Best Ice Pops Recipes

FRESH FRUIT AND YOGURT ICE POPS

Steps:

• Place the mixed blueberries, raspberries, strawberries, sliced bananas, yogurt, and sugar into a blender. Cover, and blend until fruit is chunky or smooth, as desired.
• Fill paper cups 3/4 full with fruit mixture. Cover the top of each cup with a strip of aluminum foil. Poke a popsicle stick through the center of the foil on each cup.
• Place the cups in the freezer for at least 5 hours. To serve, remove foil and peel off the paper cup.

FRUIT ICE POPS

Steps:

• Combine blueberry pop ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth. Pour into 5 of the pop molds. Repeat process with strawberry pop ingredients. Place in freezer for at least 5 hours or overnight.

EASY ANY-JUICE ICE POPS

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, bring sugar and 1/3 cup water to a boil over high, stirring until sugar dissolves. Transfer to a 4-cup liquid measuring cup or medium bowl and refrigerate until cool, 30 minutes. Stir in juice. Pour mixture into eight 3-ounce ice-pop molds. Insert ice-pop sticks and freeze until solid, 6 hours (or up to 2 weeks).

WATERMELON ICE POPS

Steps:

• Blend watermelon, water, honey, lemon juice, and sugar together in a blender until smooth. Pour mixture into ice pop molds and freeze until solid, about 2 hours.
• Run hot water over ice pop molds for a few seconds to unmold.

COCONUT ICE POPS

Steps:

• In 2-quart saucepan, mix coconut milk, half-and-half and sugar. Heat over medium heat 2 minutes, stirring constantly, until sugar is dissolved. Remove from heat; stir in coconut extract and coconut. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
• Pour coconut mixture evenly into molds or cups. Cover with foil; place in freezer about 25 minutes or until partially frozen. Insert craft stick through foil into each pop. Freeze 8 hours or until firm. To serve, remove pops from molds or peel off paper cups.

CREAMY LAYERED BLUEBERRY ICE POPS

Steps:

• For lemon syrup, place first 4 ingredients in a small saucepan; bring to a boil, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat; let stand, covered, 10 minutes. Remove rosemary and lemon zest. Stir in lemon juice; cool completely., Place blueberries and sugar in another saucepan; cook and stir over medium heat until berries pop, 5-7 minutes. Cool completely., Add whipped topping to the lemon syrup, whisking to blend. Transfer half the mixture to a pastry bag. Pipe into molds. Layer with blueberries. Pipe the remaining whipped topping mixture over top. Close molds with holders. If using paper cups, top with foil and insert sticks through foil., Freeze until firm, about 4 hours. To serve, dip pop molds briefly in warm water before removing.

PINEAPPLE-COCONUT ICE POPS

Steps:

• Combine pineapple, yogurt, coconut milk, and vanilla in a blender and blend until smooth. Pour into ice pop molds and freeze until completely frozen, 4 to 6 hours.

COCONUT-MANGO-PINEAPPLE ICE POPS

Steps:

• Whisk together coconut milk and mango pulp in a 4-cup measuring cup. Add enough pineapple juice to make 4 cups. Mix again.
• Pour into popsicle molds and freeze until solid, at least 4 hours.

OLD FASHIONED VANILLA ICE POPS (A.K.A. POP POPS)

Steps:

• Pour cream soda into a bowl and whisk until no longer bubbly; set aside.
• Heat water and sugar in a saucepan over medium high heat, stirring until the sugar is dissolved, about 5 minutes.
• Stir sugar mixture and vanilla extract into the cream soda.
• Pour mixture into small plastic cups or ice pop molds, then insert wooden ice pop sticks. Freeze until firm.

ICE POPS

Steps:

• Dissolve gelatin, soft drink mix and sugar in boiling water. Stir in cold water and pour into popsicle molds or small plastic drinking cups. Add popsicle sticks when firm but not frozen completely; freeze until hard.

