Healthy Homemade Fruit Popsicles
This Homemade Fruit Popsicles recipe is an easy, healthy andrefreshing treat or snack to make for your kids this summer! These popsicles are made with only 5 ingredients including fresh fruit and vegetables, in 5 minutes (plus freezingtime)! Make a variety of flavors by using different combinations of fruits, juices,and yogurts! A great healthy dessert to enjoy after a day of fun in the sun!
Prep Time: 5 minutes | Freezing time: 4 hours | Total Time: 8 hours 5 minutes
Servings: 6 popsicles
Ingredients
- ¾ cup (6.5 oz) liquid/yogurt
- 2 ½ cups fruit
- 4-6 TBS honey
- ¼ tsp pure vanilla extract
- ½ tsp lemon juice
Instructions
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Add all ingredients to the container of your blender in the order listed.
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Blend for 50-70 seconds or until the mixture is smooth.
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Evenly distribute the mixture into the six wells of a popsicle mold.
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Secure the lids and sticks on top of the mold and place it in the freezer.
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Freeze for 8 hours or overnight.
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Remove the molds, run each one under hot water for 30 seconds and then release the popsicle.
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Enjoy immediately! To freeze for later, once the popsicles are removed from the molds place them on a baking sheet to flash freeze them for 30 minutes.
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Place them in an airtight, freezer-friendly container or Ziploc bag until you are ready to enjoy them!
Notes
Red Popsicles:
- 2.5 cup strawberries
- ¾ cup vanilla honey greek yogurt
- 4-6 TBS honey
- ¼ tsp pure vanilla extract
- ½ tsp lemon juice
Purple Popsicles:
- 2.5 cup blueberries
- ¾ cup apple juice
- 4-6 TBS honey
- ¼ tsp pure vanilla extract
- ½ tsp lemon juice
Green Popsicles:
- 2 cups apples, chopped and peeled (2 small or one medium apple)
- 1 cup zucchini (1 small zucchini chopped)
- ½ cup apple juice
- 4 TBS honey
- ½ tsp lemon juice
- ¼ cup spinach (if zucchini isn’t making it green enough)
Nutrition
Serving: 1popsicle | Calories: 100.1kcal | Carbohydrates: 20.5g | Protein: 1.5g | Fat: 2.1g | Saturated Fat: 1.2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 6.1mg | Sodium: 21.5mg | Potassium: 170mg | Fiber: 1.5g | Sugar: 19g | Vitamin A: 85IU | Vitamin C: 49.7mg | Calcium: 50mg | Iron: 0.3mg
**Nutrition information was calculated for the strawberry popsicles using honey vanilla Greek yogurt.