Healthy Watermelon Popsicles
These healthy watermelon popsicles are the perfect, sweet treat for those hot summer days! Made with real fruits and a fun watermelon shape, these are bound to be your new favorite refreshing snack!
Servings: 6 popsicles
Equipment
Ingredients
- 3 cups watermelon chunks
- ⅓ cup coconut milk
- 2 large kiwis
- 2 - 3 tbsp chocolate sprinkles
- ½ tbsp maple syrup optional for added sweetness
Instructions
- Blend the watermelon chunks in a high-powered blender until it is liquid and smooth (shake the blender as needed).
- Pour the watermelon liquid about 3/4 of the way full into each popsicle mold. Place this in the freezer for about 1 hour, or until it becomes a slushy-like texture.
- Once a slushy-like texture is achieved, sprinkle about 1 teaspoon of chocolate sprinkles into each mold and use a fork to push the sprinkles into the sides of the popsicles so that they will show up clearly at the end. If your sprinkles sink to the bottom, this means that the watermelon is not frozen enough. You'll want it to be a slushy texture where the sprinkles won't sink, but not too frozen so that they can't be pushed down. Place a popsicle stick in each mold (it should hold up with the slushy texture) and place the molds back in the freezer for about 3 hours, or until fully frozen.
- Once the watermelon layer is frozen, pour about 1 tablespoon of coconut milk in each mold to form the white layer. Place the molds back in the freezer for 30 minutes to 1 hour, or until this layer hardens completely.
- Once the coconut milk layer is frozen, blend the kiwi chunks until they form into a thick paste. Pour about 1 tablespoon of the kiwi mixture into each mold to form the green layer. Place the molds back in the freezer for 30 minutes to 1 hour, or until this layer hardens completely.
- Once ready to serve, remove the popsicles from the mold. If needed, run the molds under warm water for a few seconds until the popsicles loosen and pop out easily.
Notes
- If you prefer to skip the steps of creating watermelon "seeds" and layers, you can skip those steps and just work with the watermelon layer! They will be just as refreshing!
- If your watermelon chunks aren't very sweet or your kiwis are too tart, feel free to blend in a little maple syrup for added sweetness.
- This is a great snacktivity to get your little ones involved in! My boys loved getting to see the layers form and adding in the chocolate sprinkles to resemble real seeds!
Nutrition
Calories: 65kcal | Carbohydrates: 10g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.2g | Sodium: 4mg | Potassium: 173mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 459IU | Vitamin C: 29mg | Calcium: 18mg | Iron: 1mg
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