Get the recipe: Irresistible 4-Ingredient Strawberry Popsicles (with a hidden veggie!)
Ready within minutes, these 3-ingredient strawberry popsicles are the ultimate summer refreshment. Naturally sweetened and full of sweet strawberry flavor, your kids will ask for them on repeat! PLUS.. they have a hidden veggie!
Ingredients
- 3 cups fresh or thawed from frozen strawberries (with juices), hulled
- 3 tbsp honey, (see notes)
- 2 tsp fresh lemon juice
- 1/4 cup carrots, shredded or finely chopped
- 1/2 cup water
Instructions
- In a small saucepan, place all ingredients.
- Heat over medium-low heat for 10 minutes, or until strawberries are tender. Let cool slightly.
- Transfer all ingredients into a blender.
- Blend for 1-2 minutes or until strawberries are completely smooth.
- Pour into a popsicle mold to the fill in. Add in the sticks.
- Place in the freezer and freeze for at least 5 hours, but preferably overnight. Remove from popsicle mold, serve and enjoy
Notes
Age: 9+ months (omit the sweetener for 12 months and younger)
Storage: After removing the popsicle molds, store strawberry popsicles in a freezer-safe bag for up to 2 months in the freezer.
Yield: this recipe makes roughly 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).
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 honey. You can also substitute the honey with maple syrup, agave nectar or a simple syrup.
3-Minute Instructions: If you have very ripe strawberries that are bursting with flavor, then feel free to add all of the ingredients into a blender and puree until smooth - no simmering needed.
Frozen Strawberries: If using frozen strawberries, thaw first and then add them (and their juices) to a blender along with the other ingredients. There is no need to simmer the frozen strawberries.
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
- swirl of yogurt
- crushed graham crackers
- slices or chopped pieces of banana
- 1/2 medium cooked beet
- mango slices
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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