These Cherry Popsicles are a healthy, refreshing summer treat! They’re made with yogurt, cocoa powder and sweet cherries and drizzled with chocolate. These easy popsicle are made with just 9 ingredients in 10 minutes of prep (plus freezing time)!
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Homemade cherry popsicles are a healthier treat for summer. They’re yogurt popsicles filled with chocolate and cherries.
They really hit the spot when it’s too hot to turn the oven on! The fresh and tangy flavors of the cherries and yogurt make them super refreshing.
For another healthy frozen treat, try my Mango Raspberry Popsicles. If you love cherries, you’ll love these cherry pie bars and my white forest cake.
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Why This Recipe Works
- Creamy: Greek yogurt and a little cream cheese makes these popsicles are super creamy just like this strawberry swirl ice cream and mixed berry mascarpone ice cream!
- Easy to make: Just mix the base together, stir in some cocoa powder and add cherries!
- Double chocolate: They’re swirled with cocoa powder and drizzled with dark chocolate! For another chocolatey treat, try my Oreo ice cream.
- Tangy and sweet: They are perfectly sweet, slightly tangy and refreshing.
Ingredients
Below are useful notes about some of the ingredients needed for this cherry popsicle recipe.
- Vanilla Greek yogurt: Use low fat or full fat vanilla Greek yogurt. Greek yogurt makes these popsicles creamy and tangy.
- Cream cheese: Use full fat room temperature brick style cream cheese. A little cream cheese adds to the indulgent texture of these popsicles.
- Milk: I recommend whole milk.
- Honey or maple syrup: Use honey, maple syrup or your favorite natural sweetener.
- Cocoa Powder: I recommend Dutch processed, but regular natural cocoa powder can be used as well.
- Fresh Cherries: Cherries and chocolate make the best combination just like in these cherry chocolate muffins.
- Dark chocolate: Dark chocolate is drizzled over these popsicles. It’s a healthy choice but still gives these treats a decadent finish!
Please see recipe card below for full list of ingredients and their measurements.
Substitutions & Variations
- Use almond milk instead of regular milk.
- Swap in your favorite fruit in place of cherries. Strawberries, raspberries and blueberries, mango,even bananas would all work great.
Instructions
Step 1: (See photo 1 above) Start by mixing the yogurt, room temperature cream cheese, milk and vanilla in a food processor. Sweeten to taste.
Step 2: (See photo 2 above) Next, pour one cup of the yogurt mixture into a bowl and mix in the cocoa powder until completely combined and smooth.
Step 3: (See photo 3 above)Spoon some of the yogurt mixture, chocolate mixture and cherries in alternating layers into 10 popsicle molds.
Step 4: (See photo 4 above)Place the cover on the popsicles, insert the sticks. Freeze at least 6 hours. Remove popsicles from mold and drizzle with melted chocolate, if desired. Enjoy!
Expert Tips
- Keep in mind that popsicles will taste a little less sweet once they’re frozen. Freezing dulls sweetness a little. Taste the mixture before freezing and add more honey if you like.
- Use the popicle sticks to swirl the mixtures around a little, if you like. This will give you a cool design and will mix the flavors together nicely.
- Run each individual popsicle mold under cool or warm water for about 20 seconds to make the popsicles easier to remove from the molds. I prefer using cool water. It takes longer, but doesn’t melt popsicles as much.
- Add coconut oil or shortening to the chocolate coating to help it stick longer. This is optional. They’ll still be yummy if you don’t use it.
Recipe FAQs
Yes. Use fresh or frozen cherries.
Store leftover popsicles in an airtight container in the freezer for up to 3 weeks.
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Cherry Popsicles
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups (300 g) vanilla Greek yogurt low fat or full fat
- ⅔ cup (157.73 ml) milk low fat or full fat
- 3 ounces (85.05 g) cream cheese brick style cream cheese, room temperature
- 2 ½ teaspoons (2 1/2 teaspoons) vanilla extract
- 5-6 tablespoons (105 g) honey maple syrup or sugar
- ¼ cup (21.5 g) cocoa preferably Dutch processed cocoa
- ½ cup (69 g) cherries pitted and halved or quartered, fresh or frozen
Chocolate Drizzle
- 4 ounces (113.4 g) dark chocolate chopped
- 2 tablespoon (28 g) shortening or coconut oil optional*
Instructions
- Pulse the yogurt, cream cheese, milk and vanilla, and sweetener of your choice in a blender or food processor until combined and smooth. Test/adjust sweetness.
- Pour one cup of the mixture into a medium sized bowl and whisk in the cocoa.
- Spoon the mixtures into the popsicle molds as you like. You can make some of the plain vanilla mixture and then a little chocolate or vice versa. Add 3-4 cherry halves to each mold.
- Place the cover on and sticks inside and freeze 6 hours or overnight.
- When ready to serve, run the molds under hot water for about 20 seconds or leave them out at room temperature for about 5 minutes to make it easier to remove them.
- Melt the dark chocolate and coconut oil or shortening (if using). Dip the popsicles in the melted chocolate or drizzle them with chocolate. Set the popsicles on a tray lined with parchment paper. Freeze for a few minutes until chocolate hardens then enjoy!
Notes
Nutrition
Please note that nutritional values are created by an online calculator and should only be used as an estimate.
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