Description
Refreshing and healthy fruit ice pops made with your choice of fresh or thawed frozen fruits blended with apple juice, coconut milk, or yogurt. These easy-to-make frozen treats are perfect for a hot day, customizable in flavor and sweetness, and freeze solid for a cool, creamy texture.
Ingredients
Scale
Fruit Base
- 2 cups fruit (choose one or a combination: watermelon, strawberries, mango, pineapple, or kiwi)
Liquid and Sweetener
- 2 tablespoons apple juice (or full fat coconut milk, solids only, or plain whole milk yogurt)
- 2 teaspoons honey (or maple syrup; optional)
Optional Add-ins
- 1 teaspoon fresh lime juice (optional)
Instructions
- Prepare the Fruit and Liquid: Gather your choice of 2 cups of fresh or thawed frozen fruit such as watermelon, strawberries, mango, pineapple, or kiwi. Measure out 2 tablespoons of apple juice, full-fat coconut milk solids, or plain whole milk yogurt. Optionally, have honey or maple syrup and fresh lime juice ready for sweetness and extra flavor.
- Blend the Ingredients: Add all the fruit, liquid, honey or maple syrup (if using), and lime juice (if using) to a blender. Blend until the mixture is very smooth and creamy. Taste the blend and adjust the sweetness by adding more honey or syrup as needed.
- Fill the Molds: Pour the smooth fruit mixture into ice pop sleeves or popsicle molds carefully to avoid spills.
- Freeze the Ice Pops: Place the filled molds in the freezer and let them freeze solid for at least 4 hours or preferably overnight for best texture.
- Serve: Once fully frozen, remove the ice pops from molds or sleeves and serve cold. For easier removal, you can run the molds briefly under warm water or let them sit at room temperature for 5-10 minutes.
- No Blender Option: If you do not have a blender, add the ingredients to a wide bowl and mash them coarsely with a potato masher until you reach the desired consistency before freezing.
Notes
- Once fully frozen, keep the ice pops stored in the freezer for up to 6 months for best quality.
- If you freeze popsicles in sleeves, no need to transfer them to a freezer bag. If using molds without covers, transfer frozen pops to a freezer bag to keep them fresh longer.
- Feel free to experiment with single fruit flavors or combinations such as mango, pineapple, blueberries, strawberries, kiwi, watermelon (seedless), cantaloupe, or honeydew.
- For creamier pops, use full-fat coconut milk solids or Greek yogurt instead of apple juice.
- Adjust sweetness according to taste by adding honey or maple syrup before freezing.
- Softening the pops by letting them sit out for 5-10 minutes or running molds under warm water helps with easy removal and eating.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 ice pop (approx. 100g)
- Calories: 70
- Sugar: 13g
- Sodium: 5mg
- Fat: 0.5g
- Saturated Fat: 0.3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0.2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 17g
- Fiber: 1.5g
- Protein: 1g
- Cholesterol: 0mg
