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9 Easy Homemade Ice Pop Recipes

Fruity and bracing or creamy and indulgent, our easy ice pops are a delicious antidote to summer's heat. Find recipes for flavors such as Watermelon Lemonade, Cookies & Cream and Choco-Banana.
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    We kept our recipes easy: no fancy layers or swirls, just a few fresh ingredients blended with a modest amount of sugar. If you don't have molds, pour the mixture into 3-ounce paper cups, cover them with heavy-duty foil (or a double layer of foil), then insert wooden sticks and freeze. ear off the paper and foil, then slurp away. 

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  • Mango Spice Pops

    Mango Spice Pops

    Inspired by Mexican ice pops (paletas), these fruity pops pack a tart lime punch. Chili powder lends flavor, not heat. 

    Mango Spice Pops 

  • Watermelon-Lemonade Pops

    Watermelon-Lemonade Pops

    We've tested a lot of pops over the years, and this one is the most refreshing of the bunch. It tastes like pure summer.

    Watermelon-Lemonade Pops 

  • Choco-Banana Pops

    Choco-Banana Pops

    You can taste the banana in these rich and chocolatey pops, but the fruit is really there to give the treat a fabulously fudgy texture.

    Choco-Banana Pops 

  • Yogurt Tangerine Pops

    Yogurt Tangerine Pops

    This is like those orange-cream pops you remember, but all grown up. A generous dose of clementine zest gives the mixture a pleasant, bitter edge, while yogurt lends tang.

    Yogurt Tangerine Pops 

  • Iced Coffee Pops

    Iced Coffee Pops

    Made with cold-brew coffee concentrate, these lightly caffeinated pops are a sweet afternoon pick-me-up. 

    Iced Coffee Pops 

  • Pina Colada Pops

    Pina Colada Pops

    Can you hear the waves? Our recipe is virgin, so little ones can get in on the frozen tropical fun, too. 

    Pina Colada Pops 

  • Cookies and Cream Pops

    Cookies and Cream Pops

    A rich vanilla custard base makes this recipe a bit more complicated than a typical fruit pop--but barely. It’s so worth it. 

    Cookies and Cream Pops 

  • Strawberry Buttermilk Pops

    Strawberry Buttermilk Pops

    Buttermilk brings a hint of tang and creaminess to these pops, but intense real-berry flavor wins the day. 

    Strawberry Buttermilk Pops 

  • Green Ginger Pops

    Green Ginger Pops

    Even our kid tester loved the zingy combination of spinach, pineapple and fresh ginger in these healthy frozen pops.

    Green Ginger Pops 

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