As a child, one of my favorite things to do on a hot summer day was to find a little bit of shade and enjoy some old-fashion ice pops. Sometimes we tried to make our own homemade fruit popsicles, which was really just frozen fruit juice in a popsicle mold, but they didn’t taste quite the same. We could never get the popsicle mixture or texture the way we thought they should be. The store-bought kind were the perfect frozen treats for an afternoon snack. Looking back, I’m sure they contained no healthy ingredients.
To this day whenever I’m at the grocery store and I happen to see popsicles, they still remind me of my childhood and a hot day in summer. So with the humid summer heat just around the corner, what better way to beat it than with a refreshing summer dessert?
When I first saw this easy homemade popsicles recipe (4 simple Ingredients) by Half-baked Harvest, I immediately knew I would make them! In the process, I forgot to add the vanilla extract, so technically, I made three-ingredient popsicles. And they were just fine, although vanilla extract does add a nice touch. While I wouldn’t exactly call them healthy popsicles, they are at least a healthier version of a perfect treat. The best part is, you can substitute your favorite fruits. I used a mixture of fruit preserves and lemon curd. But feel free to get creative and make your own,
If you have friends or family coming over this summer, skip the ice cream and make this easy popsicle recipe that will take you back to your childhood days of summer.
The ingredients you need to make these creamy fruit popsicles?
- Plain Greek yogurt
- Fruit preserves (or fruit mixture) and lemon curd
- Full-fat canned coconut milk
- Vanilla extract
Supplies you’ll need
- Small paper cups (I could only find plastic cups so I used those and they worked just fine. I wanted snowcone cups, had but no luck finding them). I’ll order these for next time!
- small craft sticks
Easy to make creamy fruit popsicles for summer
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Total Time: 5 minutes
- Yield: 4-6 1x
- Category: dessert
Ingredients
- 1 –1/4 cup Greek plain yogurt, divided
- 3/4 cup fruit preserves (I used two parts blueberry preserves and one part lemon curd)
- 6 ounces canned coconut milk
Instructions
- Divide the yogurt into two-three small bowls depending on how many layers you want.
- Add the preserves to one or two bowls and the lemon curd to another, and stir to combine.
- Add 2 ounces of coconut milk to each bowl and stir.
- Spoon some blueberry (or lemon) yogurt into small cups and put it into the freezer for about 15 minutes. Then add the lemon (or the blueberry) and put it back into the freezer for about 15 minutes. Then repeat with the last layer.
- After about 15 minutes, take them out of the freezer, insert a popsicle stick, and return to the freezer until they are completely set.
- Enjoy!
Keywords: popsicles, summer dessert
For a Fun Twist, Add a Cookie layer!
For this creamy popsicle, we used lemon curd with yogurt for two of the layers, strawberry jam with yogurt for the middle layer, and then, just for fun, we added a layer of crushed biscoff cookies!
(Note: we did thin out the yogurt with a little coconut milk, you could use any milk, as it’s such a small amount)
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Hi Annie
I want to make those popsicles with Summer! I think she would love them! Listening to a cookbook on audible sounds like a great idea. Great way to find out if you like it or not!! Thank you so much for the shout out! I so appreciate it.
Such pretty pops Annie! I would imagine for those people who – ahem – like yogurt, they’d be delicious (wink-wink). Love the use of cups in lieu of popsicle molds too! xo
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Annie, these popsicles look delicious, actually everything HBH makes is delicious! Loved Cindys’ Black and white post, she always looks amazing.
Nothing like a popsicle to bring back memories of childhood summers. These look so fun and refreshing. Love an etiquette account and following Mariah now. I used to read the Emily Post etiquette book for fun. I know, I’m odd. Thanks for the book recommendations … just finished Stanley Tucci’s London episode on Searching for Italy. So good. I think his book is next in the queue. Always a fun roundup, Annie. Have a great week! xo
I did as well, Juliet! I still have that big book of etiquette! I love listening to Stanley Tucci!
THAT WAS THE BEST BOOK STANLEY TUCCI!
I GAVE AS CHRISTMAS GIFTS!!
PLUS HIS STORY WAS INCREDIBLE……and here we thought he lost weight to do the show!!!!!
Elizabeth! I thought of you the whole time I listened! I wondered if you loved it? So glad to hear that you did! I love the way he speaks and articulates every word! xx