These cold, refreshing homemade fruit freezer pops help beat the summer heat! The kids love them and so do I because I know not only do they cool them off but they’re healthy. Made with honey and fruit, no food coloring and high fructose corn syrup, even the adults want one of these delicious little treats. 

They are really easy to make. The biggest thing you’ll need is the plastic freezer popsicle molds. I get them on Amazon. The kids are always using napkins to hold their popsicles because their hands get cold and I found these cute little sleeve holders for them and they work great. I’ll share both links below: 

Freezer Popsicle Molds 

Popsicle Holders 

Here’s what you need: 

5 cups fresh or frozen fruit

1 cup water

1/4 cup lemon juice

1/4 cup honey

Plastic freezer popsicle molds 

Here’s how to make them:

Throw all the ingredients into a blender and blend together in a blender till smooth.

Pour the liquid into freezer pop plastic molds. Freeze till hard and enjoy!
Yield: about 12 freezer pops

You can use any fruit that sounds good! Strawberries, blueberries, watermelon, raspberries, mango, cantaloupe. Just get creative! You can even mix and match flavors.
The popsicles take 12-24 hours to freeze properly. My kids love them! 

Cheers to a healthy summer treat! 
~Rachel Ballinger 🤩

”A lot of living happens in the kitchen.”   ~Rachel 

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Homemade Fruit Freezer Pops

These cold, refreshing homemade fruit freezer pops help beat the summer heat! Made with honey and real fruit, kids and adults alike will want one of these delicious little treats.

Course Snack

Cuisine American

Keyword Freezer Pop, Fruit, Popsicle

Prep Time 15 minutes minutes

Total Time 1 day day

Servings 12 Freezer Pops

Author Rachel Ballinger

Ingredients

• 5 cups fresh or frozen fruit
• 1 cup water
• 1/4 cup lemon juice
• 1/4 cup honey

Instructions

• Blend all ingredients together in a blender until smooth and pour into freezer pop molds.
• Freeze till hard and enjoy! They usually take about 12-24 hours to completely freeze.

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This delicious snow cream made from freshly fallen snow and a quick mixture of milk, sugar, and vanilla is such a fun treat on a snow day. The kids absolutely love it and I’ll be honest, I like it too! It reminds me of Bluebell’s homemade vanilla ice cream. 

Snow cream only takes five ingredients to make! Clean snow, milk, sugar or maple syrup, vanilla extract, and a dash of salt to bring out the flavor. 

The first thing you do is send your kids outside to find some clean snow. Emphasis on clean! No yellow snow, kids. Haha!
I know that some people worry about snow being full of chemicals and dirt and all that junk but I just don’t worry about that. Welcome to my philosophy on pretty much everything in life: “no worries!” Life’s an adventure, get out there and enjoy it! 

Once the snow has been brought inside, it’s time to mix up this tasty treat. It’s really easy and only takes a couple minutes. In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the milk, sugar, vanilla extract, and dash of salt. Then you dump the clean snow into the bowl and stir until thoroughly mixed and the snow is completely saturated with the milk mixture. 

This is where you can taste it and decide if you want to add more snow or not. I usually do because I like the flavor and texture of more snow but it’s totally personal preference. 

Once it’s mixed up, it’s time to serve this tasty treat! It’s very nice and scoopable and packs well. We eat it with a spoon. 
We have never tried to save any for later so I don’t know for sure but I don’t feel like it would store well. If you put it in the fridge it would simply melt and if you put it in the freezer it would turn to ice. 

Why would you want to make this? Let me tell you why:

• Because it’s fun! A snow day is already magical and this yummy treat makes it even more memorable. 
• Because it’s delicious! This is such a simple tasty little treat that kids love. And I like it. 
• Because it’s so simple! It’s so easy that the kids can easily learn how to make it themselves. 

I hope y’all try this fun recipe next time it snows and that you make some memories that will last a lifetime.

Enjoy! 

~Rachel Ballinger ❄️

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Snow Cream

This delicious snow cream is made with clean freshly fallen snow and a mixture of milk, sugar, and vanilla. It’s the perfect fun treat and activity for the kids on your next snow day!

Course Snack

Keyword Snow, Treat

Total Time 5 minutes minutes

Servings 4 Cups

Author Rachel Ballinger

Ingredients

• 1 cup milk
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
• Dash of salt
• 12 cups clean snow or more to your desired taste

Instructions

• In a large bowl, whisk together the milk, sugar, vanilla extract, and salt.
• Stir in the snow and serve immediately. You can add more or less snow till it reaches the consistency you like. I like lots of snow.

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