She’s also a Qigong and Tai Chi instructor, and overall wellness advocate. Her work has been featured in several anthologies which can all be found on her Amazon author page, and she has contributed to The Huffington Post, Scary Mommy, TODAY Parents, and many other online publications.

Alessandra is a northerner-turned-southerner, enjoying the south with her children, Penelope and Ciro, and her husband, Greg.