Fun Kids Snack! Super Healthy Creamsicle Yogurt

March 8, 2012

I cannot take credit for this one. My 5-year-old has created a genius after school snack or—if you do like we do—healthy dessert: CREAMSICLE YOGURT!

This is super healthy and as simple as it gets (after all, a kindergartener developed the recipe):

Mix plain Greek-style yogurt with freshly squeezed orange juice, honey and a dash of vanilla.

This tastes great sprinkled with granola or made into pops, which were a huge hit. We also think it’s kind of a perfect treat as is. Your kiddo not enthused about yogurt for dessert? Throw some sprinkles on top and watch them gobble it up. Seriously. One rainbowy bite and they’ll be hooked!

Creamsicle Yogurt

Ingredients

1 6-ounce plain yogurt (non-fat works great)
Freshly squeezed juice from ½ of an orange
Honey, to taste
1/8-1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract, to taste

Directions

1. Add all ingredients to a medium-sized bowl and combine well. Serve plain, with sprinkles, granola or fruit, or freeze into popsicles.

Stacie Billis is a food writer, recipe developer and blogger at One Hungry Mama. As a mother of two hungry boys, she knows that kids change the way we cook, but they don't have to change how well we eat. Selfish? Sure, but it turns out that feeding kids the good foods we enjoy is the best way to inspire healthy habits for life. Knowing this, Stacie is putting her MA in child development, experience developing an organic family food brand and passion for delicious food to good use as a galvanizing voice for parents in the food revolution. You can also find Stacie as One Hungry Mama on Twitter and Facebook.