Prep time: about 60 to 120 minutes

Ingredients:

• 2 c. plain yogurt
• 1/2 c. canned crushed pineapple (packed in its own juice instead of packed in syrup)
• 1 can frozen pineapple or orange-pineapple juice concentrate, thawed

Utensils:

• medium-sized bowl
• mixing spoon
• small paper cups
• plastic wrap
• wooden popsicle sticks (available at craft stores)
• measuring cups

Directions:

1. Drain the can of crushed pineapple so all the juice runs out.
2. Put all the ingredients in a medium-sized bowl and mix them together.
3. Spoon the mixture into the paper cups. Fill them almost to the top.
4. Stretch a small piece of plastic wrap across the top of each cup.
5. Using the popsicle stick, poke a hole in the plastic wrap. Stand the stick straight up in the center of the cup.
6. Put the cups in the freezer until the mixture is frozen solid.
7. Remove the plastic wrap and peel away the paper cup. You'll have pineapple pops to eat and share!

Serves: 6

Serving size: 1 pop

Nutritional analysis (per serving):

169 calories

4 g protein

1 g fat

36 g carbohydrate

0 g fiber

5 mg cholesterol

62 mg sodium

136 mg calcium
0.1 mg iron

Note: Nutritional analysis may vary depending on ingredient brands used.

Suggestion:

If you like, you can make this recipe using plastic popsicle molds instead of the paper cups and popsicle sticks.

Updated and reviewed by: Steven Dowshen, MD
Date reviewed: May 2005
Reviewed by: Allison Brinkley, RD, LD/N, CNSD