These Healthy Strawberry Watermelon Popsicles (no added sugar) are refreshing, bright, and vitamin C-rich! They are made with 100% fruits and are the BEST summer treat for babies and kids!
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Reasons to Love These Strawberry Watermelon Popsicles for Kids
- Hydrating: These popsicles are the perfect refreshing snack to serve to kids on a hot summer day! Watermelons and strawberries contain more than 90% water, making them the perfect treat for summer!
- Easy and quick: Blend all ingredients, and you have a great summer treat that babies, toddlers, and kids will love! This will be your new go-to recipe for a hot day.
- Naturally sweetened: These homemade popsicles are sugar-free and use only three ingredients: watermelon, strawberries, and lemon! They are a great alternative to store-bought popsicles that have high fructose corn syrup and refined sugar. If your older kids think these are too bland, you can always add a bit of maple syrup, and you will still have a healthy frozen treat using all-natural sugars!
- Use leftovers: I always have watermelon at home in the summer, and leftovers go bad quickly! This recipe is the perfect way to use leftover watermelon and avoid food waste!
How to Pick a Good Watermelon at a Grocery Store?
Finding the perfect fruits to blend is the key to yummy and naturally sweetened popsicles!
Find a watermelon that is symmetrical in shape; it can be oval or round, but it should not have irregular bumps. A melon that feels heavier than it looks has more water content, so it is juicy and ready. Avoid melons that are too large but not as heavy as they look. A sweet watermelon will have a large yellow spot from where it sat on the ground and ripened in the sunny weather. Lastly, you want to hear a nice crisp hollow sound when you knock on it.
Ingredients
Here are the simple ingredients you need to make these delicious watermelon popsicles:
- Strawberries: You can use fresh or frozen strawberries. If using frozen, wash them before adding them to the blender to remove any ice crystals. The strawberries will add texture to these popsicles.
- Watermelon: Choose a ripe watermelon (see my tips above). Cut into cubes before measuring and remove seeds.
- Lemon or Orange: I use fresh lemon juice as it is less bitter than lime juice. If you want to taste the lemon, add some zest. I prefer to leave it out and let the watermelon and strawberries be the primary flavors, and so does my toddler! You can also use orange juice or any other citrus fruit!
How to Make The Best Fresh Watermelon Popsicles?
Follow these simple steps to make healthy, naturally sweetened popsicles for your littles:
- Wash the watermelon, strawberries, and lemon thoroughly.
- Slice the watermelon into cubes with the rind removed, slice the strawberries, and squeeze the lemon juice.
- Place all ingredients in a blender and purée until completely smooth.
- Pour the watermelon mixture into popsicle molds and freeze for at least 6 hours until solid.
- Run the mold under a little warm water for a few seconds to loosen the popsicles. Remove them from the mold, and enjoy your healthy watermelon popsicles!
Tips for Making These Easy Homemade Popsicles
- If using frozen strawberries, rinse to remove ice crystals before adding to the blender.
- Leave some space at the top for the popsicles to expand.
- Make sure to remove the black seeds from the watermelon before blending!
Tools Needed
- Popsicle tray
- Blender
- Cutting board
- Knife set
- Knife set for kids: If you like cooking with kids, these are safe for toddlers!
Storage Instructions
Popsicle molds usually take up a lot of space in our freezer, and when you only have one or two popsicles in them, it is even more annoying! Once your homemade watermelon popsicles are frozen, I usually remove mine from the mold and place them in an airtight freezer bag. I save space and free up the mold to make other popsicle recipes.
You can store these popsicles in the freezer for up to 2-3 months.
Frequently Asked Questions
Here are our favorite popsicle molds: For fruity popsicles, and fudgy/chocolate popsicles, we love these and also these mini ones! Plus, our favorite tiny molds for babies!
Hydrating fruits contain more than 85% of water in their composition. Watermelon is a hydration superstar, and it has about 92% water, strawberries have about 91% water. Almost every type of berry will offer you high amounts of fiber, thanks to their prominent skins and seeds, which are additional benefits.
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🥣Recipe
Strawberry Watermelon Popsicles
Equipment
- 1 Blender OR use an immersion blender
Ingredients
- 2 cups Watermelon cubed
- 10 Strawberries
- 1/4 Lemon juice or juice of 1/2 orange
Instructions
- Wash the watermelon,strawberries and lemon thoroughly.
- Slice thewatermelon into cubes with the rind removed, slice the strawberries and squeezethe lemon juice.
- Place allingredients in a blender and purée until completely smooth.
- Pour thewatermelon mixture into popsicle molds and freeze for at least 6 hours untilsolid.
- Run themold under a little warm water for a few seconds to loosen the popsicles.Remove them from the mold and enjoy your healthy watermelon popsicles!
Notes
- If using frozen strawberries, rinse to remove ice crystals before adding to the blender.
- Leave some space at the top for the popsicles to expand.
- Make sure to remove the black seeds from the watermelon before blending!
Nutrition
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