WATERMELON, LEMONADE, AND BLUEBERRY ICE POPS

Steps:

• For watermelon ice:
• Blend watermelon and sugar in processor until smooth. Strain puree into bowl, pressing on solids to extract as much fruit as possible.
• Place cups in shallow baking pan. Spoon watermelon puree into cups, dividing equally (scant 3 tablespoons each). Freeze until mixture is almost frozen, about 2 hours. Cover cups with rounds of foil, sealing tightly at edges. Using tip of small knife, make 1/4-inch slit in center of each foil cover. Push ice pop stick through slit and securely into watermelon ice without hitting bottom of cup. Freeze until watermelon ice is solid, about 1 hour longer.
• For lemon ice:
• Bring 1/2 cup water and sugar to boil in heavy small saucepan over medium-high heat, stirring until sugar dissolves. Remove from heat. Mix in lemon juice, orange juice, and vanilla. Cool to room temperature.
• Place pan with frozen pops on work surface; carefully fold back foil over each cup without dislodging stick. Spoon lemonade into cups, dividing equally (scant 3 tablespoons each). Reseal foil. Freeze until lemonade layer is solid, about 2 hours.
• For blueberry ice:
• Stir blueberries, 1 cup water, and sugar in heavy medium saucepan over medium-high heat until sugar dissolves. Boil until berries are very soft, stirring occasionally, about 5 minutes. Strain mixture into small bowl, pressing on solids to extract as much fruit as possible. Mix in lemon juice. Cool to room temperature.
• Place pan with frozen pops on work surface; carefully fold back foil over each cup without dislodging stick. Spoon blueberry mixture into cups, dividing equally (generous 3 tablespoons each). Reseal foil. Freeze until pops are frozen solid, about 8 hours. (Can be made 2 days ahead. Keep frozen.)
• Remove foil, then tear or use scissors to cut cup off each pop; return ice pops to pan and freeze until ready to serve.

BERRY WHITE ICE POPS

Steps:

• In a microwave, warm 1/4 cup milk; stir in honey until blended. Stir in remaining 1-1/2 cups milk and vanilla., Divide berries among molds; cover with milk mixture. Top molds with holders. If using cups, top with foil and insert sticks through foil. Freeze until firm.

CLASSIC LEMONADE ICE POPS

Steps:

• In a small saucepan over medium heat, combine ½ cup water, sugar and lemon zest.
• Bring to a boil, then decrease heat and simmer for 3 minutes.
• Set aside to cool.
• Strain syrup through sieve placed over large measuring cup, discarding solids.
• Whisk in lemon juice and remaining 2 cups water.
• Pour into molds and freeze until slushy, then insert sticks and freeze until solid, for at least 4 hours.
• If you are using an ice pop kit, follow the manufacturer's instructions.

STRAWBERRY-BANANA DAIQUIRI ICE POPS

Steps:

• Combine strawberry nectar, bananas, and rum in a blender. Blend until smooth. Stir in strawberries.
• Divide mixture between small ice pop molds. Freeze for 8 hours, or overnight. Run molds under cold water for 10 to 15 seconds to release pops.

COTTON CANDY® GRAPE LEMONADE ICE POPS

Steps:

• Divide grapes between ice pop molds. Pour lemonade over the grapes.
• Freeze for 8 hours, or overnight. Run molds under cold water for 10 to 15 seconds to release pops.

CREAMY LEMONADE ICE POPS

Steps:

• Combine heavy whipping cream, lemon juice, milk, and sugar in a bowl until well combined. Pour into 4 ice pop molds and freeze until solid, at least 4 hours, or overnight.

FROSé (FROZEN ROSé) ICE POPS

Steps:

• Purée strawberries, raspberries, rosé, grapefruit juice, and sugar on high speed in a blender until smooth. Strain through a fine-mesh sieve into a large measuring cup; discard seeds and foam.
• Divide strawberry mixture among ice-pop molds, leaving about 1" space at the top. Freeze until slushy, about 1 hour. Stir with an ice-pop stick, then add fresh berries, stirring to incorporate with stick.
• Cover molds, insert sticks, and freeze until ice pops are solid, at least 4 hours.
• Do Ahead
• Ice pops can be made 3 months ahead. Freeze until solid, then transfer to an airtight container and keep frozen.

ORANGE ICE CREAM POPS

Steps:

• In a blender, combine milk, ice cream and orange juice concentrate; cover and process until smooth. , Pour 1/4 cupfuls into molds or cups. Top molds with holders. If using cups, top with foil and insert sticks through foil. Freeze until firm.,

CANTALOUPE ICE POPS

Steps:

• In a blender or food processor, combine the first 5 ingredients; cover and process until smooth. Pour 1/4 cup into each cup or mold; insert pop sticks. Freeze until firm.

YOGURT ICE POPS

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine the sweetener and 3/4 cup cold water. Combine gelatin and the remaining water in a saucepan; let stand for 2 minutes. Heat until gelatin is dissolved; remove from the heat., In batches, place the strawberries, sweetened water, gelatin mixture and yogurt in a blender or food processor; cover and process until smooth. Fill molds or cups with about 1/4 cup strawberry mixture; top with holders or insert sticks into cups. Freeze.