Looking for a swoon-worthy frozen treat that your kids will be asking for all summer? Then, I’ve got you! Not to be dramatic, but these Strawberry Yogurt Popsicles are to.die.for! The secret, get closer now, is that we spend 5 minutes simmering the strawberries (fresh or frozen) along with maple syrup and a little vanilla to create the best-known strawberry concoction.

Hand holding a strawberry yogurt popsicle over a white counter and a purple kids plate full of more popsicles and sliced strawberries.
5 stars (7 ratings)
“Made these last night to combat the 96-degree weekend here in FL. So creamy! And my boys are obsessed. I know what I’ll be making all summer long! ” -Kym
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“Mom, can I give these popsicles a million-star ⭐️ review?” asks my 10-year-old, who has a popsicle all over her mouth.

Seriously, though, these popsicles are hands down the best popsicles we have ever made!

So it’s good that they are easy to make because they have been on heavy rotation all month.

These popsicles are made with 4 easy ingredients – strawberries, yogurt, maple syrup, and vanilla. But the reason these popsicles are so crave-worthy is because we spend a few minutes simmering the strawberries, maple syrup and vanilla into literally the best strawberry compote ever made. Then we swirl in some yogurt, spoon the strawberry/yogurt mixture into popsicle molds, and let the freezer do its magic.

Because these popsicles are filled with nothing but healthy ingredients, you can feel good about serving them for breakfast, snack, lunch, and, of course, dessert. Popsicles for breakfast on a hot summer day will pretty much blow any kid’s mind! 🤯

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Ingredients

Ingredients for strawberry yogurt popsicles on a purple plate.

Diary-Free Tip: to make these popsicles dairy-free you can use any plant-based yogurt you prefer – coconut, cashew, soy, oat, etc.

Let’s Get Freezing

Silver sauce pan on the way background filled with frozen strawberries maple syrup and vanilla extract.
In a medium saucepan, add the strawberries, maple syrup and vanilla extract.
Silver sauce pan on a white background filled with a simmered strawberry, maple syrup and vanilla pu
Heat for 10 minutes or until all the ingredients are tender. Break down the strawberries as they cook. Some chunks are okay. Let cool.
Pan filled with a strawberry purée and yogurt.
Gently swirl in the yogurt to the strawberry compote.
Spread of a pan filled with strawberry and yogurt and a popsicle mold with popsicle sticks on that white background.
Spoon the liquid into a popsicle mold of your choice.
A teal popsicle tray with the hand holding a strawberry yogurt popsicle on top of it.
Freeze for 5 hours or preferably overnight.
A purple kids plate with two hands holding it into strawberry yogurt popsicles and sliced strawberries.
Serve and enjoy!

Fruit Tip: Feel free to substitute the strawberries with cherries, peaches, blueberries or raspberries or a combo of any fresh or frozen fruit you have on hand.

purple kids plate on a marble kitchen counter with three strawberry popsicles with swirled greek yogurt on the plate with sliced strawberries.

Get the recipe: Swoon-Worthy Strawberry Yogurt Popsicle

5 stars (7 ratings)
These 4-ingredient Strawberry Yogurt Popsicles are easy to make and are seriously delicious for the entire family!
Yield: 6 popsicles
Prep: 15 minutes
Freeze Time: 5 hours
Total: 5 hours 15 minutes
Author: Michele Olivier
Course: Dessert
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Ingredients 

  • 2 cups strawberries (see notes)
  • 2-4 tbsp maple syrup, optional but highly recommended
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 1/2 cup yogurt (see notes)

Instructions 

  • Simmer: in a medium saucepan, place the strawberries, maple syrup and vanilla and heat over medium-low heat for 10 minutes.
  • Break down Strawberries: Using the back of a fork, break down the strawberries into small chunks. If you want a completely smooth strawberry popsicle, then use an immersion blender or blender to puree the strawberries.
  • Cool: let this strawberry compote cool for 10-15 minutes.
  • Mix in Yogurt: once cool the strawberry compote should have thickened up a little bit. Add the yogurt to the strawberries in dollops and gently stir. You can stir completely so the yogurt and strawberries are completely combined or marbled the yogurt and strawberries so the popsicles have a more swirled effect.
  • Fill Popsicle Trays: gently spoon the strawberry yogurt mixture into a popsicle mold of your choice.
  • Freeze: place the popsicle mold into the freezer and freeze for at least 5 hours, preferably overnight.
  • Eat: gently take the popsicle out of the mold, serve and enjoy!

Notes

Age: can be served to 6-9+ months depending on when baby can hold the popsicle stick. 
Yield: this recipe makes roughly 3 cups of popsicle mixture. You may need to increase/decrease that amount based on your popsicle mold size. If you have any leftovers, feel free to serve it as a smoothie or smoothie bowl to your kiddos (or yourself). 
Notes on Strawberries: you can use fresh or frozen strawberries for this recipe. 
Notes on Yogurt: you can use plain, vanilla, honey (for babies over 1), lemon or whichever other flavor sounds good or you have on hand. I do recommend using whole milk yogurt to help boost the flavor and thickness. You can also any plant-based yogurt you prefer as well – oat, cashew, almond, soy, etc. 
Sweetness: Depending on the sweetness of your fruit and your sweetness preference, I recommend tasting the simmered strawberries before pouring it into the trays to see if it needs more sweetener. 
Cooking with Kids: You can easily have your kids help you make these fun popsicles.

Toddlers

  • Toddlers can help measure and pour the ingredients into the saucepan.
  • Once cooled, toddlers can help spoon the popsicle mixture into the popsicle molds.
  • With help, they can place the popsicle molds into the freezer. My kids always spill the tray at this point, so just give them an extra hand.

Kids

  • You can pretty much let older kids make this recipe by themselves. 
  • They can pick out and measure all of the ingredients into the saucepan. With adult supervision, kids can heat and stir the strawberries on the stove.
  • Kids can swirl in the yogurt and pour the popsicle mixture into the molds and place the popsicles into the freezer.
How to Store: Once frozen, these popsicles will last up to 3 months in the freezer inside the popsicle mold.

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Medically reviewed by Jamie Johnson, Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN).