9 Easy Homemade Ice Pop Recipes

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

Mango Spice 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 

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 

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 

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

Iced Coffee 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 

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 

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

Strawberry Buttermilk Pops 

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

Green Ginger Pops