Immune Boosting Foods – Yoghurt

For 12 popsicles (in small paper cups)

Ingredients:

1 1/2 cups plain, Greek yogurt
2 Tbsp. honey
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup water
1 lemon, peeled
1/2 cup blueberries

Instructions:

1) Put the water and sugar in a small, heavy duty pot. Bring to a boil, and stir until sugar is dissolved. Simmer for 5 minutes.

2) Peel the lemon and put the peel into the simple syrup (the water sugar mixture). let steep for 5 minutes.

3) Strain the lemon sugar and place in the fridge until completely cool.

4) While the lemon sugar is cooling, combine the yogurt and honey in a mini food chopper and pulse 10 times. Set aside.

5) To make the blueberry puree, in a small, heavy duty pan, combine the blueberries with 2 tablespoons of water and bring to a boil. When the blueberries start to pop, remove from the heat. Let cool.

6) When cool, puree in a mini chopper.

7) Strain lemon peels from simple syrup. Add to yogurt mixture.

To Assemble:

• Fill small cups or moulds 1/3 of the way with yogurt mixture. Put in freezer for about 45 minutes.

• Remove and pour a few tablespoons of the blueberry mixture on top of the semi frozen yogurt. Swirl slightly with a skewer. Let freeze for 20 minutes.

• Top the semi frozen pops with the rest of the yogurt mixture, filling almost to the top of the cup. Freeze completely, about 3 hours.

• Unmold and store in an airtight container or eat right away!