10 Healthy Frozen Popsicle Recipes for Your Kids

Summer comes with high temperatures, and everyone including kids looks for something cold and refreshing to beat the heat. That's why ice cream or popsicles are a popular choice for all, especially kids. But those store-bought popsicles might not be healthy because they're full of added sugar, unhealthy fats, artificial colors, preservatives, and other unhealthy stuff.

So, in this article, we'll look at 10 different recipes to make healthy frozen popsicles at home with various flavors and colors.

Benefits of Homemade Frozen Popsicles

A popsicle is a frozen block on a stick, that's why it's called a frozen popsicle. They come in many colors and flavors. Nothing cools the body like them in hot weather, so both adults and kids like them.

Store-bought popsicles might not be a good choice especially for kids because they're full of added sugar, artificial colors, and unhealthy fats. So you should make them at home, because homemade popsicles can offer some important benefits like:-

• Healthy:- When you make popsicles at home, you have full control over the amount and type of ingredients used, like using minimal sugar, artificial colors, preservatives, and other additives.

• Nutritious:- You can add lots of veggies and fruits full of important nutrients to popsicles, making them incredibly healthy as well as tasty and refreshing.

• Hydrating:- Homemade popsicles help keep kids hydrated in hot weather.

• Accessible:- Since you made the popsicles at home and know they’re healthy, kids can have them whenever and as much as they want.

10 Healthy Frozen Popsicle Recipes for Your Kids

Now you know you can make popsicles at home. You might wonder if you can really do it. Don't worry, we'll give you 10 easy recipes to make homemade popsicles with simple ingredients you can find easily. Here are the recipes.

1. Watermelon and Kiwi Popsicle

The watermelon and kiwi popsicle is a healthy, nutritious treat that's very easy to make.

• Ingredients:-

• Seedless watermelon pieces, as much as you want.

• 1 kiwi fruit.

• 1 spoon of sugar (optional).

• How to prepare:-

1. In a blender, blend the watermelon pieces until it turns into juice.

2. You can add sugar if you want the juice sweeter.

3. Peel the kiwi and slice it into thin circles.

4. Put one kiwi slice in each popsicle mold.

5. Pour the watermelon juice into the popsicle molds.

6. Leave the molds to freeze in the freezer for 5-6 hours.

7. Take the popsicles out of the molds and enjoy.

2. Coconut water and fruit popsicle

This is a simple popsicle recipe that's tasty and healthy

• Ingredients:-

• As much coconut water as you want.

• Fruits, whatever kinds you like.

• Preparation method:-

1. Peel the fruits you want and cut them into thin small pieces.

2. Put some fruit pieces into the popsicle molds.

3. Pour the coconut water into the molds until full.

4. Let the molds freeze for 5-6 hours.

5. Take the popsicles out of the molds and enjoy.

3. Orange Popsicle

It's one of the easiest healthy popsicle recipes.

• Ingredients:-

• Number of oranges depending on how much you want to make.

• 2 tablespoons of sugar or as you like.

• ½ teaspoon vanilla, optional.

• Preparation method:-

1. Peel the oranges and squeeze them using an orange juicer.

2. Add sugar and vanilla to the orange juice and mix well.

3. Pour the orange juice into popsicle molds until full.

4. Freeze the popsicles for 5-6 hours.

5. Remove the popsicles from the molds and enjoy.

4. Mango and Strawberry Popsicle

Mango popsicles are one of the kids' favorites.

• Ingredients:-

• 1 cup of fresh strawberries, stemmed and peeled.

• 2 cups of peeled and chopped mango.

• 1 cup of orange juice.

• Preparation method:-

1. Blend the strawberries with ½ cup of orange juice until smooth.

2. Pour the strawberry-orange mix into popsicle molds halfway.

3. Add the mango pieces with the ½ cup of leftover orange and blend until smooth juice.

4. Pour the mango and orange mix into popsicle molds until full.

5. Freeze the popsicles for 5-6 hours.

6. Take the popsicles out of the molds and enjoy.

5. Chocolate Popsicle

This popsicle is easy to make and everyone likes it.

• Ingredients:-

• 350 ml of light coconut milk.

• 3 tablespoons of sugar or as needed.

• ⅓ cup of unsweetened cocoa powder.

• How to prepare:-

1. Add the sugar and cocoa powder to the coconut milk and mix well.

2. Pour the mixture into popsicle molds.

3. Freeze the popsicles for 5-6 hours.

4. Take the popsicles out of the molds and enjoy.

6. Yogurt and strawberry popsicle

This popsicle has a great mix of yogurt and fruit.

• Ingredients:-

• Dried fruits as desired.

• 2 cups of vanilla yogurt.

• How to prepare:-

1. Mash the dried fruits well until smooth.

2. Put the fruit mash in a squeeze bottle or a resealable bag.

3. Put the vanilla yogurt in a squeeze bottle or a resealable bag.

4. Pour fruit puree and yogurt alternately into popsicle molds to make swirls.

5. Freeze the mold for 5-6 hours.

6. Take the popsicles out of the molds and enjoy.

7. Pink Lemon Popsicle

This popsicle lets you enjoy the sweetness of berries with lemon flavor.

• Ingredients:-

• 1 cup of frozen red berries.

• ½ cup of granulated sugar.

• 1 cup of lemon juice.

• 1 cup of water.

• Preparation method:

1. In a pan over heat, warm the sugar with ½ cup of water until the sugar is completely dissolved.

2. Put the sugar mixture into the remaining ½ cup water, mix well, and let it cool.

3. Make a puree of the red berries in a blender.

4. Strain the puree to remove the seeds.

5. Add the berry puree to the sugar mixture bowl.

6. Add lemon juice to the mix and stir well.

7. Pour the mixture into popsicle molds.

8. Freeze the popsicles for 5-6 hours.

9. Take the popsicles out of the molds and enjoy.

8. Hot Chocolate Popsicle

Instead of the usual ice pops, try this hot chocolate popsicle.

• Ingredients:-

• 4 cups of milk.

• 6 tablespoons of sugar.

• 2 tablespoons of semi-sweet chocolate chips.

• ½ cup mini marshmallows.

• Preparation method:-

1. In a pan on the stove, heat the milk with the chocolate chips until cooked, stirring constantly so the chocolate or sugar doesn't stick to the bottom.

2. Take the pan off the heat and let the mixture cool.

3. Put a little marshmallow in each popsicle mold.

4. Pour the chocolate mixture into the molds until full.

5. Leave the molds to freeze for 5-6 hours.

6. Remove the popsicles from the molds and enjoy.

9. Strawberry Cheesecake Popsicle

Strawberry blends great with the cheesecake texture in this popsicle.

• Ingredients:-

• 2 cups of fresh strawberries, quartered.

• 3 cups of plain yogurt.

• 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract (optional).

• 2 tablespoons of honey.

• How to prepare:-

1. In a blender, add all ingredients and blend into a smooth puree.

2. Pour the puree into popsicle molds.

3. Let the molds freeze for 5-6 hours.

4. Remove the popsicles from the molds and enjoy.

10. Kiwi and yogurt popsicle

It's one of the easiest fruit popsicle recipes.

• Ingredients:-

• Kiwi, depending on how much you want to make.

• ½ cup of fat-free milk.

• 3 tablespoons of honey.

• Preparation method:-

1. Peel the kiwi and cut it into horizontal slices and cubes.

2. In a bowl, mix the yogurt, honey, and milk.

3. Put some kiwi pieces in popsicle molds, then pour the milk mixture over them alternately until the molds are full.

4. Let the pops freeze for 5-6 hours.

5. Take the pops out of the molds and enjoy.

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