Peach, Berry, and Mint Push Up Popsicles
A mature version of a nostalgic favorite, these push up popsicles have a creamy peach-mint sorbet studded with crunchy berry chunks. To make them push-up-style use cake pop shooter molds, or just use a regular popsicle mold for a more traditional take.
Ingredients
- 1 lb (4 cups) frozen peach cubes about 3-4 peaches if starting from fresh
- ½ cup sugar
- 1 cup plain whole fat yogurt or half and half
- Pinch salt
- 1 small lemon zest
- 10 leaves mint
- 1 pint fresh berries whole or cut in half if using strawberries
Instructions
- Allow peaches to thaw slightly, for 20-30 minutes, at room temperature.
- In a blender, combine peaches, sugar, yogurt or half and half, salt, lemon zest, and mint leaves. Blend on high speed until smooth. You may need to stop and stir contents of blender to get things going.
- Fill push-up or popsicles molds about a third of the way full. You can either spoon in the sorbet mixture, or pipe it in with a pipping bag.
- Add 2-3 fresh berries to the mold, atop the sorbet. Fill molds another third of the way with sorbet. Top with 2-3 more berries, then top with the remainder of sorbet. If any berries remain, place them on top.
- Cover and transfer molds to the freezer. Freeze until solid, at least 8 hours. If using popsicle sticks, add them after the popsicles have been in the freezer for an hour.
Notes
To make push up popsicles easier to un-mold (and bite into), allow them to sit at room temperature for a few minutes, or until just slightly thawed, before eating. If using popsicle molds, dip them briefly in hot water, repeating as needed, until popsicles release from molds.