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July 6, 2015 By Tina M Leave a Comment This post may contain affiliate links. Read my disclosure policy here.

Make Your Own Reusable Otter Pops (but WAY healthier)

Happy July everyone! If your weather is anything like mine, it’s wayyy too hot outside to not be eating popsicles of some sort, but at the same time I don’t like to fill my kids with sugar and corn syrup everyday! I am loving that my sister recommended these silicone ice pop maker molds. They are perfect for lots of different things: homemade popsicles, Gogurts, or even just for holding small snacks and crackers.

I have been using them with 100% juice lately and my kids love them. I just pour the apple juice in, and a few hours later they are ready to go! I was super excited when I saw that Otter Pops were doing 100% juice pops last summer, until I noticed they were tricky with their wording, and in small print it also says “with added in ingredients,” meaning it isn’t 100% juice, they have added sugar! Tricky, tricky.

Anyway, so now I make my own! And if you’d rather do something other than juice, I’ve provided some recipes from FoodWorks below:

Make your own "otter pops" this summer with 100% juice and use these awesome reusable ice pop molds! Also, 6 awesome homemade popsicle recipes!


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Homemade Popsicle Recipes

#1 Peaches and Cream Yogurt Pops

Ingredients:

3 ripe peaches (about 1 pound), chopped

3/4 cup Greek-style yogurt (5 ounces)

1/2 cup superfine granulated sugar

1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice

1/3 cup water

2 tablespoons Amaretto

Directions:

Purée all ingredients with 1/8 teaspoon salt in a blender until smooth. Pour into molds. Freeze until firm.

 TONS of homemade popsicle recipes: orange-vanilla, mango-pineapple, blackberries & cream, peaches & cream, strawberry lemonade and blueberry!

#2 Blueberry Fruit Ice Pops

Ingredients:

2 cups frozen blueberries, thawed

1/4 cup apple juice

2 tablespoons honey

1/2 lemon, juiced

1 pinch salt

Directions:

Combine ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth. Pour into the ice pop molds. Freeze until firm.

 

#3 Strawberry Lemonade Ice Pops

Ingredients:

1 (16 ounce) package frozen sliced strawberries

1 (12 ounce) can frozen lemonade concentrate

3 cups cold water

Directions:

In a large pitcher, stir together the lemonade concentrate and water. Place strawberries into a blender, and puree until smooth. Pour in some of the lemonade if necessary to facilitate blending. Stir strawberry puree into the lemonade. Pour into molds, and freeze until firm, about 4 hours.

 

#4 Super Berry Smoothie: Dairy-Free

Ingredients:

1 cup vanilla soy milk

½ cup apple juice

1 cup blueberries, blackberries, raspberries, or sliced strawberries

1 ripe banana

Directions:

Combine ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth. Pour into the ice pop molds. Freeze until firm.

 

#5 Honeydew Lime Pops

Ingredients:

1/4 cup superfine or regular granulated sugar

1/4 cup water

1 (3 1/2-lb) ripe honeydew melon, peeled, seeded, and cut into 1/2-inch pieces (4 cups)

2/3 cup fresh lime juice

Directions:

Dissolve sugar in water by stirring if using superfine or by heating in a small heavy saucepan if using regular granulated (then cool).

Blend half of melon and half of lime juice in a blender until smooth. Add syrup and remaining melon and lime juice and purée until smooth. Force purée through a fine-mesh sieve into a 2-quart glass measure or bowl, pressing on solids and then discarding them.

Pour mixture into molds and freeze until firm, about 4 hours.

 

#6 Orange-Vanilla Frozen Yogurt Pops

Ingredients:

2 cups of plain yogurt

1 1/2 cups orange juice

1 teaspoon vanilla

 

Directions:

Put yogurt in mixing bowl. Pour orange juice and vanilla on top of yogurt. Stir until well mixed. Pour mixture into the ice pop molds, leaving about a half inch space at the top. Place in the freezer and let the pops freeze until hard. Enjoy.

 

#7 Mango-Pineapple Smoothie Pop

Ingredients:

1 cup chopped fresh pineapple

1 1/2 cups fresh or frozen mango, peeled, cubed, and frozen

1/2 cup nonfat plain Greek yogurt

1/2 cup cranberry-pomegranate-cherry juice

 

Directions:

Place all ingredients in a blender; blend until smooth. Pour mixture into the ice pop molds, leaving about a half inch space at the top. Place in the freezer and let the pops freeze until hard. Enjoy.

 

#8 Fresh Blackberries & Cream Ice Pops

Ingredients:

8 ounces fresh blackberries

2 cups vanilla frozen yogurt, softened

2 tablespoons white sugar

Directions:

Place the blackberries into a blender or food processor. Cover and puree until the mixture is smooth. Pour the blackberry puree through a fine sieve placed over a large bowl to strain out the seeds. Then add the softened frozen yogurt and sugar to the strained blackberry puree and mix well. Pour into ice pop molds, and freeze.

 

Best news? Ice Pop Molds are on Sale right now! Get them HERE.

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Tina M

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I'm six-foot tall mother of three and I'm enjoying the view! I'm currently fighting a battle with Lyme disease and am determined to come out victorious. I enjoy warm summer rain, peanut butter everything, having dance parties with my husband and kids, natural remedies and healthy living. Most days I'm just looking for another excuse to avoid the piles of laundry.
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I'm six-foot tall mother of three and I'm enjoying the view! I'm currently fighting a battle with Lyme disease and am determined to come out victorious. I enjoy warm summer rain, peanut butter everything, having dance parties with my husband and kids, natural remedies and healthy living. Most days I'm just looking for another excuse to avoid the piles of laundry.

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