3 Fruit Popsicles recipes
Have you tried the kiwi and blueberry popsicle? What about the Goji berry with lemon? Besides being very simple to elaborate, fruit popsicles are a very refreshing treat and a different way of eating fruits, children will love eating them but not only help them to try new flavors, but to spend a fun pastime for hot weather on vacation. If you like the sweets, these cream popsicles are a delicious dessert that you can enjoy at warm afternoons and the kids love it for its taste.
Kiwi and blueberry popsicles
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups of mashed kiwi pulp
- 1 cup of mashed blueberries (blueberries crushed with rice molasses)
- 1 cup of water
- 2 ½ tablespoons of sugar (can use brown sugar), or to taste
- 1-2 tablespoons of lemon juice or to taste
Procedure
- Mix all ingredients until sugar is dissolved. Taste and add more sugar or lemon if desired.
- Pour the mixture into molds for popsicles, leaving an inch of empty space.
- Place the tops of the molds, insert sticks and freeze until hard, about 2 hours.
- To get them out of the mold, remove the lids and gently squeeze the sides of the molds.
Strawberry popsicles
Ingredients
- 250 grams of ripe strawberries
- 1 / 3 cup of juice, tropical punch
- 6 cups of paper or plastic (5 ounces)
- 6 wooden sticks or spoons, plastic pallets
Procedure
- Remove stems from strawberries with 2 fingers twisting, or with a knife. Cut in very small pieces adding a bit of sugar on top.
- Measure the drink mix in measuring cup for dry ingredients, leveling its contents with a knife.
- Put some strawberries and drink of punch in the blender. Blend on low for 1-1/2 to 2 minutes or until creamy.
- Put the rest of the fresh mixture and blend briefly.
- Distribute evenly into paper cups. Freeze for 1 hour.
- Insert wooden sticks in each cup. Freeze for 3 hours or until firm. Peel the cups to serve. Let stand a few minutes at room temperature to soften slightly before serving.
Goji berries popsicles
Ingredients
- 1 cup of ripe Goji berries
- 1 / 3 cup of pineapple juice
- ½ cup of Goji berry juice
- A few drops of lemon
- Sugar to taste (can use brown sugar)
- 6 plastic molds of 5 ounces
- 6 wooden sticks or spoons, plastic pallets
Procedure
- Grind juices with Goji berries, adding sugar to taste, on low speed so that they are small pieces of fruit.
- Divide the mixture evenly into molds and freeze for 1 hour.
- Insert wooden sticks in each cup. Freeze for 3 hours or until firm. Let stand a few minutes at room temperature to soften slightly before serving.
Orange and blackberry popsicles
Ingredients
- 1 / 2 kilo of blackberries (previously washed)
- 1 cup of strained orange juice
- 1 ounce of orange-flavored liqueur
- Half cup water
- Sugar to taste
Preparation
- Reserve a little bit of blackberries and blend the rest with orange juice, water, liquor and sugar to taste. When are well blended, add the other berries and blend a few seconds, so that they are pieces of fruit.
- There must be a smooth mix, not very thick. If too thick, put a little water.
- Put the mixture in several popsicle molds and leave in the freezer for at least eight hours to look good and hard frost. Enjoy on any occasion and especially in this season of spring and summer.
Peach with mint popsicles
Ingredients
- Three peaches cut into parts
- Lemon juice
- Two tablespoons of finely chopped fresh mint (optional)
- One quarter or a half cup of sugar (can add more if you want it very sweet)
Procedure
- This recipe contains lemon and fresh mint to add a special touch, but you can modify the recipe by removing the mint and lemon.
- Cut the peaches and remove the seed and the center. Put peaches, lemon juice, a tablespoon of mint and 1 / 4 cup of sugar in a blender and blend until everything is well incorporated.
- After this, fill popsicle molds with the mixture, place popsicle sticks and leave in the freezer until they are frozen and enjoy. Remember that you can substitute other for fruit ingredients.