Easy Homemade Fruit Popsicles #dessert #fruitpopsicles

Healthy homemade fruit popsicles made with five ingredients or less! Four delicious recipes to choose from, strawberry, watermelon, lemon, and coconut. An easy and refreshing treat to help you cool down from the heat.

There’s nothing like enjoying homemade fruit popsicles on a hot day. The problem with the store-bought kind is that they typically contain high fructose corn syrup and artificial flavors. Not these! All my popsicle recipes are 100 calories or less and made with only natural sweeteners!

Making homemade fruit popsicles are a fun way for kids and adults to experiment in the kitchen. It’s also an easy way to add more nutrients into your day without using refined sugar.

Ingredients:

Peach Strawberry Yogurt Popsicles

• 3 cups strawberries , pureed to 1 1/2 cup
• 3 cups peaches , peeled and sliced, pureed to 1 1/2 cup
• 2 tablespoons honey , divided
• 2/3 cup vanilla greek yogurt

Minty Watermelon Popsicles

• 3 cups watermelon slices , divided
• 1 tablespoon fresh mint leaves
• 1 1/2 cups coconut water
• 2 tablespoons lime juice
• 1 tablespoon honey

Blackberry Lemon Popsicles

• 2/3 cup lemon juice , plus zest from lemons
• 2 1/2 cups vanilla greek yogurt
• 2 1/2 cups blackberries
• 2 1/2 cup mixed berry Greek yogurt

Orange Mango Coconut Popsicles

• 4 cups mango , divided
• 2 cup unsweetened coconut milk , whisked and divided
• 3 tablespoons orange juice
• 3 tablespoons honey

Instructions:

Peach Strawberry Mango Yogurt Popsicles:

1. In a blender, puree strawberries with four teaspoons honey then set aside. Clean blender, puree sliced peaches with two teaspoons, honey, set aside.
2. Layer the popsicles as follows; 2 teaspoons strawberry puree, one teaspoon yogurt, two teaspoons mango puree and repeat. Make a fruit puree your last layer.
3. Tap the mold on the counter to make sure all of the layers settle. Use a small spoon to drag vertically from the bottom to the top of the mold a few times to create a swirled pattern.
4. Gently tap the molds on the countertop to remove any air bubbles. Insert the popsicle sticks, and then freeze for at least 6 hours, or overnight.

Minty Watermelon Popsicles:

1. In a blender, puree 2 1/2 cups diced watermelon pieces, mint leaves, coconut water, lime juice and honey. Cut the remaining 1/2 cup watermelon slices into 1/4 inch cubes.
2. Evenly divide the diced watermelon into the molds, tapping them down to the bottom.
3. Stir the popsicle mixture, then evenly divide them among the popsicle molds.
4. Insert the popsicle sticks, if it does not stay in place use a piece of tape to hold them into place. Freeze for at least 6 hours, or overnight.

Blackberry Lemon Popsicles:

1. In a medium-sized bowl whisk together lemon juice, zest, and vanilla yogurt, set aside.
2. Puree blackberries and mixed berry yogurt, set aside.
3. Layer the popsicles as follows; 1 tablespoon lemon, 1 tablespoon blackberry, repeat. Swirl layers if desired.
4. Gently tap the molds on the countertop to remove any air bubbles. Insert the popsicle sticks, and then freeze for at least 6 hours, or overnight.

Orange Mango Coconut Popsicles:

1. Puree 3 cups mango slices, 1 1/2 cup coconut milk, orange juice and honey.
2. Cut the remaining 1 cup mango slices into 1/4 inch cubes. Evenly divide them among the popsicle molds.
3. Add 3 tablespoons of mango coconut mixture, gently tapping mold on the counter to make sure liquid fills in the diced mango spaces.
4. Add 1 tablespoon of coconut milk, or until the mold is filled. Insert the popsicle sticks, and then freeze for at least 6 hours, or overnight.