The secret to removing the pops in one piece is to dip the frozen molds into hot water for a few seconds before pulling the pops out. (This works for the paddle shaped mold, not sure about yours.)

Haven't tried them, but here are a couple more.

Lemon Raspberry Yogurt Popsicles

Strawberry Pineapple Yogurt Popsicles

Yes, I know that secret, but still I have had the experience in the past where that did not work with yogurt pops (even after an extended freezer period). I'd imagine there is some ratio of fat/sugar/liquid needed to allow the pops to from a solid, and yet enable you to remove them ...

I did see the Epicurious recipe, but I worry about recipes with so few reviews (and half of the "reviews" for that recipe were discussion about the best sweetener to use). I strongly prefer recipes with many reviews or that real, live people can vouch for!

The recipes that came with it were awful One was pineapple and honey, which just seems totally off, to me ...

My Popsicle maker didn't work with yogurt at all. Ymmv.

Thanks, CRL, I didn't think it was me!

Anyone successful making yogurt pops in plastic molds?

FYI, for anyone else interested in the subject of making popsicles, I found a great article one the best molds and some of the problems with making pops (basically quite hard to do with anything creamy or chocolatey)

A great guide to popsicle molds, including one that works in 12 minutes!

Slightly OT. A delicious ice cream-like treat without the cream -- slice bananas into 1" thick slices, freeze, then pop the frozen chunks into a food processor and process a few seconds until creamy. You can add frozen berries to the mix, if you so desire. I like to add frozen blueberries.

Sounds good! Diana's Bananas Babies are a staple in our house. The texture of a frozen banana is amazingly close to ice cream.

BTW, these molds look like a really good idea. Less drips, and it says it works with cream-based products.

For years, I made yogurt pops with those tupperware plastic molds. I used about half plain yogurt, half frozen concentrate for orange juice (usually softened it in the microwave for easy mixing). Every now & then I might add a drop of vanilla or a bit of cinnamon, but usually it was just yogurt and frozen o.j. concentrate. Those yogurt pops were so easy and disappeared so quickly. One of my favorite memories of summer when our kids were young.

I make yogurt pops in plastic molds all the time, but don't have a specific recipe. I use a cup of plain lowfat yogurt, a handful or two (well, usually more like two) of whatever fruit is around, half a teaspoon of pure powdered stevia and a splash of either vanilla extract or lemon juice-- depending on what kind of fruit I am using-- toss in the blender until smooth. I have never had an issue getting them out of the mold. If they won't slide right out I run the mold under hot tap water until they do.

If you do it a few times you'll figure out what fruit/sugar or sugar substitute ratio works for you. It's a bit of trial and error.

Well, that is encouraging! We will see. For tonight I just did pureed mango with a little bit of banana for creaminess and sweetness, and a T of sugar (somewhere I read sugar make it easier to remove them). and then the same thing with strrawbs. Tomorrow I may try the yogurt, but now I am also thinking I will drop by the Wms Sonoma and get the device that makes them in 12 minutes!

My mom always made 50/50 oj and yoghurt, of course that was in the days juice wasn't off limits. Hot water yes and occasionally the prong would still pull free of the pop, but I'm guessing the hardness of the juice probably helped the consistency of the pop.

A couple more ... yogurt popsicles

I don't exactly have a recipe--I just wing it. I do raspberry yogurt pops for my daughter. We start with a bag of frozen raspberries, 12 ounces, I think, and run them through the food processor. Add yogurt until I start getting something more smoothie-like (the result is a lot more raspberries than yogurt). Enough sugar to get it to the desired level of sweetness (doesn't take a lot, since the raspberries are already sweet). Usually I also need to add some water to thin it out enough to get it into the molds. That's it, easy peasy. This usually makes too much stuff for 6 pop molds. We have extra molds for 6 mini pops, and that usually works out. Or you could just not use a full bag of raspberries.

We've had a few issues getting them out, but if you let them warm up a bit before trying to pull them out (or run them under warm water for a bit), it usually isn't a problem.

I have started adding shredded carrots to my recipe. When I first told my daughter, she was disgusted by the idea, but after she tried them she declared that I should always include carrots. Go figure.

My mom made "purple popsicles" for me and my sibs as kids, and now I make them for my kids, no problem getting them out of the moulds once I run hot water over them for a bit. The recipe is simply 1 quart plain yogurt (I use full-fat) and 1 12-oz can no sugar added grape juice concentrate, all blended well in the blender.

We wing it too. We mix frozen fruit and sometimes bananas. sometimes yogurt and sometimes cocoa powder (unsweetened) I think my 3 year old would live on them if he could. I am thinking of adding baby spinach to the next batch. They love even just the frozen fruit in the vitamix too then put in the molds.

Hot water does not always work for yogurt or cream based popsicles.

Anyway, I bought a Zoku and highly recommend it. It take about 10 minutes to freeze the popsicles. You can do almost anything with it. We've been making them everyday.

One of my faves was Dole pineapple juice, straight. We've also enjoyed mango nectar, and pear nectar with fresh raspberries. Made some yogurt with pureed fruit and mini choc chips.

I also made a buttermilk one with simple syrup and OJ and orange zest, yum.. But the absolute best was a fluke. I took Greek yogurt, added a little sugar (the Zoku instructions say you have to have some sugar or it will stick) and milk to thin it. Then I swirled in lemon curd before I froze it.

I highly recommend this toy!!!

The Amazon reviews are bimodal; people love it or hate it. I think the people who hate it have not followed the instructions.

Mtn...that looks like a nifty gadget. I buy the Skinny Cow cones and bars but probably not very healthy. Do you know if you can freeze them and eat later or should they be eaten right away?

You can freeze them. It comes with 6 sticks, and you can make 9 popsicles before it has to be refrozen (its not electrical at all; its just a sealed mold filled with coolant. So id buy some extra sticks.