Healthy After School Snacks: Creamy Frozen Fruit Cups

Surprise your children with a fruity afternoon snack that not only tastes delicious but is good for them too.

Fruit is by far one of the healthiest (and tastiest) foods you can offer your children, but for some reason, many children do not like the idea of biting in to an apple or a chunk of melon. They would much rather eat ice cream or brownies instead. Get them to eat healthy fruit more often by turning it in to a creamy, frozen treat.

Choose Three to Four Fruits

Pineapple
Watermelon
Mandarin oranges
Strawberries
Blueberries
Raspberries
Blackberries
Honeydew melon
Cantaloupe
Guava
Papaya
Bananas
Apples

Choose One Flavor of Yogurt

Plain
Vanilla
Cherry
Lemon
Strawberry
Blueberry
Raspberry
Strawberry Banana

Cut your chosen fruit in to bite sized pieces, place it in to a bowl, and add 6 ounces of yogurt (approximately one small container) for every 4 cups of fruit. Mix the fruit and yogurt together until the fruit is covered. Pour the mixture in to small freezer safe containers and place them in the freezer for 2 to 3 hours or overnight.

Make Creamy Popsicles

Mix the fruit and yogurt as directed above, but pour it in to popsicle molds or paper Dixie cups. Place the molds or cups in to the freezer and allow them to harden slightly (for about thirty minutes). Position a popsicle stick in the center of the slush and refreeze for 2 to 3 hours or overnight.