Homemade popsicles are really easy to make, and with ripe fruit and good juice, you don’t need much else. These popsicles are made with mango, kiwi, and guava juice, and I love how the different layers give them so much color.
There’s no added sugar, so all the sweetness comes naturally from the fruit and juice. To get the layered look, let each layer freeze a little before adding the next. Ideally, you would let each layer freeze completely, but my popsicle molds came with long sticks, so I had to insert the sticks before the first layers were completely frozen. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have been able to get the sticks as deep into the popsicles as they needed to go. The fruit was still frozen enough that the layers stayed nicely defined.
Notes
Make sure the mango and kiwi are nice and ripe. Ripe fruit is sweeter, has more flavor, and is much easier to mash. Underripe fruit can be quite firm and usually won’t give you the same sweetness or texture.
I use guava juice for the final layer, but you can use another red or pink fruit juice instead. I prefer a good-quality juice without added sugar, as the ripe fruit and juice provide plenty of sweetness on their own.
You can also experiment with other fruits. Berries, banana, peach, or other soft, ripe fruits would work well.
If you run out of mashed fruit before the molds are full, just top them up with juice.
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Recipe: Homemade Layered Popsicles – Fresh fruit and no added sugar
Recipe by Mitzie Mee – Sanne
6
popsiclesIngredients
1 1 mango
4 4 kiwis
1 cup 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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