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With the temperature starting to rise, there’s no better time to create some delicious ice pops from home! Gone are the days of basic, boring combinations – it’s time to get creative in the kitchen with this family-friendly activity, and let your tastebuds test out something new. Whether it’s sweet, tart, or even a bit of both, blending together a few different ingredients into your popsicle molds can really get your creative juices flowing. I’ve listed below a few delicious recipes to try out or to simply get you inspired to make your own creations.
Blueberry Lemon Popsicle
Thank you Bigger Bolder Baking for the recipe!
Ingredients
-30 blueberries, hulled and cleaned
-zest of lemon
-1 cup vanilla yogurt
Directions
1. Purée the blueberries until smooth. Mix with the lemon zest. Alternate adding the blueberry purée and yogurt into the Popsicle molds. Cover molds, add sticks, and freeze overnight or at least 6 hours.
Root Beer Float Popsicles
Thank you Cooking with Amber for the recipe!
Ingredients
-15 oz. of root beer
-1 cup vanilla ice cream
Directions
1. Let the vanilla ice cream sit out for about 5 minutes or until it becomes slightly melted.
2. Fill your Popsicle molds ⅓ to ½ of the way with the melted ice cream mixture.
3. Fill the rest of the mold with root beer, but be sure to wait until the foam goes away. Cover your molds and add the sticks. Let freeze overnight and enjoy.
Chocolate Peanut Butter Banana Yogurt Popsicles
Thank you Recipe Runner for the recipe!
Ingredients
-1 cup of milk of choice
-¾ plain non-fat Greek yogurt
-2 ripe bananas
-2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
– 2 Tbsp peanut butter
– 1 Tbsp honey or maple syrup
– 1 tsp vanilla extract
Directions
1. Place all of the ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth. Pour the mixture into Popsicle molds and add the sticks.
2. Cover the molds and freeze overnight. Once frozen, run warm water over the molds to release. Enjoy.
Homemade Creamsicle Bars
Ingredients
-2 small packages orange flavored jello
-2 cups hot water
-1 cup orange juice
-2 cups vanilla ice cream
Directions
1. Place hot water in a large bowl. Pour in the jello packets and stir. Add the orange juice and the ice cream. Stir until everything is melted, dissolved, and mixed together.
2. Pour the mixture into your Popsicle molds and insert the sticks. Cover the molds and freeze overnight. Once frozen, enjoy!
Dole Whip Popsicles
Ingredients
-5 cups pineapple chunks
-1 can coconut milk
Directions
1. Blend together the pineapple chunks and coconut milk. Pour the mixture into Popsicle molds.
2. Add in the sticks and cover the molds.
3. Put in the freezer to harden overnight. Enjoy.
Are you excited about these wonderful flavors? Comment your favorite one below!
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