Healthy Fruit Popsicles Recipe (Just 2 Ingredients)

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Inside: Make these easy and refreshing homemade fruit popsicles for your kids this summer–using just two ingredients.

Post updated May 23, 2024

Two glass jars of homemade fruit popsicles sit on a counter alongside small white dishes of fruit.

Eating popsicles is a core hot summer day memory for many of us as kids. And I’m pretty sure it will be for my kids too.

There’s nothing wrong with store-bought ice pops, but when you make your own popsicles, you can control what goes in them–including how much added sugar (if any) they contain.

These healthy homemade popsicles are made with whole fruits and a little bit of honey (or not!) and are a great way to:

Avoid food waste by using up extra produce
Get your kids a serving of fruit (many kids aren’t getting enough)
Make something together with your kids
Avoid artificial ingredients like food dyes

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A frosted Pyrex measuring cup full of homemade fruit popsicles sits on a counter.

Simple Ingredients for Fruit Popsicles

Favorite Fruits: You can use fresh, frozen (defrosted), or canned (drained) fruit
Honey: Feel free to skip this or swap with maple syrup or other favorite sweetener

Homemade Fruit Popsicles sit on a white counter with white bowls of fruit in the background.

How to Make 2-Ingredient Fruit Popsicles

Place the fresh fruit (or frozen fruit that’s been defrosted) in a blender and puree until smooth. If the fruit mixture feels too thick and isn’t blending well, drizzle in a little bit of water, coconut water, or 100% fruit juice such as apple juice.

You could also strain out the seeds and any pulpy pieces after blending, though I like to leave all of that in.

This recipe calls for three cups of fruit, which makes about 1 1/2 cup of fruit puree.

That amount filled a little more than three of these large ice pop pouches but will obviously go further with smaller molds.

Small white dishes of fresh fruit including blueberries, strawberries, grapes, pineapple, and watermelon.

What kinds of different fruits work best?

I made these with fresh strawberries, blueberries, watermelon, and pineapple. I also tried fresh peaches, defrosting them a bit in the microwave before blending.

Taste and add honey as needed.

How much honey should you use?

Every fruit is different, so I suggested blending the fruit and tasting it before adding honey. Some fruit mixtures may not need as much honey as others. Or feel free to skip it entirely.

Pour into your favorite popsicle molds. The pouches shown here are Zipzicles. I also love my Zoku reusable popsicle molds.

You can also use small paper cups covered with plastic wrap, then poke a popsicle stick through, set cups on a baking sheet, and freeze.

Homemade fruit popsicles sit on a plate of ice cubes.

Make a Rainbow of Healthy Popsicles

To make red popsicles: Strawberries, red grapes
To make pink popsicles: Watermelon
To make orange popsicles: Oranges, clementines, or orange juice
To make yellow popsicles: Mango, pineapple
To make green popsicles: Green grapes (I added a handful of fresh spinach to mine)
To make blue/purple popsicles: Blueberries, blackberries, or black raspberries

Homemade ice pops on a counter alongside dishes of fruit

Variations to Try

Make a creamy version using fruit, honey, and milk (such as coconut milk, almond milk, or regular dairy milk)
Make yogurt popsicles (here’s my easy recipe for Homemade Yogurt Tubes)
Give the popsicles a veggie boost by adding fresh baby spinach to the fruit puree

TIP: To get the frozen popsicles to release from their molds more easily, run them under warm water or set them in a dish of warm water for 30 seconds or so.

Two glass jars of homemade fruit ice pops.

What kind of popsicle mold is this?

The pouches shown here are Zipzicles. I also love my Zoku reusable ice pop molds (and I do strive to be a friend of the environment).

What are the best popsicles from the store?

We love Outshine popsicles, which taste like their flavors because they contain real fruit. They come in a variety of flavors (our faves are strawberry, lemon, and watermelon).