It’s getting into triple digits here in Northern California, so making my traditional eggs or oatmeal for breakfast isn’t quite as appetizing as a frozen yogurt treat. Especially since I am up super early with the babe and will attempt to squeeze in a run before 8 a.m. Because I want something quick and need something to cool me off, I have been eating these as my default breakfast for a few days now. So, I share with you a how-to for these babies and a strong suggestion to eat popsicles for breakfast! Actually, it’s not as strange as it sounds because they’re just swirls of Greek yogurt and the Roasted Strawberry-Vanilla Bean Jam from my earlier post.
I sweetened the Greek yogurt with a Honey & Sea Salt Caramel that I keep in the refrigerator for just such an occasion, however I am sure a natural sweetener of your choice would work just as well.
INGREDIENTS:
- Zoku popcicle molds {or mold of your choice}
- about 1 cup greek yogurt
- sweetener of choice to taste
- about 1 cup of Roasted Strawberry Vanilla-Bean Jam
**This made about 5 popsicles, so adjust the amount of Greek yogurt and jam according to your tastes.**
TO DO:
I mixed the Honey & Sea Salt Caramel with the Greek yogurt in a bowl first and then layered it with the Roasted Strawberry Vanilla-Bean Jam in my Zoku popsicle molds. Fill to the “fill line” and using a skewer, I swirled the mixture together leaving streaks of red and white. I popped the molds into the freezer overnight and the next morning I had a delicious, healthy breakfast treat!
Recipe for Honey & Sea Salt Caramel from Bare Root Girl
- 1 cup honey
- 2/3 cup coconut cream {I used Trader Joe’s}
- 1 vanilla bean, seeds removed
- ½ tsp sea salt
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 2 tbs organic, unsalted butter
In a medium saucepan, combine honey, coconut cream, vanilla bean seeds, and sea salt and place over medium low heat. Mix thoroughly and place a candy thermometer in the pot. Heat the mixture to 300F, about 30 minutes, or until the sauce thickens greatly and turns a dark caramel color. Remove from heat, add vanilla extract and butter, and whisk together until creamy.
**This is an amazing sauce to keep on hand as I have used it in my iced coffee, on ice cream and now these popsicles! So yum.**
