With the current heat wave, you’re probably looking for ways to stay cool— and a delicious, frozen treat is the perfect option!
A few years ago, Gemma Stafford of Bigger Bolder Baking shared a few delicious homemade popsicle recipes that have been making their rounds ever since. Gemma is a professional chef but now focuses on sharing easy recipes and step-by-step videos. Her goal is to create confidence in even the newest home cooks. As she writes on her website: “No special equipment needed, no rare ingredients, just a daring approach to making something impressive for yourself or to share. And you don’t have to be a professional chef to do it.”
In this video, Gemma shows us how to make some of her delicious, homemade popsicles— and with five unique recipes, she’s made sure there’s a flavor for everyone!
To make these popsicles, you’re going to need a popsicle mold which you can likely find at your local dollar store. If you can’t find one, a disposable drink cup should also work fine.
Before beginning, it’s important to note that popsicles are fun because you don’t have to follow exact measurements and ingredients, like most recipes. Gemma uses fruit, yogurt, and juice as the base of most of hers.
“You can leave out an ingredient if you don’t have it or swap it out entirely for another one. If you don’t like lemonade, for example, use orange or cranberry juice!”
When your popsicles are ready, run warm water over the molds to help loosen them. Then, enjoy!
Fresh Mango and Strawberry Popsicles (Vegan)
You will need:
- 12 – 15 large, fresh strawberries, hulled and halved
- 2 whole, ripe mangoes, peeled pitted and cut into chunks
- Can also substitute fresh fruit with frozen
Instructions
- Puree the mango in a food processor until it is smooth. Pour into a bowl and rinse the processor.
- Puree the strawberries until smooth and set aside.
- Fill each popsicle mold 1/3 of the way with mango puree, 1/3 of the way with strawberry, and finish with another layer of mango.
- Cover mold, add sticks and freeze for at least 5 hours
Creamsicle Popsicles
You will need:
- 1 and 1/2 cups Greek yogurt
- 4 tablespoons sugar (or another natural sweetener)
- 3/4 cup cream
- 1/4 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 cups fresh orange juice
Instructions
- Mix yogurt, sugar (or sweetener), cream, and vanilla in a bowl.
- Fill mold halfway with yogurt mix
- Take orange juice and fill the rest of the mold.
- Cover, add sticks and freeze for at least 5 hours
Fudgesicle Popsicles
You will need:
- 4 oz (120 g) chopped, semi-sweet chocolate
- 3/4 cup heavy cream
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1 tbsp unsweetened cocoa
- 1 tsp vanilla
Instructions
- Place chocolate in a heatproof bowl
- Combine heavy cream, milk, and cocoa powder in a saucepan over medium heat. Whisk until cocoa is dissolved and the mixture starts to simmer.
- Pour cream mixture over the chocolate in the bowl and let stand for 2-3 minutes.
- Whisk until smooth, stirring in vanilla.
- Pour through a strainer to avoid potential clumps of cocoa powder, then pour into the popsicle molds.
- Cover mold, add sticks and freeze for at least 5 hours.
Lemonade Popsicles
You will need:
- 10 kiwi, peeled and thinly sliced
- 10 raspberries, cut in half
- 5 strawberries
- 1 peach
- 10 blueberries
- 2 cups of lemonade (or another juice of your choice)
- lime zest (optional)
Instructions
- Add different fruits to the popsicle molds.
- Zest lime into the lemonade.
- Fill molds with lemonade.
- Cover mold, add sticks and freeze for at least 5 hours.
Rainbow Popsicles
You will need:
- 2 kiwis
- 10 large strawberry halves
- 1 mango, roughly chopped
- 30 blueberries
Instructions
- Puree each fruit and set aside, rinsing the mixer in between.
- Carefully spoon layer by layer of fruit into the popsicle molds. If you want perfectly straight lines, feel free to freeze each layer individually, but it isn’t necessary.
- Cover mold, add sticks and freeze for at least 4 hours.
Be sure to check out Bigger Bolder Baking for other great recipes like this!
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