I love cooking on the weekends. It’s my only time to experiment with kitchen concoctions slightly more exotic than mac & cheese. Since my strawberry obsession drove me to buy 10 pounds of strawberries we’ve been eating them at every meal. But this weekend we moved passed dessert and actually had a strawberry-based meal.
After an amazing watermelon soup on Saturday, Mark suggested strawberry gazpacho. Sounds yummy, doesn’t it? So of course I obliged. Caroline, on the other hand, loves her nightly after-dinner treat and asked for a popsicle. Done – the leftover strawberries and yogurt from the soup can easily be mixed and frozen to make popsicles.
Strawberry Soup Recipe
But what does strawberry soup taste like? Well, it’s creamy and delicious. I expected it to taste like a smoothie in a bowl, but the texture was different – not thick and meal-replacement like. But smooth and lovely and perfect for an appetizer. And how Instagram-perfect is that pink?
If the recipe leaves you with extra washed strawberries that will spoil by morning, you can either use them in your beauty ritual, or make the kids (and adults) happy with some popsicles for dessert.
Popsicles have been pretty popular in our house this summer. I’ve been trying to find a good one that’s made with actual fruit and not too sweet.
As usual, nothing has compared to this homemade version – it’s basically effortless, not to mention healthy and sugar free. I used a plastic popsicle mold from Target and the bananas stuck to the sides pretty easily, fitting two slices on each side, which makes them look pretty, too.
Strawberry Soup + Strawberry Banana Popsicles
Ingredients
Strawberry Soup
- 3 cups strawberries hulled and sliced fresh or (thawed) frozen
- 1 orange small, peeled
- 1/2 cup yogurt plain
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1 1/2 cup water
- 1/2 rose wine
- fresh basil springs optional
Strawberry Banana Popsicles
- 1 cup strawberries pureed
- 4 oz yogurt plain
- 1 1/2 tbsp honey
- 1 large banana sliced
Instructions
- Strawberry Soup (adapted from Food Network)Put everything in a blender and puree thoroughly. Chill in the refrigerator for at least an hour. Pour through a fine mesh strainer and garnish with sliced strawberries and basil.
- Strawberry Banana Popsicles (adapted from Williams Sonoma)Puree strawberries and pour into small bowl. Stir in yogurt and honey until dissolved. Place banana slices in popsicle mold. Then spoon in strawberry mixture and insert popsicle stick. Freeze for at least an hour.
Delicious post!! I'm on a mission to find the ultimate summer popsicle! Love these!
Jo-Anna
Okay, there have been so many strawberry posts lately and I am loving it! Lindsay put up a strawberry muffin post, Farmgirl Paints posted about strawberry picking, another site had a strawberry cookies recipe and yet another a Fresh Berries sign tutorial!!
Wow, that looks just lovely…
Ronnie xo
Strawberry soup AND strawberry popsicles?!! YES PLEASE!! Hahaha ya food pictures are hard for me too! 9 times out of 10 I have pictures with Max's hand trying to reach in..because they are all taken at a low angle…so maybe one or two out of 30 will come out okay. Or Ian will say can I eat this yet?!" I'm like NO I have to take a picture…haha!
This popsicles look so good! Our first popsicles of the summer are in the freezer now – I hope they turned out to be as good as yours look!
red lipstick – that you wear very well! strawberry soup – that looks delicious and just may be the perfect summer sipper. homemade popsicle that little miss asks for – divine! happy monday!
Hi Stephanie, I came across your blog from WFMW. I love your layout and you have some great posts! I'm your newest follower. Anyhow, I love your strawberry recipes, at first (before I clicked on your link) I thought these recipes are probably going to have a lot of sugar, etc, but I was pleasantly surprised! I love the popsicles and know my kids would too!
BTW, I recently started a new link up (Healthy 2day Wednesdays) for sharing healthy ideas, tips, going "green" suggestions, recipes, etc and hope you will add this post and as posts that might work in the future. You have until Saturday to participate this week. I hope you will join in! Have a blessed week!
Those recipes look so fun! I especially want to try those banana pops! I'd love for you to come by and show off your recipe at These Chicks Cooked Recipe Spotlight. Have a blessed day 🙂
Katie