I’ve always tried to incorporate our own produce into my cooking but there are times where what we get from our tiny garden sadly just isn’t enough for any one project. Take, for example, strawberry ice pops. I like to make homemade ice lollies for GarlicBoy so that I can let him eat his fill without worrying about his teeth but to do that we needed considerably more strawberries than I could get at home. So we after picking the three ripe fruits from our own plants, we headed to our local “pick your own” farm and spent a very enjoyable afternoon filling punnet with fresh strawberries before coming home to turn them into delicious cooling treats.
You will need:
– Strawberries (we used a kilo and this made about three moulds full)
– Ice lolly moulds (I’ve picked various up over the years in supermarket sales)
– 100g Low fat organic natural yoghurt
– 1 tablespoon honey
As always I’ve used the directions [ADULT] and [CHILD] based on what I did with my son. However you know your child best so please think about their own capabilities before embarking on any of our projects. Never leave a child unsupervised. And please do tag us on social media if you post photos of your projects, we’d love to see how you get on!
Directions:
1. [BOTH] Go and pick the strawberries, ideally in your garden or a local farm. I found that even a very small toddler had marvellous fun trying to find the ripe strawberries in the plants.
2. [ADULT] Put the strawberries in a colander and your [CHILD] at the sink and set them to washing the hulled strawberries.
3. [CHILD] Place the strawberries in the blender and add the natural yoghurt and honey. [ADULT] Whizz until as smooth as possible and pour into the moulds. Freeze overnight and enjoy!
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