Stay cool with homemade fresh fruit popsicles! Made with 3 ingredients, fresh fruit, and no added sugar. Better than store-bought!

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WHY WE LOVE FRUIT POPSICLES
INGREDIENTS
SUBSTITUTIONS / OPTIONS / ADD-IN’S
Useful Tools
HOW TO MAKE FRUIT POPSICLES
TIPS
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Fresh Fruit Popsicles Recipe

Beat the summer heat and keep yourself refreshed with these delightful homemade fresh fruit popsicles. Not only are they a breeze to make, but they also serve as a healthy treat. By using just three simple ingredients and fresh fruits, you can create a rainbow of flavors without any added sugar. These colorful, hand-held creations are a far superior alternative to their store-bought counterparts, ensuring a cool and hydrating experience for your taste buds.

WHY WE LOVE FRUIT POPSICLES

Easy to make with wholesome ingredients
Refreshing summer dessert, afternoon snack, or outdoor party favor
Healthy, nutritious, and guilt-free
Loaded with electrolytes to prevent dehydration
Vegan, dairy-free, gluten-free

INGREDIENTS

Apple juice: I love the addition of apple juice in this recipe, but you can omit the juice and just use coconut water, or try another fruit juice, like grape, cranberry, or cherry juice.
Coconut water: You can either get the coconut water without pulp or enjoy little bits of coconut in the popsicle as well. Some coconut water is better quality than others, so keep this in mind as you are choosing yours.
Lime juice: Lemon juice can also be used instead of lime juice. Fresh juice is my favorite, but you can also use juice from concentrate.
Strawberries
Mango
Blueberries
Kiwi

SUBSTITUTIONS / OPTIONS / ADD-IN’S

Sweetener: While I love the fact that these popsicles are naturally sweetened from fresh fruit (and a bit from the juice), you could add a bit of honey, which is also natural. Note that honey is not vegan. Other suggestions are agave or your favorite liquid sugar.
Water: Instead of coconut water, you can use flavored water or a water enhancer.
Creamy Consistency: Unsweetened coconut milk adds a creamy popsicle texture with a subtle sweet flavor. Mixing or blending juice, whole fruit and something creamy like yogurt also make for a consistently creamy popsicle.

Useful Tools

Popsicle Molds: I used this set. If you don’t have a popsicle mold, you can use small paper cups with a popsicle stick. Follow the same directions below, but place the popsicle stick in the center of your popsicle, use plastic wrap or foil over the top of the cup and cut a small slit in the middle where you can insert the stick.
Measuring tools
Mixing bowl and spoons

HOW TO MAKE FRUIT POPSICLES

Fresh and fruity, this easy recipe is a frozen summer delight that makes healthy snacking fun!

Add the liquid ingredients to a small pitcher or glass and set aside.
Start with your strawberries and begin to load the popsicle molds.
Pro Tip: Press firmly into the bottom to make room for the remaining fruit.
Add a layer of mango followed by a layer of blueberries and finally the top/last layer with kiwi.
Pro-Tip: You can vary the different combinations of fruit and layers to add variety.
Pour the liquid into each popsicle mold, making sure to leave a little room at the top.
If your mold has lids, now is the time to put them on. Place a popsicle stick into the center of each mold. Place your popsicles in the freezer for 5 hours or until completely frozen.
Serve cold and enjoy!
Pro Tip: To easily remove your frozen popsicles from the molds, run the molds under hot water for 10-15 seconds.

TIPS

Keep in mind the size of the molds when slicing your fruits. If you have smaller molds, you will need to slice smaller pieces of the fruits.
If you have a handle on your popsicle sticks, make sure it gets pushed all the way down and there isn’t too much room between the liquid and the handle. Otherwise you will get gaps between the frozen product and the handle.
Based on the size of your molds, the proportions of the fruit to juice might not be quite right for you. Adjust accordingly, by either adding more fruit or more juice.
To prevent the inevitable drip from making a mess, cut a small slit in the bottom of a cupcake liner and insert the popsicle stick through the bottom. This will catch the juice and prevent sticky fingers!

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Fresh Fruit Popsicles

Author — Jennifer

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Stay cool with homemade fresh fruit popsicles! Made with 3 ingredients, fresh fruit, and no added sugar. Better than store-bought!

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Prep Time 20

Chill Time 5

Total Time 5 20

Ingredients

Instructions

Stir the apple juice, coconut water, and lime juice in a small pitcher or glass. Set aside.
Load the popsicle molds with the diced strawberries first. Be sure to press into the bottom.
Follow up with a layer of sliced mango and a layer of blueberries. Load the top/last layer with kiwi slices.You can vary the different combinations of fruit and layers to add variety.
Pour the juice mixture into each popsicle mold. Do not fill to the top. The juice will expand when frozen so leave a little room at the top.
Put on lid of popsicle mold (if your mold has one). Take the popsicle sticks and stick them into the center of the molds.
Freeze for 5 hours or until completely frozen. To remove them from the molds, run the molds under hot water for 10-15 seconds and then gently pull until the popsicle comes out.
Serve and enjoy. Best when served cold.

Notes

Storage:

Store these popsicles in the freezer for up to 3 months. Enjoy as a frozen treat whenever you feel like it!

Tips:

Keep in mind the size of the molds when slicing your fruits. If you have smaller molds, you will need to slice smaller pieces of the fruits.
If you have a handle on your popsicle sticks, make sure it gets pushed all the way down and there isn’t too much room between the liquid and the handle.
Otherwise you will get gaps between the frozen product and the handle.
Based on the size of your molds, the proportions of the fruit to juice might not be quite right for you. Adjust accordingly, by either adding more fruit or more juice.
To prevent the inevitable drip from making a mess, cut a small slit in the bottom of a cupcake liner and insert the popsicle stick through the bottom. This will catch the juice and prevent sticky fingers!