Friday, August 17, 2012

Frozen Yogurt Drops

I'd been seeing all over pinterest the idea of making frozen yogurt drops (not sure where it originated, but most/lots of pins go to here - the image is from that site also). It was such a good idea and so I adapted it for small toddlers. It's a quick and simple, healthy, snack and kids (young & old) love them. You can make them with plain yogurt (simply do steps 3 & 4 below) or take a couple of extra steps to give your child some flavor, fruit, and color fun!

Frozen Yogurt Drops

Whole milk plain yogurt
Fresh or frozen fruit

  1. Put yogurt and fruit into blender or food processor.
  2. Blend until smooth (depending on the fruit you use - i.e. raspberries - the fruit may not become completely smooth, but just keep it going until there are no chunks of fruit left).
  3. Spoon (or put in a ziploc baggie and pipe) small amounts of yogurt onto a cookie sheet (you can make them in whatever size you like - I tend to do them about 1t. size).
  4. Freeze until hardened and then remove from tray and place into a baggie.
These are great treats especially in summer when it is warm. Since it's just yogurt and fruit, I would do a serving size of no more than 1/2 cup (which is a serving size of yogurt for an infant/toddler). Make up a large batch and you'll be set for a while. You can also make several different batches and give your child variety, fun with colors, and introduce them to different tastes.
Do not use regular yogurt as they will be high in sugar (but you can of course make them for yourself that way!). You can also do this with yogurt like yobaby or yotoddler which will already be flavored for you.

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