After gorging myself with the better half of 25 pounds of cherries last week there came a point where I could not put another cherry into my mouth. With the mercury rising the idea of making jam or a cherry pie seemed totally unappealing. What to do?
I've always loved, loved, loved frozen treats. Popsicles in particular. These cherry popsicles have strained yogurt and a touch of cream for a cool, luscious treat.
CHERRY CREAM POPSICLE
- 1/4 cup water
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 2 Tbsp honey (cherry blossom honey if you can get it)
- 1 lb. pitted cherries (need about 1 1/4 lb. whole cherries to get 1 lb.)
- 1/2 cup strained yogurt
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
METHOD
Strain yogurt. Do this by pouring about 1 cup of plain yogurt into a mesh strainer lined with heavy duty paper towel or cheesecloth. Place the strainer over a bowl and leave in the refrigerator overnight. You could also use Greek style yogurt and skip this step.
Heat water, sugar, and honey on medium heat just until the sugar dissolves. Remove from heat. Set aside and let cool to slightly warm or room temp.
Put sugar mixture and pitted cherries in a food processor and process until smooth. Strain the mixture. Whisk together the strained cherry juice with the yogurt and heavy cream. Pour into your popsicle mold and freeze. Once set, enjoy!
I love love love this idea. Given it got to 65 in my part of town today the heat will not be a motivation, but my sweet tooth is saying give me some now! Looks wonderful. See you soon!
Posted by: OysterCulture | Wednesday, July 27, 2011 at 04:06 AM
Cherries are my favorite fruit and these look stunning.
Posted by: Neil Butterfield | Wednesday, July 27, 2011 at 12:32 PM
This sounds delicious!! Wish I was home to have a few :)
Posted by: FOX TWO DESIGN | Wednesday, July 27, 2011 at 05:44 PM
Excellent idea and looks great!
Posted by: mycookinghut | Friday, August 05, 2011 at 08:17 PM
Cherries are like gold nuggets here, so I may just have to admire this recipe for a little while. But it would be perfect for the humid periods just before we get a monsoon deluge! 8-)
Posted by: Tangled Noodle | Tuesday, August 23, 2011 at 07:55 AM
I'm very reluctant to admit that I almost (almost!) hit this point with blueberries. :) I love seeing all the great popsicle combos out there this summer. Cream versions like this are definitely my favorites!
Posted by: Lori | Wednesday, August 24, 2011 at 03:36 AM