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Creamsicle-Inspired Orange Pops

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Alex Lau

For this updated creamsicle-inspired recipe, we swapped the icy orange layer for a creamy citrus curd and paired it with alternating layers of a sweet-tart frozen yogurt.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    Makes 10 to 12 pops

Ingredients

Orange Curd

8 large egg yolks, room temperature
4 large eggs, room temperature
1 cup sugar
¼ cup finely grated orange zest
¾ cup fresh orange juice
¼ cup fresh lemon juice
⅛ teaspoon kosher salt

Yogurt Mixture and Assembly

2 cups plain whole-milk Greek yogurt
½ cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar
¼ cup whole milk
1 vanilla bean, split lengthwise

Special Equipment

Twelve 3-ounce ice-pop molds

Preparation

  1. Orange Curd

    Step 1

    Whisk egg yolks, eggs, sugar, orange zest and juice, lemon juice, and salt in a medium saucepan until no streaks of egg remain. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon or heatproof spatula and scraping down sides of pan, until mixture is thick, 8–10 minutes.

    Step 2

    Strain through a fine-mesh sieve into a medium bowl. Cover, pressing plastic wrap directly onto surface to prevent a skin from forming, and chill until firm, at least 2 hours and up to 8.

  2. Yogurt Mixture and Assembly

    Step 3

    Whisk yogurt, sugar, and milk in a small bowl. Scrape in seeds from vanilla bean; reserve pod for another use. Mix in seeds, then cover and chill until ready to assemble.

    Step 4

    Pour yogurt mixture into ice-pop molds until about one-quarter full, then pour in a layer of orange curd until half full. Repeat with yogurt mixture and orange curd to fill molds. Cover and insert sticks. Freeze until firm, at least 4 hours. Dip molds briefly in hot water to release pops.

    Step 5

    Do Ahead: Ice pops can be made 1 week ahead. Keep frozen.

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