Strawberry-Vanilla Swirl Popsicles

In honor of summer sneaking up on us I am posting my favorite popsicle recipe! I have a Zoku Popsicle maker and I highly recommend them! They can be purchased online or at Williams Sonoma.  This recipe is from a popsicle cookbook called Ice Pops and it is by Shelly Kaldunski.

Ingredients:
2 1/2 cups (10 oz) strawberries, hulled and cut in half
2 tablespoons superfine sugar
1 teaspoon freshly squeezed lemon juice
Pinch of salt
1 1/2 cups (12 oz) vanilla whole-milk yogurt ( I use Oikos Greek Yogurt, Vanilla)
makes 12-14 ice pops

1.) In a blender or food processor, combine the strawberries, sugar, lemon juice, and salt.  Process until completely smooth.

2.) If using conventional ice pop molds, place 2 tsp of the yogurt in each ice pop mold.  Top each with 2 tablespoons of the strawberry mixture.  Continue to layer the yogurt and strawberry mixture in the molds until the molds are full.  Dip a paring knife into each mold and make a few figure-eight motions to swirl the flavors together.  Cover and freeze until sold, at least 4 hours or up to 3 days.  If using sticks, insert them in the molds when the pops are partially frozen, after about 1 hour, then continue to freeze until solid, at least 3 more hours.

3.) If using an instant ice pop maker, Zoku Pop Maker), follow the manufacturer's instructions to fill the molds, layering the mixtures as above, and freeze the pops.

I highly recommend the Zoku Pop Maker, it is absolutely amazing.  They can be purchased online or through Williams-Sonoma! They look like this.