FUDGY BANANA PUDDING POPS

Pop up with some fun layered chocolate and banana frozen treats made with yogurt.

Ingredients:
1 package (4-serving size) chocolate fudge sugar-free fat-free instant pudding and pie filling mix
2 cups fat-free (skim) milk
1 medium ripe banana
2/3 cup Yoplait 99% Fat Free creamy vanilla yogurt (from 2-lb) container
8 waxed paper cups (5-oz size)
8 wooden sticks with rounded ends

1.) In medium bowl, beat pudding mix and milk with wire whisk about 2 minutes or until well blended. Let stand 5 minutes or until thickened.

2.) Meanwhile, in small bowl, mash banana with fork. Stir in yogurt.

3.) Place paper cups in 8-inch pan for easier handling. Spoon 2 tablespoons pudding into each cup. Divide yogurt mixture evenly among cups. Top with remaining pudding mixture. Tap cups on work surface to level top. Insert wooden stick into center of each pop.

4.) Freeze pops about 2 hours or until solid. Store frozen pops in plastic freezer bag in freezer. Peel off paper cups before serving.

Substitution:
You can use 1 (6-oz) container of Yoplait Original 99% Fat Free French Vanilla Yogurt instead of the yogurt in the recipe if you like.

Between-meal snacks like these pudding pops are a great pick-me up. They give you added energy and also help avoid the extreme hunger that can lead to overeating at meals.

Give it a try!!!