Black Forest Popsicles

Ingredients

3/4 cups whole milk

1/4 cup cream (either light or heavy works)

2/3 cup sugar

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

pinch salt

1 1/2 cups greek yogurt

1/3 cup dutch-process cocoa

1/2 cup fresh cherries, halved and pitted

1/4 cup dark chocolate, chopped

1 teaspoon coconut oil (shortening also works, I just don’t like it)

Directions

In a small saucepan over low heat, heat the milk, cream, sugar, vanilla extract, and salt until the sugar melts completely, about 2 minutes. Be careful not to let the mixture boil. Allow to chill in the fridge for at least 20 minutes.

Once chilled, whisk in greek yogurt until smooth.

Pour out 1 cup of the vanilla mixture into a separate bowl. Whisk dutch-process cocoa into this separated cup, making a chocolate mixture.

Alternate pouring in the vanilla mixture, chocolate mixture, and cherries. What I did which worked well was to fill the popsicle molds 1/4 of the way up with vanilla, then roughly a tablespoon of chocolate, then 2-3 cherry halves, then repeat.

Swirl the mixture *slightly* with popsicle sticks as you place them into your mold. Don’t swirl too much, or your mixture will become cloudy.

Freeze for at least 8 hours, preferably overnight.

To make the chocolate drizzle, combine the dark chocolate and coconut oil over a double boiler. Whisk until melted, then drizzle over popsicles!