YoNuggets Recipe
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These YoNuggets are the perfect snack to keep in your freezer.
Why give your kids garbage from the drive-thru window for dessert when you can give them something they will love while still making sure their little bodies get some good, healthy nutrients?
The truth is, I loathe processed desserts. Unless it’s something like ice cream that generally always tastes the same, any dessert that is highly processed/bagged/boxed/packaged just tastes like a cheap, chemical impostor to me. In fact, I think that’s probably why I have more recipes in the dessert section of this blog than any other category on this site.
I firmly believe that dessert should be real. I mean, what’s the point of indulging if you’re noshing on chemically-flavored styrofoam? Ick.
So I do tend to make a lot of desserts at home so that I can feel at least a little bit confident in giving Mini Chef the dessert he begs for on a semi-regular basis.
These little goodies are an idea my mom came up with. She likes to always have something sweet in the freezer for him, and I have asked her not to continuously buy ice cream for him. So we met at the middle ground with this recipe.
Mini Chef loves them and he still feels like he’s getting a special treat at grandma’s!
The Tray
I purchased this ice cube tray at Safeway. The tray is plastic, but the bottoms are flexible rubber so you can easily pop out the cubes. Here it is on amazon. (affiliate link)
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YoNuggets Recipe
Equipment
- 1 ice cube tray with round cube wells.
Ingredients
- 1 cup plain Greek yogurt
- 1 cup cantaloupe (chopped small for measuring)
- honey to taste
Instructions
- Blend all ingredients in a blender until smooth.
- Adjust honey as needed.
- Pour into small ice cube trays and freeze.
- Pop out into a ziplock bag for storage.
- Yield varies by size of ice tray used.
Notes
Nutrition
This recipe from the Gracious Pantry archives, originally posted 7/30/14.
This is such a great idea! I searched on Amazon and they have the same “push out” ice cube trays available there. Can’t wait to make these for my kiddos!
Nicole – Let me know how you like them!
Is there a particular reason you chose cantaloupe, or is it okay to substitute other fresh fruits?
Lisa H – You can sub with any fruit you like! Cantaloupe is just what I had on hand.
Hi Tiffany,
I love your site. Just an FYI for your readers, you can probably find those ice cube trays at a dollar store if a local grocery store doesn’t carry them. I paid $1.49 for the same exact tray. I also got rectangular ones. 🙂
Anne – Awesome! Thanks!
These look delicious. I’m going to buy and ice cube tray today and see what happens! Thanks!
Holly – I hope you enjoy them!
This is probably a silly question, but after they are froze and popped out are they stored in the refrigerator or the freezer? Thanks!
Brandy – They are like ice cream, so keep them in the freezer. 🙂
I wouldn’t have guessed that there was cantaloupe in there! Love the ice cube tray though since you could just popped it out. I’ll have to look into that since I use my ice cube trays for a lot of things that would be a lot more convenient to just pop out like that.
AZ – Yes!! I love that tray for that very reason. Makes it super simple!!