Recipe: Chocolate Yogurt Ombré Popsicles

Molly Yeh
Molly Yeh
Molly Yeh is the star of Food Network’s series Girl Meets Farm, which first appeared in June 2018 and is currently in its 10th season. Girl Meets Farm celebrates the very best of Molly’s food, with recipes inspired by her Jewish and Chinese heritage and a taste of the Midwest.…read more
updated May 1, 2019
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In the social circle of patterns, I am pretty sure ombré is Queen Bee — the Regina George, the Blair Waldorf, the Khaleesi. It is almost too cool for school. And I’m just a little polka dot hanging out with my striped and plaid farmer friends, because my heavens, I could never pull off ombré hair or an ombré garment. Ombré is reserved for the cool, edgy people that can get away with other edgy things.

But ombré cake! Ooh, that I could do. Ombré carrots! I could do that, too. Ombré popsicles! Yes, those I can definitely do. And so can you.

(Image credit: Molly Yeh)
(Image credit: Molly Yeh)

Eating ombré is my favorite way to experience ombré — not just because it doesn’t involve dying my hair, but also because when you eat ombré, you get two flavors instead of one. No more having to decide between a chocolate or vanilla popsicle.

The following technique is super easy and yields beautiful results. A turkey baster is your best friend in this situation, and if you feel like changing things up and subbing out the cocoa for, say, a bit of matcha or cinnamon or just straight up food coloring, go for it!

Chocolate Yogurt Ombré Popsicles

Makes 6 (3-ounce) popsicles

Nutritional Info

Ingredients

  • 2 1/2 cups

    plain Greek yogurt

  • 1/2 cup

    granulated sugar

  • 1 teaspoon

    vanilla extract

  • Pinch kosher salt

  • About 3 tablespoons

    cocoa powder

Instructions

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  1. In a medium bowl, whisk together the yogurt, sugar, vanilla, and salt. Use a baster to apply one small layer of this mixture to the bottom of your popsicle molds. Tap the bottoms of the molds on your work surface to even out the layers.

  2. Whisk 1 teaspoon of cocoa powder into the yogurt mixture and then use the baster to apply another layer into your molds. Tap the bottoms again to even it out. Whisk another teaspoon of cocoa powder into the yogurt mixture and repeat this process.

  3. Continue adding layers and whisking in teaspoons of the cocoa powder to make darker and darker layers until you've filled up your molds. Stick in your popsicle sticks and freeze for about 2 hours, or until frozen all the way through.