Homemade Ice Pops for grown-ups: just real fruit and no refined sugar

These homemade ice pops (or ice poles as they’re called in some parts of the world) are easy to make with real food ingredients, are completely customizable and have no refined sugar! Enjoy these icy treats all summer long and avoid the added sugars, corn syrup and artificial dyes in most store bought ice pops. I created these healthy ice pops for grown-ups but your kids will love them too!

Feel free to change up the flavors based on your preference and which fruits are in season and local. Have fun and mix things up and play around with different flavor combinations.

If you are looking for more healthy treats you may like these Frozen Strawberry Cheesecake Bars, this Fudge Brownie in a Mug or this Low Carb Mango Sticky Rice.

Why You’ll Love These Homemade Ice Pops

What’s not to love about homemade ice pops. With no additives, preservatives, artificial colors or any hard to pronounce ingredients these homemade ice pops are pure clean eating. Easy to prepare with everyday ingredients, I’m sure you’ll be making them on repeat all summer.

Ingredients To Make Ice Pops

Mango Coconut Ice Pops

• Mango – Fresh or frozen mango will work in this recipe. Any kind of mango is good as long as it’s ripe.
• Yogurt – Use dairy or goat. I prefer full fat for the taste and texture but low fat will also work. You can also use vanilla for a sweeter ice pop.
• Coconut milk – Canned coconut milk makes these ice pops nice and creamy.
• Collagen – Collagen adds some protein and gut healing properties.

Lemon Ice Pops

• Lemon juice – Use fresh lemon juice for the best flavor.
• Sparkling water – Choose lemon flavored for more flavor or plain will also work.
• Maple syrup – A touch of maple syrup adds some sweetness. You can also use keto syrup.

Cherry Vanilla Cream Ice Pops

• Cherries – Fresh or frozen cherries will both work. Make sure if you use fresh to pit them well.
• Coconut milk – Use canned coconut milk for the best rich flavor.
• Vanilla – Use real vanilla extract for the best flavor.
• Collagen – Collagen adds some protein and gut healing properties.

Blackberry Ice Pops

• Blackberries – Fresh or frozen blackberries are good.
• Yogurt – Use full fat plain or vanilla flavored yogurt.
• Coconut milk – Canned coconut milk makes these ice pops nice and creamy.
• Collagen – I prefer bovine collage but marine collagen is also good.

Chocolate Protein Ice Pops

• Coconut milk – Use full fat canned coconut milk for the best flavor and texture.
• Yogurt – Dairy or goat yogurt are both good.
• Chocolate protein powder – Protein adds some staying power which helps with blood sugar.
• Cacao powder – Both cacao and cocoa will work.
• Banana – Use a ripe banana for added sweetness.

Strawberry Lime Ice Pops

• Strawberries  – Fresh or frozen will both work.
• Chia or basil seeds
• Lime juice – Use freshly squeezed lime juice for the best flavor.
• Sparkling water – Plain or lime flavored will both work.

Orange Cream Ice Pops

• Oranges – Pitted and peeled.
• Coconut milk
• Collagen

Mojito Ice Pops

• Lime juice – Freshly squeezed will have the best flavor.
• Sparkling water
• Maple syrup – Use real maple or keto syrup to sweeten the ice pops.
• Mint leaves-Fresh mint adds the ‘mojito’ flavor.
• Rum (optional)

How To Make Ice Pops

Making your ice pops: each of these ice pop recipes will make 4-5 ice pops

• Choose which ice pop you will make first and add all of the ingredients to a blender.
• Blend well and taste the mixture- at this point you can customize to your liking.
• Some of the ice pop “blends” with be thicker and some will be thinner. The ice pops with a sparkling water base will be icier once frozen and the recipes that include coconut milk or yogurt will be more like cream pops.
• Using the small funnel that comes in the pack of ice pop tubes, pour the blended mix into the tube up to the “fill” line.
• Freeze until solid- 3 hours or overnight.
• Enjoy!

Storage

These ice pops will keep in the freezer for up to 3 months.

Pro Tips

Here are a few things you can do to make sure the ice pops turn out well every time.

• Puree the ingredients well so the ice pops are nice and smooth.
• Use ripe fruit for the best flavor. If you find your fruit is ready before you are freeze it.
• Frozen fruit is hard to blend so let it soften slightly.
• Taste the mixture before you freeze is to you can adjust it to your liking.

FAQs

How do you keep homemade ice pops from getting icy?

A few options include leaving some space at the top of the ice pop to reduce the chances of it becoming icy.

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