Looking for a quick popsicle to help your kids beat the summer heat? I’ve got you! Bursting with flavor, these homemade Banana Popsicles are the key to surviving the hot summer months. All you need is 5 minutes, some ripe bananas, plain whole milk yogurt, a dash of cinnamon (trust me, it’s the secret star), and a drizzle of maple syrup. Blend it all up, pour, freeze, and you’ve got a naturally sweet snack your kids will go crazy for!

A kids teal plate with banana popsicles and slices of bananas.

Banana Popsicle Video

Move over banana muffins—there’s a new way to use up those ripe bananas: banana popsicles!

These naturally sweet popsicles are the easiest frozen treat ever—and they’re made with just a few simple ingredients. No added sugars, no mystery ingredients—just good stuff you already have on hand. My kids request these weekly, and I love that they come together in less than 5 minutes (peeling the bananas is the hardest part!). The result? Creamy (dare-I-say-dreamy?), refreshing popsicles that taste like summer in a stick.

They’re easy to tweak with mix-ins, fun for the kids to help make, and always a hit at snack time. Peel, blend, pour, freeze… and enjoy!

Ingredients

Ingredients for banana popsicles spread on a white marble counter.

Let’s Get Freezing

Clear blender with bananas, cinnamon, yogurt and honey ready to get pureed.
Add the bananas, yogurt, cinnamon and maple syrup to a blender.
Pureed ingredients for banana popsicles in a blender on a white marble counter.
Puree until creamy.
A teal popsicle mold full of banana popiscles ready to get placed in the freezer.
Pour into popsicle molds.
A hand holding a banana popsicle over the popsicle tray.
Freeze for at least 5 hours, remove and enjoy!

Add-Ins

You can make these easy popsicles as-is, or you can add in one or two extra ingredients. Here are a couple of our favorite additions:

  • chopped strawberries
  • mini chocolate chips
  • crushed graham crackers
  • slices or chopped pieces of banana
  • a swirl of peanut butter or your favorite nut butter
  • blend with a handful of spinach
  • mango
  • dip half of the frozen popsicles in melted chocolate and roll in chopped nuts, coconut flakes, or sprinkles, for a sweet dessert for older kids
A hand holding up a popsicle over a plate of banana popsicles and a colorful napkin.

Recipe Tips

  • If you’re looking for fun and colorful popsicle molds, check out my guide to 6 of the best kid-friendly popsicle molds. There are options for every age – babies, toddlers, and big kids (including adults).
  • Use a high-powered blender and puree until super smooth, for the best texture.
  • If your popsicles seem to be sticking in the mold, running the base under warm water for about 30 seconds will help release a popsicle easily.
A hand holding up a popsicle over a plate of banana popsicles and a colorful napkin. The teal plate is on a colorful napkin sitting on my white marble kitchen counter.

Get the recipe: Creamy-Dreamy Banana Popsicles with Yogurt (5-Minute Prep!)

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Looking for a quick popsicle to help your kids beat the summer heat? I've got you! Bursting with flavor, these homemade Banana Popsicles are the key to surviving the hot summer months. All you need is 5 minutes, some ripe bananas, plain whole milk yogurt, a dash of cinnamon (trust me, it’s the secret star), and a drizzle of maple syrup. Blend it all up, pour, freeze, and you’ve got a naturally sweet snack your kids will go crazy for!
Yield: 6 medium popsicles
Prep: 5 minutes
Freeze Time: 5 hours
Total: 5 hours 5 minutes
Author: Michele Olivier
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
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Ingredients 

  • 3 ripe bananas (with lots of brown spots)
  • 1/4 cup plain whole milk yogurt, regular or plant-based yogurt
  • 3 tbsp maple syrup, agave nectar, honey (babies over 1) or simple syrup
  • 1/4 tsp cinnamon

Instructions 

  • Place all of the ingredients into a blender.
  • Blend for 1-2 minutes or until the mixture is completely smooth.
  • Pour the banana mixture into popsicle molds.
  • Place in the freezer for at least 5 hours, but preferably overnight.
  • Remove the popsicle from the mold, and enjoy!

Notes

Age: 9+ months (omit the sweetener for 12 months and younger)
Yield: this recipe makes roughly 2 1/2 cups of popsicle mixture. You may need to increase/decrease that amount based on your popsicle mold size. If you have any leftovers, feel free to serve it as a smoothie or smoothie bowl to your kiddos (or yourself). 
Notes on Yogurt: you can use plain, vanilla, honey (for babies over 1), or whichever other flavor sounds good or you have on hand. I recommend using whole milk yogurt to help boost the flavor and thickness. You can also use any plant-based yogurt you prefer as well – oat, cashew, almond, soy, etc. 
Sweetness: Depending on the sweetness of your fruit and your sweetness preference, I recommend tasting the popsicle base before pouring it into the molds, you may need a little more maple syrup. 
How to Store: After removing the popsicles from the popsicle mold, store popsicles in a freezer-safe bag for up to 1 month in the freezer.
Cooking with Kids: This recipe is great for having your little ones help you with it.

Toddlers

  • Toddlers can help measure and pour the ingredients into the blender.
  • They can help put the lid on the blender and push start. Note: make sure to talk about not touching the blender blade while making something in the blender, as it can be sharp.
  • Once blended, toddlers can help pour the popsicle mixture into the popsicle molds. You may want to pour the popsicle mixture into a smaller measuring cup with a pour lip to make it easier on them.
  • With help, they can place the popsicle molds into the freezer. My kids always spill the tray at this point, so just give them an extra hand.

Kids

  • You can pretty much let older kids make this recipe by themselves.
  • They can pick out and measure all of the ingredients. Note: make sure to talk about not touching the blender blade while making something in the blender, as it can be sharp.
  • Kids can pour the popsicle mixture into the molds and place the popsicles into the freezer.

Equipment

Blender
Big Popsicle Molds
Small Popsicle Mold
Measuring Cups

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Medically reviewed and cowritten by Jamie Johnson, Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN), and Lauren Braaten, Pediatric Occupational Therapist (OT).