Red, White & Blueberry Patriotic Popsicles

The Fourth of July is just around the corner and it may just be one of my favorite holidays of the year! It embodies everything that summer should be: childhood, long, carefree days in the sun, and American patriotism on full display.

To help you get ready, I’ve teamed up with The Chirping Moms and For the Love of Matching to share a few darling patriotic recipe ideas along with a fun giveaway to one of my favorite places to shop for classic children’s clothing, The Bella Bean! Keep reading for details on how to enter.

Red, White and Blueberry Patriotic Popsicles

Ingredients

popsicle mold
1 cup strawberries
1 cup blueberries
1 cup vanilla greek yogurt
2 tablespoons sugar (optional; add 1-2 tablespoons each to the strawberries and blueberries for desired sweetness)
water

Directions

Using a small food processor or blender, puree the blueberries (and optional sugar) until smooth. (You can add a few drops of blue food coloring if your blueberry puree looks purple). Add water, a few tablespoons at at time, and stir until the consistency of the blueberry mixture is thin enough to easily pour.
Pour thinned blueberry puree into the bottom third of each popsicle mold. Freeze for at least twenty minutes (or until layer is solid) before adding the next layer to prevent the layers from mixing together.
Put vanilla yogurt in a small bowl and add water a few tablespoons at time. Add enough water to thin the yogurt to a consistency that it easily pours. Stir until well combined.
Pour the thinned yogurt mixture into the middle third of the popsicle molds.
Insert popsicle sticks into each popsicle mold and freeze for at least twenty minutes before adding the next layer.
Puree the strawberries (and optional sugar) until smooth. Add enough water until the consistency of the strawberry mixture is thin enough to easily pour.
Fill the last third of the popsicle molds with the strawberry mixture.
Freeze overnight or until completely frozen solid.

To remove popsicles from mold: Fill a large bowl with warm (not hot) water. Immerse the mold just up to the lip in the warm water. Hold for 5-10 seconds, remove, and try to pull the popsicles out. If they don’t easily slide out, immerse again and repeat as needed.

Patriotic Graham Cracker Ice Cream sandwiches

Head on over to The Chirping Moms to see how to make these adorable patriotic graham cracker ice cream sandwiches!

Patriotic Rice Krispie wands

Head on over to For the Love of Matching to see how to makes these adorable patriotic Rice Krispie wands!

Bella Bean Giveaway

We are giving away $100 to shop at The Bella Bean, a pair of American Flag sunglasses, and a patriotic book for children! Head on over to Instagram to enter. Giveaway starts on on 6/7 at 9PM EST and ends at 5PM EST on 6/12.