These homemade Watermelon Popsicles are the ultimate summer cool-down! With just 4 simple ingredients and a quick 5-minute prep, they’re on constant repeat in our freezer. Naturally sweet, super refreshing, and no added sugar—just pure, fruity goodness the whole family will love.

purple kids plate with 3 small watermelon popsicles and a few fun cut out shapes of watermelon. The plate is sitting on my white marble kitchen counter.

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Watermelon popsicles = the ultimate summer win!

I first made these popsicles during peak summer chaos, when I somehow ended up with way too much watermelon (seriously, who buys two whole watermelons in one grocery trip?). In a burst of inspiration—and desperation—I blended up the extras and turned them into popsicles.

Round one? Just watermelon and lime juice. Tasted amazing, but melted into a sticky slush in record time. So round two got a serious upgrade: frozen strawberries for thickness and chia seeds for a little staying power (and bonus nutrition). The verdict? Total home run! We devoured the whole batch in one afternoon and haven’t stopped making them since.

They’re sweet, refreshing, and take just 5 minutes to prep. And bonus—they’re baby, toddler, and grown-up approved.

If your summer is fueled by watermelon and frozen snacks, you will want these in your freezer. Trust me.

Ingredients

A wooden cutting board with a bowl of watermelon, a bowl of frozen strawberries, a bowl of Chia seeds and a cut up line.

Let’s Get Blending

Clear blender on a white background with watermelon frozen strawberries, Chia seeds and my juice.
Place all ingredients into a blender.
Clear blender with watermelon strawberry purée for Popsicles.
Blend until smooth and there are no chunks of chia sees – roughly 1 minute.
Purple popsicle tray filled with watermelon popsicle filling.
Pour the watermelon liquid into a popsicle mold of your choice.
Purple popsicle tray with colorful sticks sticking out.
lace the popsicle tray in the freezer, and freeze for 5 hours or preferably overnight.
A purple kids plate with watermelon popsicles and a hand holding a blue popsicle stick with watermelon pop.
Serve and enjoy!
purple kids plate with 3 small watermelon popsicles and a few fun cut out shapes of watermelon. The plate is sitting on my white marble kitchen table.

Get the recipe: Ridiciously Good Watermelon Popsicles (5-Minute Prep!)

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Made with only 4-ingredients, these Watermelon Popsicles are an amazing frozen summer treat! No sugar added! Prepped in less than 5 minutes!
Yield: 8 mini popsicles
Prep: 5 minutes
Freeze Time: 5 hours
Total: 5 hours 5 minutes
Author: Michele Olivier
Course: Dessert
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Ingredients 

  • 2 cups watermelon, cubed
  • 1 cup strawberries, see notes
  • 1/2 lime, juiced optional
  • 1 tsp chia seeds, optional

Instructions 

  • Blend: place all of the ingredients into a blender and blend for 45-60 seconds on medium or until everything is smooth.
  • Pour: using your favorite popsicle mold, pour the watermelon mixture into the molds until the fill line. Place in the popsicle sticks.
  • Freeze: place the popsicle mold into the freezer and let freeze for at least 5 hours but preferably overnight.
  • Eat: take a popsicle out of the freezer and take out of the mold. Eat and enjoy.

Notes

Age: can be served to 6- 9+ months, depending on when the baby can hold the popsicle stick. 
Yield: This recipe makes roughly 2 cups of popsicle mixture. Depending on your popsicle mold size, you may need to increase/decrease that amount. 
Notes on Strawberries: you can use fresh or frozen (and thawed) strawberries for this recipe. 
Seedless Watermelon: it’s best to use a seedless watermelon (the white seeds are okay and will blend down) for this recipe.
Sweetness: Depending on the sweetness of your fruit and your sweetness preference, I recommend tasting the blended watermelon recipe before pouring it into the trays to see if it needs a little sweetener. If it does, add 2-3 tbsp of honey (for over 1 year of age), maple syrup or agave nectar to the recipe. 
Storage: Once frozen, these popsicles will last up to 3 months in the freezer inside the popsicle mold.
Fun Add-Ins: You can make these popsicles as-is or try adding in any of these fun ingredients.
  • Fresh lemon juice (instead of lime)
  • Plain or vanilla yogurt
  • Canned coconut milk
  • 2-3 mint leaves before blending
  • A handful of peaches, raspberries or cherries (fresh or frozen)
Cooking with Kids

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 pouring 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 popsicle mold into the freezer.

Equipment

Blender
Measuring Cups
Small Popsicle Mold
Big Popsicle Molds

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