Cooking with Kids: Strawberry Parfait Pops

Helga Glaesel de BlandingSeptember 25, 2010

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The summer will soon be over! Get the last tastes of summer with this fun dessert you can make with your child. It’s an easy to make dessert that will have spectacular results your child will be proud of. Mom will be interested to know that this dessert, while fun and delicious for kids, is made with wholesome frozen yogurt, chopped fruit and granola.

Strawberry Parfait Pops

Adapted from: Food Network Magazine
Serves 6

Ingredients

Cooking spray
1 1/2 cups Granola
1 cup chopped strawberries
3/4 cup frozen yogurt slightly softened
3/4 cup strawberry sorbet slightly softened

Procedure:

Spray the insides of six 3-ounce paper cups with cooking spray. Pulse granola in a food processor until coarsely ground.
Put about 1 tablespoon cereal mixture in the bottom of each cup and top with 1 tablespoon frozen yogurt.
Add a layer of chopped strawberries.
Next, Add 2 tablespoons sorbet and press into the cup, then pack in another tablespoon of frozen yogurt and sprinkle with more cereal mixture. Insert a wooden stick into the center of each pop and freeze until hard, at least 4 hours.

Before serving, snip the paper cup and peel it off.