How to Make Homemade Popsicles
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How to Make Homemade Popsicles
Description
Making homemade popsicles involves selecting a fruit base and combining it with liquids and sweeteners to create refreshing frozen snacks. For example, the strawberry popsicles blend chopped strawberries, coconut water, and honey for a subtly sweet finish, while the carrot orange popsicles offer a bright citrus-vegetable combination with orange juice and honey. Pineapple mango mixes tropical fruits with coconut water, and kiwi popsicles balance tartness with sugar. The creamy blueberry version incorporates vanilla yogurt and honey to add richness and smooth texture.
All flavors are blended until smooth or mildly chunky, then poured into molds with sticks inserted before freezing for at least four hours. Unmolding is aided by briefly running warm water over the molds. These popsicles provide fruity, hydrating options ideal for warm weather or snacks, leveraging whole fruits and natural sweeteners.
To maintain quality, store finished popsicles in freezer-safe containers or baggies rather than the molds themselves, which can lead to freezer burn due to lack of airtight sealing. This approach also facilitates longer storage and easier access.
Ingredients
Strawberry Popsicles
- 2 cups strawberries chopped
- 1 cup coconut water
- 2 Tbsp honey
Carrot Orange Popsicles
- 1 cup orange flesh; chopped
- 1 cup carrot chopped
- 1 cup orange juice
- 2 Tbsp honey
Pineapple Mango Popsicles
- 1 cup pineapple chopped
- 1 cup Mango chopped
- 1 cup coconut water
- 2 Tbsp honey
Kiwi Popsicles
- 2 cups kiwi about 4 kiwis, peeled, chopped
- 1 cup coconut water
- 2 to 4 Tbsp sugar
Creamy Blueberry Popsicles
- 2 cups blueberries
- 1 cup vanilla yogurt full-fat
- 2 Tbsps honey
Instructions
- Blend: Choose your desired flavor and add all ingredients to a blender. Blend until smooth.You can also choose to leave the mixture a little chunky if you want your popsicles to have a little fruit texture!
- Freeze: Insert popsicle sticks and freeze until hard, at least 4 hours.
- Unmold: Run the mold under warm water for a few seconds to loosen, then remove pops from the molds.
Notes
- Store popsicles in a freezer-safe container or sealed bag to prevent freezer burn; avoid leaving them in molds for storage.
Nutrition Information
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Serving: 102-oz popsicles
Amount Per Serving
Calories 24 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1serving (strawberry flavor) | |
| Calories | 24kcal | 1% |
| Carbohydrates | 5.9g | 2% |
| Protein | 0.3g | 1% |
| Fat | 0.1g | 0% |
| Saturated Fat | 0g | 0% |
| Cholesterol | 0mg | 0% |
| Sodium | 26mg | 1% |
| Potassium | 93mg | 2% |
| Fiber | 0.7g | 3% |
| Sugar | 5.1g | 10% |
| Calcium | 9mg | 1% |
| Iron | 0mg | 0% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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