There’s no secret on how to make homemade fruit popsicles. Grab any fruit, add some herbs or aromatics, add a liquid, blend, and freeze. Easy, freezy!
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Formula to make fruit popsicles
- Fruits: fresh, frozen, canned, and even add dry fruit such as coconut flakes. If using frozen fruits, thaw first.
- Herbs or aromatics to make them pop!
- Liquid or semi-solid liquid — the amount depends on the fruit and some fruit purees don’t need liquid.
- Sugar–depending on the fruit, this is optional. Some fruits are sweet enough.
The formula is simple and the more you make it, you’ll be creating your own flavor combinations. If you like you can add more ingredients such as a vegetable. Try adding vegetable juice such as carrot juice which gives it another sweet flavor.
Herbs or aromatics to add to popsicles:
- Basil
- Mint
- Thyme
- Fresh ginger (peeled and grated)
- Chiles or chile sauce
- Vanilla extract
- Lavender flowers
- Pinch of salt
liquid o semi-solid liquid to add to fruit popsicles:
- Water or mineral water
- Coconut water
- Cow’s milk, low fat
- Plant-based milk, including coconut milk
- Greek yogurt or low-fat yogurt
- Fruit juice
- Ice cream
- Sorbet
- Lime or lemon juice and zest
- Iced tea or iced coffee
- White wine or Prosecco (add water because if there is too much alcohol it will form more ice crystals.)
Sugar is optional
- Regular sugar or granulated raw sugar cane which is less processed
- Honey
- Agave nectar
- Chocolate syrup
This is an old photo of peach popsicles, I know…It is a horrible photo. It reminds me of how far I have come with food photography. This pop has peaches, coconut milk, honey, and water.
Prepare fruit popsicles to have them ready for a snack or for desserts. Any fruit can be made into a frosty pop.
I have even made popsicles out of durian fruit, yes! The one fruit that people call the “stinky fruit” because it has the odor of something rotten. Well, you would need to add a little more sugar than usual but it can be possible.
Enjoy and let me know which is your favorite popsicle.
Strawberries and Basil Popsicles
Fruit popsicles with a few ingredients.
Ingredients
- 1 cup fresh strawberries, rinsed, chopped without stem
- 6-7 basil leaves, rinsed
- 1/2 cup water
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 2 tablespoons of lemon juice and zest (1/2 lemon)
- 1/2 cup white wine (optional)
Instructions
- In a blender, add all ingredients except white wine and blend well.
- If adding white wine, add and stir at the end. No need to blend.
- Place mixture into ice pops molds and insert wooden sticks. Freeze for at least 8 hours before serving.
Notes
Do not add more wine because it can form too many ice crystals.
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