Red, White, and Blue Homemade Popsicles
These red, white, and blue homemade popsicles made with berries, a can of coconut milk, and a touch of honey! They’re paleo-friendly, and the perfect way to cool off during summer holidays.
Prep: 20 minutesCook: 6 hoursTotal: 6 hours 20 minutes
Ingredients
- 6 medium strawberries
- 3 tbsp honey
- ½ cup + 3 tbsp coconut water
- ¼ cup blueberries, frozen
- ¾ cup full-fat coconut milk (canned)
- Optional: If you want a deep blue and red color, add 5 drops of a natural red and blue food coloring to the layers.
Instructions
- To make the red layer, add the strawberries, 1 tbsp honey, and 3 tbsp coconut water to a high-speed blender and blend until smooth. Add 5 drops natural red food coloring (optional). Pour the contents into a separate container and rinse out the blender.
- To make the white layer, add 2 tbsp honey, 1/2 cup coconut water, and the coconut milk to a high-speed blender and blend until smooth. Pour half of the white mixture into a separate container.
- To make the blue layer, add the blueberries (and optional natural blue food coloring) to the blender with the remaining white mixture. Blend until smooth.
- To assemble the popsicles, pour the blue layer into each mold so that it fills ⅓ of the mold. Use a paper towel to clean any drips on the inside of the mold where the next layers will go. Freeze for 45 minutes.
- Once frozen, create red and white stripes by pouring the white mixture into each mold so that it fills about 1/6th of mold and freeze for 35-40 minutes. Repeat this process with a red layer and another white layer, freezing each layer separately for about 30 minutes. Pour the last red layer into the mold and insert a popsicle stick into each mold and freeze overnight.
- To help release the popsicles, run the molds under warm water for 15 seconds.
Notes
Want less prep time? Simply do a red, white, and blue layer for the popsicles. Fill 1/3 of the mold for each layer, and return the popsicles to the freezer after each layer for about 45 minutes. Once you pour the last layer, insert the popsicle stick before freezing and freeze overnight.