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Ultimate Homemade Popsicles

Published on 8.25.2020 by Jen Hansard

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Healthy homemade popsicle guide with recipes

Create healthy homemade popsicles pop with super fun popsicle sleeves. I think they're perfect for busy days, birthday parties, post gym, work & school lunches, or team sports snacks. Our family uses them all the time and it's helped us stay healthy on busy days.

Last week on Instagram I shared the homemade popsicles we made as a fundraiser for my daughter's gymnastics program.

I've never been a fan of the chocolate bar fundraisers, so I decided to create my own healthy fundraiser and see what happens. Well, it was super simple to do and a lot of people from the SGS community were asking how to do it, so I put together a step-by-step tutorial here.

Homemade popsicles store nicely in the freezer.

How to make Homemade Popsicles

These rawkstar pops are made with healthy smoothie recipe. The only extra goods you'll need are a silicone funnel (or any funnel, really) and resealable bags in the shape of long skinny popsicles.

I created my own line of BPA-free popsicle sleeves for my kids and sell them here. I highly recommend them, but there are other versions out there on Amazon too. They remind me of OtterPops from when I was a kid (and that makes me happy).

Pick a smoothie recipe

Choose your favorite smoothie recipe, and blend it like normal. I often use Beginner's Luck since it's a community favorite and my personal go-to recipe. When I do green smoothies samples in schools, kids always love this recipe too. So it's a classic tried and true winner. Since these pops are going to aspiring gymnasts, I want to make sure I give them a winner.

Yet to get all the fun colors above, I have included those recipes below.

Pouring smoothies into popsicle sleeves

Fill the Homemade Popsicle Sleeve

I used a small funnel to help pour into the popsicle mold bags. You prob could pour directly from the blender, just focus on pouring slowly. If you pour too fast, there's a good chance that the bag will overflow and you'll have a mess on your hands (literally). Most of our recipes fill around 10 popsicle mold bags IF there are no casualties.

Freeze popsicles until solid

After the bags are filled, stick them in the freezer for an hour or two (or until frozen) and enjoy! Pack them in your kids lunches, eat them as a snack, take them on road trips... it's up to you. These rawkstar pops will take you back to your childhood!

Homemade popsicles you can take on the go

 

Healthy homemade popsicle guide with recipes

Ultimate Homemade Popsicles

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Making homemade popsicles can be easy, healthy and convenient. These recipes all use plant-based natural ingredients to nourish your body. Pick which colors you'd like to make from the recipe below. 
Total Time4 hours 10 minutes
Servings10

Ingredients

Blue Popsicles

  • 2 bananas (peeled and sliced)
  • 1 teaspoon butterfly pea powder
  • 2 peach (peeled)
  • ¾ cup coconut milk
  • ¼ teaspoon baking soda (helps it turn blue)

Green Popsicles

  • 1 cup spinach
  • ½ cup pineapple
  • ½ cup mango
  • 1 banana
  • 1 cup water

Yellow Popsicles

  • 1 orange
  • 2 cups mango
  • ½ cup pineapple
  • ½ cup water

Red Popsicles

  • 1 cup cherries (pitted)
  • 1 cup strawberries
  • 1 banana
  • 1 cup pomegranate juice

Instructions

  • Blend all ingredients together until smooth.
  • Fill popsicle sleeves using provided funnel.
  • Freeze for at least 4 hours.

Nutrition (estimated)

Calories: 53kcal (3%) Carbohydrates: 11g (4%) Protein: 1g (2%) Fat: 1g (2%) Saturated Fat: 1g (6%) Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g Monounsaturated Fat: 1g Sodium: 40mg (2%) Potassium: 140mg (4%) Fiber: 1g (4%) Sugar: 7g (8%) Vitamin A: 372IU (7%) Vitamin C: 14mg (17%) Calcium: 5mg (1%) Iron: 1mg (6%)

Have you made homemade popsicles?

What ingredients do you use to make a healthy snack for your family?

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Comments

  1. Erin

    September 01, 2020 at 3:30 pm

    5 stars
    Where do you get the butterfly pea powder? Such fun colors.

    Reply
    • Simple Green Smoothies

      September 02, 2020 at 11:31 am

      Hey Erin! You can find many brands of butterfly pea powder on Amazon. I recommend Suncore Foods (https://suncorefoods.com).

