Hello, summer/hello popsicle and ice cream season! At long last, I’m finally getting into the whole popsicle thing. I’ve always been more hooked on ice cream but then I realized how incredibly awesome you can make popsicles on a hot summer day. This summer I’ll be making popsicles all the time and not just at my kids’ request. The flavor possibilities and combinations are as endless as the ingredients in your fridge!
Homemade Watermelon Popsicles
I absolutely love these layered Watermelon Popsicles, as did my kids! They are made with mostly fruit, a few chocolate chips and then the white portion is coconut milk. So as long as you use good, ripe fruit the flavors will be utterly delicious and irresistibly refreshing. If you don’t have enough ripe watermelon, or your watermelon puree isn’t as pink as you want, you can also add strawberries or raspberries. I also like to add fresh mint leaves or fresh lime juice to the watermelon—the best flavor combination!
I made this watermelon popsicle recipe a few times trying to find the best way to keep the layers from blending but you’ll probably always find just a little bit even if you are keeping the sides very clean. Another thing that will likely be hard to avoid is that some will be more “water-logged” than others (as in some of them will have a little separation on the bottom because of the high concentration of water in watermelon) leaving a lighter portion on top of a few of them, but they will still taste just as delicious – it’s just watermelon juice. If you’d like you could also cut up little raisins to use for the seeds but I always love a little chocolate if you don’t mind the added sugar. Honey, agave, or maple syrup can also help with the sweetness if you don’t want to add refined sugar. Light coconut milk would probably work fine too, it won’t be quite as white and not quite as creamy but should still be delicious. Sticking with coconut milk makes these a good vegan dessert—but if you’re ok with dairy you can also use Greek yogurt. I hope you all have a fun summer! And you might as well start it out with these easy homemade popsicles, right? They take a little bit of extra effort and patience because of the layers but they are so worth it. If you don’t already have a popsicle mold, this is the one I have and it works great!
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