Recipe of the Week: Frozen Fruit Pops

New England or not, we think it's now safe to say summer is truly here. (If it snows next week, feel free to blame us.) One of the things we love best about this season is the amazing abundance of berries! Between the blueberries and the raspberries, it sure gets wild in our neck of the woods once the calendar flips to July.

This week we wanted to bring you a recipe that not only highlighted some of summer's best berries, but served as a tasty way to cool off. We think we've found it with these super simple ice pops - featuring three kinds of berries along with bananas and yogurt, they're also bursting with nutrition!



Frozen Fruit Pops

You need:

• 2 cups fresh blueberries, raspberries, strawberries and sliced bananas, mixed
• 2 cups plain or vanilla yogurt
• 1/4 cup white sugar
• 8 small paper cups
• 8 popsicle sticks

Directions:

1. Place the berries, sliced banana, yogurt and sugar into a blender
2. Cover and blend until fruit is chunky or smooth, as desired
3. Fill paper cups 3/4 full with fruit mixture
4. Cover the top of each cup with a strip of aluminum foil
5. Poke a popsicle stick through the center of the foil on each cup
6. Place the cups in the freezer for at least 5 hours
7. To serve, remove foil and peel off the paper cup

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Recipe of the Week: Keep Cool - Go Bananas!

In our ongoing quest to help keep you cool during this crazy-hot summer, we're pleased to bring you a REALLY simple recipe for a sweet frozen banana treat. Three ingredients. No complicated instructions. We're so there.





Banana Sorbet

You need:

• 1 cup white sugar
• 1 cup water
• 1 cup mashed bananas (approximately 3 bananas - arms and faces optional)

Directions:

1. In a small saucepan, stir together sugar and water
2. Bring to a boil, then remove from heat and allow to cool
3. When the sugar syrup is cool, stir in bananas
4. Pour mixture into a freezer-safe baking dish
5. Freeze for 3 to 4 hours until set at the edges
6. Remove from the freezer and transfer to a mixing bowl, beat until smooth
7. Return to freezer until gently set, at least 2 hours

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