      Here's the link to their Butterfly Pea Flower Powder on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Suncore-Foods-Butterfly-Natural-Supercolor/dp/B07D7RS1CN/ref=sr_1_7?dchild=1&keywords=butterfly+pea+powder&qid=1599060596&sr=8-7

  2. Bunmi

    May 19, 2020 at 8:12 am

    How long do the smoothies last in the freezer?

    Reply
    • Simple Green Smoothies

      May 19, 2020 at 11:19 am

      They can last a month or more but mine never make it that long! 🙂

  3. Sarah Schmidt

    March 20, 2018 at 3:23 pm

    I'm curious how you did this as a fundraiser. Was it like a bake sale type set-up?

    Reply
    • Simple Green Smoothies

      March 22, 2018 at 12:08 am

      Hi Sarah,

      It was actually at a basketball game? Have you ever seen students selling chocolate bars at games? In place of chocolate, we went around with a cooler and our green smoothie pops! They sold great + were a huge hit! 🙂

  4. vitoria ellen

    September 30, 2017 at 6:21 am

    Esse smoothie quando congelado alimenta e refresca nesse verão escaldante, nunca pensei nessa ideia mas vendo essa receita me inspirei para fazer de vários outros sabores, acredito que até as minhas crianças que não tomam smoothie de jeito nenhum vão começar a comer. Adorei!

    Reply
    • Simple Green Smoothies

      October 02, 2017 at 11:20 am

      Hi Vitoria,

      YAY! So excited that these pops can inspire even little ones to give green smoothies a go!

  5. Alicia

    September 25, 2017 at 7:45 pm

    I have tried this before but the smoothie filling turns an unappetizing brown quickly. How did you get yours so vibrant? Thanks!

    Reply
    • Simple Green Smoothies

      September 26, 2017 at 8:40 pm

      Hi Alicia,

      Oh no! To help preserve all their nutrients, as well as, that bright green color try adding a small amount of lemon juice to your smoothie!

  6. Fabian Auer

    September 25, 2017 at 5:27 am

    This is fantastic. I've just recently had a change of life and I've noticed that good nutrition is a part of a happy healthy life style. This makes me smile. I hope this reaches school across the world.

    Reply
    • Simple Green Smoothies

      September 26, 2017 at 8:41 pm

      We hope so too, Fabian!

  7. Anne

    September 23, 2017 at 10:29 pm

    These bags were no longer available on amazon.

    Reply
    • Simple Green Smoothies

      September 26, 2017 at 8:43 pm

      Hi Anne,

      Oh no! There are plenty of other options on Amazon, Jen liked these specifically for the way the sealed + the included funnel. But don't let this one variety stop you from picking up another kind!

  8. Adriano

    September 23, 2017 at 6:26 pm

    I loved it, thank you for sharing

    Reply
    • Simple Green Smoothies

      September 26, 2017 at 8:44 pm

      Hi Adriano,

      Thanks for learning more about these yummy popsicles!

  9. Beth

    September 23, 2017 at 11:39 am

    I think I like this idea better than popsicles.

    Reply
    • Simple Green Smoothies

      September 26, 2017 at 8:42 pm

      Hi Beth,

      We're pretty excited about this idea too!

  10. Nicola

    September 23, 2017 at 6:31 am

    I think this just might be my favourite way of having smoothies and I haven't even tried it yet! Thank you 🙂

    Reply
    • Simple Green Smoothies

      September 26, 2017 at 8:36 pm

      YAY!! 🙂

  11. Betty

    September 22, 2017 at 11:01 pm

    I had no idea these baggies even existed! Got my order in and can't wait to prepare them. There are many times I don't want a full smoothie so these grab and go will be just the thing to have instead. Thank you for this fantastic idea and all the great smoothie recipes!

    Reply
    • Simple Green Smoothies

      September 26, 2017 at 8:36 pm

      Hi Betty,

      You're definitely right! These are a great way to save + enjoy any leftover smoothies!

  12. Kathy

    September 22, 2017 at 5:22 pm

    What a fun idea! I will save this and try to get around to creating these - I like this idea! Thank you for sharing

    Reply
    • Simple Green Smoothies

      September 26, 2017 at 8:35 pm

      YAY! We loved making these, and hope you will too! Reach back out + let me know how you enjoyed them!

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