BombPop's Bomb Pops

As I mentioned in my post earlier this week, it was really, really hot in St. Louis last weekend. My homemade Slurpee cooled me down for a while, but soon it was gone and the heat just kept coming. I had been thinking about making Bomb Pops for the blog for some time (hmm, wonder why?), and it seemed like the perfect occasion to give it a go. I decided to try Martha Stewart's Red, White, and Blueberry pops recipe since it called for real fruit, and Martha rarely steers me wrong. Unlike some recipes out there, this one does not require gelatin, so all of your vegetarian and vegan friends can get in on the popsicle action.

Bomb Pops (from Everyday Food)

Ingredients:

2 cups halved hulled strawberries
1 pint of blueberries, picked over
6 tablespoons sugar, divided
5 tablespoons lime juice (from 3 limes), divided
1/2 cup full-fat plain yogurt
3 tablespoons heavy cream

Directions:

In a blender, combine strawberries, 2 tablespoons sugar, and 1 1/2 tablespoons lime juice. Puree, scraping down sides as needed. Pour through a fine-mesh sieve into a measuring cup, pressing on solids; discard solids. Pour the puree among six 4-ounce or eight 3-ounce ice-pop molds. Freeze until firm, about 30 minutes.

Combine yogurt, cream, and 2 tablespoons each sugar and lime juice. Remove molds from freezer and top with yogurt mixture; insert ice-pop sticks. Freeze until firm, about 30 minutes.

In clean blender, puree blueberries, remaining 2 tablespoons sugar, and remaining 1 1/2 tablespoons lime juice. Pour through clean sieve into a measuring cup, pressing on solids; discard solids. Remove molds from freezer and top with blueberry puree. Freeze until solid, 6 hours more (or up to 1 week). Just before serving, briefly run molds under hot water to release pops.

I used these Tovolo Rocket Pop molds with regular popsicle sticks so I would be able to add the third layer without having to remove the stick. Make sure your sticks are labeled "non-toxic'. If blueberries and strawberries aren't your thing, you can easily switch things up by using any other kind of fruit, but your pops won't look like traditional Bomb Pops, which really is a big part of their charm.