Creamy-Dreamy Mango Popsicles (5 Minute Prep!)

If summer had a flavor, I’m convinced it would taste like these Creamy-Dreamy Mango Popsicles ☀️ Sweet, refreshing, and ridiculously easy to make, they’re the kind of frozen treat everyone reaches for all summer long. Great for 9+ months!

Anytime I’ve got a cranky kid in the house (or honestly, a cranky husband), I pull out a batch of these easy mango popsicles.

Because really, they could also be called sunshine popsicles based on how quickly they brighten everyone’s mood.

I mean… have you ever seen someone frown while eating a popsicle?

Exactly.

These healthy mango popsicles are cold, refreshing, naturally sweet, and packed with bright tropical flavor. Plus, thanks to all that mango goodness, they come with a nice little boost of vitamin C and hydration – which feels especially helpful during those long, hot summer days.

And while my kids love them straight from the freezer after playing outside, I’m equally happy eating one standing barefoot in my kitchen pretending I’m on a tropical vacation somewhere far, far away.

#mymomhack: Homemade popsicles just hit differently when they come in fun shapes and colors. I rounded up my favorite popsicle molds for babies, toddlers, kids, and the adults who accidentally eat half the batch.

To the Kitchen, We Go –>

Get the recipe: Creamy 5-Minute Mango Popsicles

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If summer had a flavor, I’m convinced it would taste like these Creamy-Dreamy Mango Popsicles ☀️ Sweet, refreshing, and ridiculously easy to make, they’re the kind of frozen treat everyone reaches for all summer long. Great for 9+ months!

Yield: 6 medium popsicles

Prep: 5 hours hours

Freeze Time: 5 hours hours

Total: 5 hours hours 5 minutes minutes

Author: Michele Olivier

Course: Dessert, Snack

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Ingredients 

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• 3 cups mango chunks, fresh or thawed from frozen
• 1/3 cup plain whole milk yogurt, regular or plant-based
• 3 tbsp maple syrup, honey (for babies over 1), agave nectar or simple syrup
• 1/2 lime, juiced

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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. 

Yogurt Swirl: I added a few spoonfuls of yogurt that was mixed with a little maple syrup, to the middle of a few of these mango popsicles. I did not freeze in between layers, I just poured the mango popsicle 1/3 the way up the mold, then added in a few spoonfuls of yogurt before filling the popsicle mold up with more mango puree. 

Sweetness: Depending on the sweetness of your fruit and your sweetness preference, I recommend tasting the popsicle base before pouring it into the molds, as you may need a little more maple syrup. 

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
• crushed graham crackers
• slices or chopped pieces of mango
• blended with a few teaspoons of flax seeds or hemp seeds
• blend with a handful of spinach

Cooking with Kids: Kids love getting involved in the kitchen and making popsicles is always an especially fun recipe for them to help prepare.

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 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.

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