Dixie Cup Popsicles

After picking 8 lbs of strawberries last weekend, I needed to figure out how to use them all up. I made these along with Strawberry Cream Pie, Strawberry Bread, and Ice cream. These popsicles were the easiest of the four treats and the possibilities are endless. Oh, and they were a hit with Jack too! I know that there are tons of ideas for these out there, this is just what worked for me with what I had on hand.  I didn't measure anything out, so this recipe is a guesstimate. You really can't go wrong though.

2. Strawberry-Banana Popsicles

Here's what you need:

• The little 3 ounce size Dixie cups
• Popsicle sticks (I found these at Michael's. I might go for the longer ones next time. Might sound crazy, but these are so little, I am worried they could be swallowed.)
• About 1 lb strawberries, tops removed
• Just under 1/4 cup sugar - just add a little at a time until it's sweet enough (Mine were sweet since I wanted the popsicles to taste like a treat.)
• About 1/3 cup of milk
• Sliced frozen bananas that I already had in the freezer. (By the way, frozen bananas are my new favorite thing. When they are frozen they take on this creamy texture and they sometimes satisfy my ice cream craving, which happens a lot.)

Puree the strawberries. Add the milk (I think these would be just as good without the milk.) and mix in the sugar until it's dissolved.  Divide evenly among the cups, filling about 3/4 full. Place on a cookie sheet and put them into the freezer for about an hour until they are semi solid. Pull them out of the freezer and put a slice of banana into the almost frozen puree. Then stick a popsicle stick in. (They should be set up enough so the stick will stay where you put it. Put them back into the freezer until they are solid. Once they are solid you can put them in a freezer bag to save room. Also, I found that snipping the top of the cup with scissors makes it easy to peel the cup off. I guess this could be done ahead of time so you're not hunting down the scissors each time.

I can't wait to try making these with other berries or mangoes or mixed with yogurt or honey. The possibilities are endless! And I'll take it, if it means that Jack might get an extra serving of fruit!