Blackberry Mint Pops Recipe

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Classic pops get a nutrition makeover and go gourmet when blackberries and mint collide in the freezer.—Myrna Campbell, Philomath, Oregon

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Blackberry Mint Pops Recipe

Prep: 20 min. + freezing

Yield: 16 Servings

15 5 20

Ingredients

2 cups water
1 cup packed brown sugar
2 cups strained blackberry puree (from 4 cups fresh blackberries)
1/4 cup minced fresh mint
16 Popsicle molds or paper cups (3 ounces each) and Popsicle sticks

Directions

In a small saucepan, bring water and brown sugar to a boil. Cook and stir until sugar is dissolved. Stir in blackberry puree and mint.
Fill molds or cups with 1/4 cup fruit mixture. Freeze for 1 hour or until slushy. Insert stick into molds or cups and gently stir to distribute mint; freeze until firm. Yield: 16 pops.

Rosemary Lemonade Pops: Substitute 3/4 cup lemon juice and 1 teaspoon minced fresh rosemary for blackberry puree and mint. Proceed as directed. Yield: 12 pops.
Peach Thyme Pops: Substitute 2 cups peach puree and 1 teaspoon minced fresh thyme for blackberry puree and mint. Proceed as directed. Yield: 16 pops.
Strawberry Cilantro Pops: Substitute 2 cups strawberry puree and 3 tablespoons minced fresh cilantro for blackberry puree and mint. Stir in 2 tablespoons lime juice. Proceed as directed. Yield: 16 pops.

Nutritional Facts 1 pop equals 68 calories, trace fat (trace saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 6 mg sodium, 17 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 1 g protein. Diabetic Exchange: 1 starch.

Originally published as Blackberry Mint Pops in Taste of Home June/July 2011, p52