Triple-Berry Popsicles

Directions

1. 1
   Put sugar and 1/3 cup water in a small saucepan and bring to boil over high heat, stirring until sugar is dissolved. Set aside.
2. 2
   Combine blueberries, strawberries, raspberries, and lemon juice in a blender and puree until smooth, about 30 seconds. Add 1/3 cup simple syrup and blend just until combined. (Save remaining syrup for another use, such as sweetening iced tea.)
3. 3
   Transfer puree to popsicle molds (see Notes) and freeze 4 hours. Insert popsicle sticks and freeze an additional 4 to 6 hours, or until frozen solid.
4. 4
   Note: Nutritional analysis is per popsicle.
5. 5
   Notes: Simple syrup (sugar water) makes the popsicles less icy and more velvety than sugar alone. (If you don't have time to make the syrup, just add 1/3 cup undissolved sugar to the puree in step 2.) You will need 10 (4-oz.) popsicle molds and 10 popsicle sticks for this recipe.