The Best Homemade Popsicle Recipes for Your Coolest Summer Yet (2024)

Super fast and easy, these homemade pops are a healthier alternative to store-bought frozen treats.

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SHOP POPSICLE MOLDS

Lighten up! Replace the sour cream and buttermilk with one cup plain nonfat yogurt to save 7 grams of fat and 41 calories per serving.

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This mouthwatering recipe makes it one of the coolest ways to extinguish summer's sizzle. Plus, its fruity flavor will appeal to kids and adults alike.

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This delicious frozen treat recipe, from People's Pops in New York City, uses seasonal blackberries. Take that plain cherry and grape!

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SHOP ROSE WATER

These frosted pops promise plum-fresh goodness and a frozen blast of cool. Can't wait? Grab a straw and sip. The mixture makes a great smoothie, too.

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Punch up citrus in a flash—the flavor is tripled—with the hardworking supermarket standby, orange juice concentrate.

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These fresh, fruity frozen treats can be made with watermelon, cantaloupe, honeydew, or pineapple. Yum!

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Beneath the confetti-candy covering of these ice cream pops lies a marvelous surprise: a soft-in-the-center miniature candy bar on a Popsicle stick.

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A frozen treat to keep you cool in the heat. When selecting fruit, the most important features to look for are color, texture, and fragrance. For example, a peach should have no traces of green.

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These quick and easy frozen treats can easily be made in small paper cups, no special equipment required.

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Okay, so carrot might not be top of mind when considering flavors, but hear us out. The root veggie staple is surprisingly sweet, especially when juiced. And paired with coconut milk, and ginger, the combo is like getting your favorite grown-up smoothie in kid-friendly iced pop form.

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This three-ingredient Popsicle can't be beat in both the looks and taste departments, especially with edible flowers frozen into the mix.

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Vegan, gluten-free, and refined sugar-free, these make the best healthy treats for little ones. Wow your kids even more by experimenting with different coconut and raspberry ratios for a gorgeous assortment of Popsicle hues.

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Who needs real banana cream pie when you can eat it in frozen form? You may even find that you prefer the Popsicle version, especially as an easy post-dinner summer treat.

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Good luck finding a flavor combo more refreshing and summer-worthy than this.

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Adults more than deserve their own booze-infused Popsicles, but you can also nix the alcohol in a separate batch to let underage eaters in on the fun. (Trust us, they'll want to try these pretty Popsicles!)

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What may seem like an oxymoron actually couldn't be more delicious—because a chocolate and marshmallow mix tastes just as good (if not better) cold.

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If the recipe calls for mocha iced coffee, does that mean you can have dessert for breakfast? We think so!

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This blogger writes these pops "are like taking a bite out of fresh summer flavor."

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Make it feel like your birthday every day of summer with this Funfetti treat.

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