These easy popsicle recipes use pantry staples and exciting summer flavors. Find the freshest and ripest fruit possible to bring out the best flavors and colors in your popsicles. Let the kids help you out in the kitchen, too! Who wouldn’t have fun putting together a few icy treats?
1 Strawberry Cheesecake Popsicle Recipe
Whiz 1 1/2 cups chopped strawberries, 1/4 cup plain yogurt, and 11/2 tablespoons honey in a blender until combined. With a handheld mixer, blend 2/3 (8-ounce) bar cream cheese (softened), 2/3 cup milk, and 1 tablespoon honey in a bowl until smooth. Pour berry mixture into 4 molds until 1/4 full; freeze until firm. Pour in cream cheese mixture until 1/2 full; freeze until firm. Repeat to make 2 more layers. Insert a popsicle stick and top each with 1 teaspoon crushed graham crackers before freezing the last layer.
2 Cereal Milk Popsicle Recipe
Place 11/3 cups milk and 21/4 cups fruity cereal in a large bowl; let steep for 20 minutes. Discard soggy cereal. Mix 3/4 cup vanilla ice cream into milk; divide mixture among 4 popsicle molds. Top each with 1 tablespoon cereal; freeze (insert a popsicle stick in the center of each halfway through freezing time). Sprinkle with crushed cereal before serving.
3 Chocolate Banana Popsicle Recipe
Peel and freeze 8 small bananas (lakatan); break into chunks and purée in a food processor or a blender. Alternately scoop puréed bananas and 1/3 cup chocolate hazelnut spread (we used Nutella) into 4 popsicle molds. Freeze until solid (insert a popsicle stick in the center of each halfway through freezing time).
4 Tropical Fruit Popsicle Recipe
Divide and arrange 1 kiwi (sliced into thin rounds), 2 strawberries (sliced thinly), the flesh from 1 mango cheek (cubed), and 20 small grapes (peeled) among 4 popsicle molds; fill each with 1/4 cup apple juice. Freeze until solid (insert a popsicle stick in the center of each halfway through freezing time).
5 Sweet Corn Popsicle Recipe
Combine 1/4 cup creamstyle corn, 1/4 cup corn kernels, and 1/2 cup coconut milk. Divide among 4 popsicle molds. Freeze until solid (insert a popsicle stick in the center of each halfway through freezing time).
6 Milo Dinosaur Popsicle Recipe
Combine 1 (22-gram) pack Milo powder, 1/2 cup water, and 1/2 cup fresh milk; stir until Milo is dissolved. Divide among 4 popsicle molds and freeze until firm, at least 1 hour. Add 1 tablespoon condensed milk on top of each popsicle. Freeze until solid (insert a popsicle stick in the center of each halfway through freezing time). Sprinkle with Milo powder before serving.
