Creamy Strawberry Popsicles

I’m jazzing up summer with a layered strawberry popsicles recipe. These pops are ‘some assembly required’ yet I think the result is a gorgeous, creamy treat. Use fresh or frozen strawberries as well as all plant-based ingredients and enjoy this elevated snack with your 9 closest friends.

The texture of these delights is similar to my Lime Popsicles recipe; thick and creamy! Yet while that fabulous recipe uses coconut milk for the ultra creaminess, this one uses cashews.

Popsicles don’t have to be loaded with sugar to be sweet, and strawberries are an excellent ingredient to naturally sweeten a snack. Use them in the spring or summer for the sweetest, most flavorful versions.

Table of Contents

1. Ingredients in Strawberry Popsicles
2. Tools Needed for Homemade Popsicles
3. Ingredient Swaps
4. How to Make Creamy Strawberry Popsicles
5. Your Strawberry Popsicles Questions Answered
6. Summer Popsicle Recipes
7. Creamy Strawberry Popsicles Recipe

Ingredients in Strawberry Popsicles

• Cashews: The ultimate plant based ingredient for a silky smooth result. I use both raw cashews and cashew milk in this recipe for the creamy layer.
• Maple Syrup: I love the buttery sweet taste of pure maple syrup and use it for both layers in my strawberry popsicles recipe.
• Lemon Juice: This ingredient brightens up both layers nicely.
• Fresh or Frozen Strawberries: Either work great in this recipe, just thaw frozen strawberries a bit before making the puree.
• Arrowroot Powder: This unique ingredient helps thicken up the strawberry puree. Find it in the baking isle of most grocery stores.

Tools Needed for Homemade Popsicles

To make these summery pops grab a blender (doesn’t have to be high-powered) and a popsicle mold. No need for some fancy mold, yet if you want fun shapes or extra pizazz, then go for it! My go-to mold doesn’t have enough spots for 10 popsicles, so I grabbed a new, bigger popsicle mold for this recipe.

Ingredient Swaps

• To make this nut free, swap out the cashews + cashew milk with coconut cream. It’s less watery than full-fat coconut milk (though that would work as well).
• Maple syrup can be swapped with honey (not a vegan option) or the natural sweetener of your choice.
• You can also swap arrowroot powder with cornstarch.
• If you need any other ingredient swap suggestions then just drop them in the comments section below!

How to Make Creamy Strawberry Popsicles

These lovely layered popsicles take a bit of work yet the creamsicle like texture that results is totally worth the effort.

Creamy Base

Using a blender, pulse to finely chop the cashews. Then add in the plant milk of your choice, maple syrup, vanilla extract, lemon juice and sea salt and blend until pureed. You want it to be as smooth as possible since no one wants a gritty popsicle.

If using a non-high powered blender then feel free to soak the cashews up to 4 hours before blending to ensure the creamiest result.

Strawberry Swirl

The strawberry swirl is basically a thick strawberry compote.

Using a small saucepan, heat strawberries with arrowroot powder, maple syrup, lemon juice and vanilla extract. Whisk frequently to ensure the ingredients don’t stick to the bottom of the pan.

Once heated, the sauce should thicken up (thank you arrowroot powder!), then you can mash the strawberries to create a sauce-like texture. They don’t need to be completely pureed in the pan as you’ll blend the mixture before adding to the molds.

I like the messy look of these fresh popsicles, so after layering the popsicle molds with the cashew base and the strawberry swirl, I mix the 2 a bit with a knife. Yet you can achieve a more defined layered effect by skipping the last mixing part.

Your Strawberry Popsicles Questions Answered

Summer Popsicle Recipes

Summer just got a whole lot better with a freezer full of these tasty recipes:

• Green Smoothie Popsicles
• Watermelon Popsicles
• Elderberry Popsicles for Sore Throats
• Lime Popsicles

If you’ve got a fav homemade pop then let me know in the comments below!