We are up to the challenge!

The kids and I happened to be at the library at the start of the Summer Challenge Week at the library. They had these cute pretend library check out slips with different challenges on them. I let the kids each pick one - with guidance. One was to visit a local ice cream place in the village and take a picture of your family enjoying ice cream. Oh, these are my kind of challenges… go and eat ice cream? Yes PLEASE! Then they picked another – pick a recipe book and find a fun new dessert or treat recipe to try. Well they jumped on that! We took some books home and decided on one recipe for each kid.
The first recipe we did was popsicles – Rocket Pops – Nicholas’ pick. While we modified a touch, we used apple juice instead of pomegranate and did half strawberries and peaches – we made it work! We had to wait a day or two to test them out – but the kids loved them, worth the wait.

Rocket Pops

Ingredients
1 envelope unflavored gelatin
1/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup water
2 cups chopped fresh strawberries or peeled poaches
1 6-ounce container vanilla low-fat yogurt
1/2 cup fat-free milk
1/2 cup pomegranate juice

Let's Make It!
Put gelatin and sugar in the small saucepan. Stir to mix. Add the water and stir to mix well. Let stand for 5 minutes. Put saucepan on burner, Turn burner to medium heat. Cook until sugar dissolves, stirring every now and again. Turn off burner. Remove from heat and put on the hot mat. Cool completely.
Put strawberries, yogurt, milk, and juice in the blender. Add cooled gelatin mixture. Cover with lid. Blend on high speed until smooth. Spoon into freezer pop molds or paper drink cups. Freeze about 4 hours or until firm.
To serve, remove pops from molds or cups.