It’s summer, it’s hot and you want the kids to get outdoors and be active. When all that running around builds up a thirst, ice pops are a great way to cool off and keep hydrated. With some popsicle brands costing nearly $5 for a box of six, store-bought treats can be a pricey option. Luckily, homemade frozen pops are easy to make, and the flavor possibilities are almost endless. That’s a win-win for frugal families.
Try these fun and easy DIY ice pop recipes for summer fun and an easy way to cool off.
What you need to make ice pops
You don’t need anything more than a paper cup to make homemade popsicles. Pour your mix into the paper cup, cover it with plastic wrap, perhaps push a popsicle stick into the center, and freeze. Voila! You have a simple, inexpensive way to make homemade popsicles.
Sometimes you want to change things up with a different shape or package. These Zipzicle pouches are a fun (and cheap) way to make homemade ice pops. If your kids complain about handling a cold pop like mine do, you can try a DIY version of ice-pop holders.
You can use these molds to create a more a traditional pop shape, and they’ve received great reviews. For younger kids, use these mini popsicle molds to create perfectly sized pops.
- High-quality materials: This Silicone Ice Pop Models is a food-grade silicone material and pp stick
- DIY experience: You can use fruit juice and other ingredients (such as puree, yogurt, gelatin, fruit, ice cream, pudding, jam, jelly) to make popsicles suitable for children, you can also add to ice Models to make different flavors of ice cream , Equipped with 6 reusable sticks, you can make 3.3 OZ popsicles each time, you can make 2 shapes and 6 different flavors at a time.
- Design: Reusable silicone popsicle Models design helps reduce waste, promotes multiple productions, hygienic. This popsicle Models saves space in the refrigerator, keeps it tidy, lets kids eat ice cream, and experience different DIY fun.
- Upgraded Design: The dual-purpose concept of the Miaowoof popsicle molds perfectly accommodates both reusable plastic sticks and disposable sticks and bags. Allowing you to prepare healthy treats for your family or make a bucket full of freeze pops for large parties.
- Quality Silicone: Our popsicle molds are made from high-quality silicone, ensuring no harm to your homemade popsicles and keeping you and your family healthy. The reusable sticks are easy to clean, safe to use, and durable for long-term use, helping you save materials and care for the environment.
- Easy to Remove: Thanks to the high-quality silicone material of our popsicle molds, the ice pops are easy to take out. Instead of submerging the mold in hot water, you can simply peel back the silicone to release your frozen treats.
- Material: Popsicle molds are made of Food-grade PP.
- Includes: 1 Classic Pop Mold base, 6 removable molds, 6 sticks with drip guards
- EASY TO USE: Each mold includes a stick with drip guard to keep hands clean as you enjoy your popsicle; simply lift individual molds from base by pulling the pop's stick, unmold under warm water to release pop
- 【High-quality materials】: This product is a food-grade silicone material，BPAfree.
- 【Easy to Release Popsicles】：The item is easy to release the popsicles, silicone material, good flexibility, recoverable after torsion, non-stick performance and easy release.
- 【Reusable Sticks】：Each product comes with 11 reusable sticks. The stick has an anti-drip setting.
How to make traditional ice pops
The easiest ice pops to make at home are the old-school version: pour juice into a paper cup or popsicle mold and freeze until solid. Even with these, you can get creative. Try different juices — grape is a go-to standard, but why not strawberry-orange-banana or pomegranate?
You can also fill the cup half-way, freeze, and then fill the remainder of the cup with a different juice, then refreeze for a fun, layered pop.
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Pudding ice pop recipes
When I was a kid, I loved Jell-O Pudding Pops. They are no longer produced, but I was dying to let my kids enjoy those creamy treats. I gave it a whirl with this classic pudding pops recipe, which turned out to be pretty good.
Then I decided to experiment a bit more and found lots of options. The yummiest looking are chocolate vanilla swirled pudding pops, salted caramel pudding pops and Oreo pudding pops.
Smoothie ice pop recipes
Smoothies are cool and refreshing, but on a hot day, a smoothie popsicle is even better. Here are few that pass my taste test: banana blueberry smoothie pops, green smoothie popsicle rockets and mango smoothie pops.
You can turn any of these smoothies into a popsicle with just a paper cup and a popsicle stick.
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Unique ice pop recipes
If you’re ready to take a walk on the wild side, give these fun pops a try: Nutella pops
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