Sweet strawberries and peaches blended and frozen into delicious Popsicles, perfect summer treats with no added sugar.
I am super excited to share this popsicle recipe with you and with my friends at Fiesta Friday! Filled with my favorite fruits, strawberries and peaches, they’re delicious, healthy, and easy to make (but unfortunately not quick due to freezing time.) What more can I ask for in a summer treat? I can eat these all day and not feel guilty. Although… they might not freeze fast enough for me to devour them all day.
So many Popsicle recipes have appeared on blogs recently, and I really wanted to make my own. The problem? I don’t have Popsicle molds! I’ve been looking for the perfect set online for several weeks now, but they’re a little pricey and too big to fit my needs. My freezer rarely has extra room as it is. There was no way I could fit a 10 count Popsicle mold in my freezer.
Luckily, the other day, my friend and I met at Japantown in San Francisco for brunch. Whenever we’re there, we visit a store called Daiso. It’s a Japanese version of the dollar store, except almost everything is $1.50, instead of $1. When I step into that store, I have to limit myself to how much I can spend. Usually, $20 max. Why? Because if I don’t, I’d probably carry the whole store out with me. Can you imagine dishes, glass wares, kitchen utensils, and miscellaneous items you didn’t even know you wanted costing only $1.50? It’s like a crafter, baker, cook, and student paradise.
I was walking down an aisle, something colorful caught my eye. It was a 4 count Popsicle mold. The plastic was a little bit torn so I searched for a different one. I couldn’t find one. The one I had must have been the last one they had. So of course I bought it.
If you’re in San Francisco, I highly recommend visiting Daiso. I can almost guarantee that you won’t leave empty handed. I certainly never do. My latest buys.
Now for the recipe!
First, cut off the leaves and stem of the strawberries. Chop the strawberries into smaller pieces. Place the strawberries into a blender and blend until it becomes smooth. Once it reaches the consistency that you like, try it. Even though it’s strawberry season, not every strawberry is sweet. Some of mine were extremely sour. If your strawberry smoothie (because that’s really what it is) is sour, add a little bit of sweetener of your choice to taste. Unless you prefer your Popsicles a little sour. Then you can leave it as is. =)
Pour the blended strawberries into the molds to about the half way. And let it sit while you work on the peaches.
Chop up the peach into smaller pieces. Place the chopped peaches into the blender and blend until it becomes smooth. Again, as with the strawberries, taste them to see if it’s sweet enough for you. Pour the peach smoothie over the strawberry until it almost reaches the top. You want to save a little space at the top to prevent the fruit from overflowing.
Cover the molds with the lid provided. If needed, slip in Popsicle sticks. My lid came with the sticks attached.
Place them in the freezer for at least 8 hours until the popsicles are completely frozen. Otherwise, the sticks will come out of the popsicle.
You can allow the popsicles to slowly melt on its own before removing them from the mold, or you can run them through lukewarm water to speed up the process.
Serve the popsicles cold. Enjoy!
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Butter, Basil and Breadcrumbs says
Andrea! I LOVE these!! I’m so happy you found your popsicle molds…It was meant to be! Wonderful post… delicious recipe!! <3
Andrea Giang | Cooking with a Wallflower says
Thank you so much. I was really lucky to find one so cheap. Usually it’s so much more expensive.
Kaila511 says
These look delicious! I recently had a similar popsicle mold experience. I wanted to make a cookie dough popsicle, but I didn’t have any molds. The cheapest ones I could find at our local grocery store were the made by the Jelly Belly company. So now, I have Jelly Belly themed cookie dough pops! I think the strawberry peach fits the mood of my molds soon. Plus, it’s a healthy snack. I can’t wait to try them out!! Thanks for sharing! 🙂
wildfire121507 says
Try paper cups
Andrea Giang | Cooking with a Wallflower says
Thank you so much, Kaila! I hope you’ll like them. Jelly Belly themed cookie dough pops sound really cute! And cookie dough pops sound really yummy. =)
jasmine says
looks pretty and yummy!
Andrea Giang | Cooking with a Wallflower says
Thank you so much, Jasmine!
littledogslaughed says
Beautiful to look at and I bet they were very good-will definitely be trying this one!
Andrea Giang | Cooking with a Wallflower says
I hope you’ll like it =)
Kloesunny @ Kloe's Kitchen says
Yum! nothing better than using that actual fruits to make something fresh and amazing! So pretty too…..
Andrea Giang | Cooking with a Wallflower says
Thank you so much, Kloe! I love using colors in my food. And summer is the perfect time to do that =)
chefjulianna says
Hi Andrea! Well, nothing says summer like popsicles and yours look gorgeous! So colourful and healthy! Thanks so much for bringing this summery treat to FF! Enjoy the party!
Andrea Giang | Cooking with a Wallflower says
Thank you so much, Julianna! =)
Thailand Everyday says
Wallflower, Strawberries again. Any chance of raspberries? You know I can’t eat them. But the Popsicle look fab. Well done.
Andrea Giang | Cooking with a Wallflower says
Thanks! You can always substitute raspberries, blueberries, blackberries, or any other favorite fruit into the recipe. My recipe is just to inspire. Let me get through a few more recipes since they’re already done, and I’ll work with raspberries for you. =) Have a great weekend!
The (Gluten-Free!) Food Gurly says
These are PERFECT for summer!! Thanks! 😉
Andrea Giang | Cooking with a Wallflower says
I know! I’ve been waiting to make popsicles!
theillusivefemme says
They’re too cute!
Andrea Giang | Cooking with a Wallflower says
Thank you! =)
fujixman says
Nice:) My wife made some popsicles by freezing some flavored yogurt. Nice summer treat
Andrea Giang | Cooking with a Wallflower says
That sounds yummy too =)