Dark Cherry Popsicles

Dark Cherry Popsicles - Healing and Eating

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.

Frozen and Defrosted Cherry Popsicle Comparison - Healing and Eating

Dark Cherry Popsicles
 
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Serves: 10 popsicles
Ingredients
  • 2 1lbs bag of pitted dark cherries (Trader Joes)
  • ¼ cup of water
Instructions
  1. Place cherries and water in a Vitamix and blend. Use the masher to mix if it gets stuck or add more water.
  2. Spoon the cherries slushie mixture into popsicles molds, and freeze for a few hour or overnight, depending on strength of freezer.
  3. When done, run under hot water to remove from molds, and place on parchment paper back in freezer to create frost effect.
Notes
Drink leftover cherry slushie mixture or save for a berry smoothie later.

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