One of my favorite projects over the last year was creating these freezer pops from scratch. They weren't as tricky as they seem and they are extra tasty. If you're not a fan of this style of dessert, though, how about a breakfast on the go instead — yogurt pops anyone?
My favorite snack in the whole world used to be tubed yogurt (frozen). It was creamy and delicious and totally portable. It's easy to eat on mass transit and perfect for a summer snack for kids to grab.
This project does require a vacuum sealer, but it's worth taking a trip to a friend's house to borrow one if there isn't one already hogging space in your pantry.
If you have a busy morning routine, spending 30 minutes whipping up breakfast for the entire month might be time well spent.
• Get the recipe: Homemade Yogurt Tubes (aka GoGurt Fakes) at Once A Month Mom
Related: How to Make Yogurt at Home
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Comments (13)
This just looks wasteful to me, unless I am missing something and the plastic is reusable. =\
Great idea! Also - the water spent washing dishes (and energy expended in making, say, ceramics vs plastics) is equally wasteful, especially where the plastic can be recycled.
Pop those babies in the freezer and gimme one for dessert!
You can in fact reuse the plastic if you slice the top off cleanly and as close to the seal as possible. I used mine 4 or 5 times before tossing them last go round!
This intrigued me because I've been looking for a way to make my own tube yogurt, it's so convenient for kids' lunches.
The comments of the blog post points to a silicone ice pop mold that can be refilled. That would really work best for me. I am excited for that option!
As someone who has and loves a vacimn sealer, this looks annoying and wasteful.
Have you actually tried resealing them or do you just think it would work. You aren't supposed to cut through the original seals and reseal the factory sealed ends, only on seals you make yourself. And when you do, you still loose some of the width, making it even more narrow and difficult to work with. We reuse our bags all the time but I can't see if working with narrow fiddly tubes on the wrong end and filled with liquidy yogurt.
Very wasteful. How 'bout using silicone ice tube trays instead?
Wasteful and messy.
I like it. Not any more wasteful than buying yougurt tubes. And you can use better yougurt!
It's a cute idea, but I can't say I enjoy the texture of a plastic sleeve.
I think you wouldn't want to use a silicone ice cube tray instead because that would make a treat that was really messy to eat, & not at all an "on-the-go" type of thing.
I like it. Too many party poopers in this post!
I use Silicone Push Pop molds to put ice cream mix in to freeze or I also make fruity pops to but yogurt mixed with a bit of mashed fresh fruit I bet would be great to. You just wash and reuse. I have something like these. http://www.cheftools.com/Norpro-Silicone-Ice-Pop-Makers-Set-of-4/productinfo/06-5419/
I get the concept but after figuring in the time and effort, it's actually cheaper to buy commercial.
What I wish I could find for my diy popicles and treats are small, narrow paper bags like the ones commercial popsicles come in so that I can stock the freezer.