Recipe: Homemade Layered Popsicles – Fresh fruit and no added sugar

I always choose homemade popsicles over the store-bought ones. The ones you get in the store are usually packed with sugar and don’t really taste like fruit. When you make them yourself, you know exactly what’s in them. Ripe fruit. Good juice. That’s it.

These popsicles are layered with mango, kiwi and guava juice. No added sugar, just the natural sweetness from the fruit. They’re easy to make and look really nice too. You get the layered effect by letting each part freeze before adding the next. My popsicle molds came with long sticks, so I couldn’t let the first layers freeze all the way, but the colors still show up nicely.

I prefer to use plastic molds. Just run them under hot water for a few seconds and the popsicles come right out.

Notes

Use ripe fruit. It makes a big difference in both texture and taste. Underripe fruit is hard to mash and doesn’t have much flavor and sweetness.

Use real fruit juice without added sugar. I’m using guava juice, but any red juice works as long as it’s good quality.

You can use other fruits if you like. Berries, banana or peach work well.

If you run out of mashed fruit, just fill up the rest of the molds with juice.

Recipe: Homemade Layered Popsicles – Fresh fruit and no added sugar

Recipe by Mitzie Mee – Sanne

Servings

6

popsicles

These popsicles are layered with mango, kiwi and guava juice. No added sugar, just the natural sweetness from the fruit. They’re easy to make and look really nice too. You get the layered effect by letting each part freeze before adding the next. My popsicle molds came with long sticks, so I couldn’t let the first layers freeze all the way, but the colors still show up nicely.

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Ingredients

• 1 mango

• 4 kiwis

• 1 cup guava juice (or another high-quality red juice)

Directions

• Peel the mango and mash it with a fork. Do the same with the kiwis in a separate bowl. The fruit needs to be ripe so it’s soft enough to mash and tastes sweet. You can use a blender if you want it completely smooth, but for small portions, a fork is fine.
• Start by filling about one third of each popsicle mold with guava juice. Place the molds in the freezer and let the juice set for 30 to 45 minutes until it starts to firm up.
• Next, spoon in a layer of mashed mango to fill another third. Freeze again for 30 to 45 minutes.
• Top with mashed kiwi to fill the last third. Insert the sticks and place the molds back in the freezer until the popsicles are completely frozen, about 4 to 5 hours or overnight.
• To release the popsicles, run the molds under warm water for a few seconds and gently pull them out.

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