These dark cherry popsicles contain no added sugar, not that you need any since the cherries are so sweet! I had my hubby taste test just to be sure it wasn’t just me that thought these were sweet enough. Normally, I just snack on them frozen, since they come pitted and frozen from Trader Joes. Look for a bag that says Pitted Dark Sweet Cherries.
I did two versions of the popsicles to see which one turned out prettier and/or tasted better. In the first version, I defrosted the cherries overnight in the fridge, completely blended them with no added water, and made them into popsicles. The second version, I added a little bit of water (to get it to blend) and used frozen cherries.
The color was a little brighter on the frozen cherries and I kept the blended cherries pretty chunky. You do get air bubbles spooning a chunky mixture into the popsicle molds, but I don’t mind if it doesn’t look completely perfect. In fact, it looks more homemade which I always think is a good thing. My hubby said they tasted the same, but here is what they look like side by side … I prefer the frozen with air bubbles since the color is a little bit brighter, but either way they are delicious.
- 2 1lbs bag of pitted dark cherries (Trader Joes)
- ¼ cup of water
- Place cherries and water in a Vitamix and blend. Use the masher to mix if it gets stuck or add more water.
- Spoon the cherries slushie mixture into popsicles molds, and freeze for a few hour or overnight, depending on strength of freezer.
- When done, run under hot water to remove from molds, and place on parchment paper back in freezer to create frost effect.