These cherry cheesecake popsicles are creamy, fruity and simple to prepare. With a swirl of real cherries and a buttery cookie base, they bring summer flavor in every bite. You can customize them easily with different fruits or cookies.
In a small bowl, mix the cookie crumbs with the melted butter. Set aside
To a blender, add 1 ½ cups of the pitted cherries, 2 tablespoons of the sugar and the water. Blend until pureed and then rinse out the blender jug.
To the blender, add cream cheese, milk and remaining 6 tablespoons of sugar. Blend until smooth.
Divide the mixture in 2, and mix one half with the puréed cherries to make the cherry cream cheese mix.
Slice the remaining ½ cup cherries in half.
In half of the molds, put cherry slices and fill up with plain cream cheese mix. Fill up the other half of the molds with cherry cream cheese mix.
Add cream cheese and fruit mix to the popsicle molds - only make them ⅔ of the way full.
Top with cookie mixture and gently press into the mold.
Cover the popsicle mold and insert the popsicles sticks.
Freeze for at least 8 hours (preferably overnight).
To serve, run popsicle mold under warm water for 5 to 10 seconds to easily remove the popsicles.
Notes
Use ripe fruit: Riper cherries will blend better and give sweeter flavor. Freeze overnight: Make sure these popsicles are fully frozen for the best texture. Warm the molds: Run under warm water for a few seconds to release your icy pops easily.