Frozen Yogurt Banana Pops
These clever frozen yogurt banana pops are a cinch to make!
You'll need bananas, Greek yogurt, honey, sprinkles or other toppings. Also, a bowl, rubber spatula, cookie sheet, parchment or wax paper, and popsicle sticks.
2. Start with the yogurt
Dump the Greek yogurt into your bowl. See how nice and thick it is? I used Total Greek yogurt, but probably any will do fine.
3. Add honey
Add 3 to 4 tablespoons of honey to the yogurt.
4. Taste test
Taste the yogurt to see if you need more honey. I like my yogurt coating a little tart since the banana is so sweet and the toppings I use are sweet as well. If you like your yogurt sweeter, add a bit more.
5. Peel your bananas
6. Halve the bananas
Cut the bananas into halves or thirds, as desired.
7. Insert popsicle sticks
Gently push a popsicle stick into the cut side of the banana.
8. Dip your bananas
Dip the bananas, one at a time, into the yogurt mixture.
9. The spatula is your friend
The yogurt mix is rather thick and may need some help from a spatula to make it adhere attractively to the banana. A little trick I discovered was to twirl the banana against the spatula. This distributed the yogurt evenly and smoothly.
10. Set the yogurt-covered banana on a parchment paper-covered cookie sheet
The parchment paper keeps the bananas from sticking to the cookie sheet. Wax paper would work okay, too.
11. Pop them in the freezer
Freeze your yogurt-covered bananas for one hour. This step isn't strictly necessary, but does keep the whole operation a bit neater.
12. Get your toppings ready
Put your topping or toppings in shallow bowls. You can use sprinkles or coconut like I did or try something different. Chopped nuts, cereal, or granola would work well, too.
13. Back to the cookie sheet
Place your sprinkle-covered banana pops back on the lined cookie sheet and back into the freezer for another hour or so.
14. Store in freezer bags
You can store your finished pops in freezer bags or other freezer-friendly storage container.
