Fourth of July Popsicle Recipe

red white and blue popsicle held by a child.

Fourth of July Popsicle Recipe

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: fourth of july popsicles

Prep Time: 30

Cook Time: 0

Freeze Time:: 4

Total Time: 4 30

Servings:

Calories: 114kcal

Author: Megan Gilmore

Make your own red, white, and blue popsicles at home without food dyes! These are naturally sweetened with fruit juice and look like the store-bought version.

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Ingredients

Red Layer:

1 cup strawberries , sliced and hulls removed
2 tablespoons white grape juice (or maple syrup)

White Layer:

1 ¼ cups white grape juice
2 tablespoons coconut milk
½ ripe banana

Blue Layer:

¼ teaspoon blue spirulina powder

Instructions

To make the red layer, combine the fresh strawberries and juice in a personal-size blender. Secure the lid and blend until the mixture is smooth. Pour about 1½ tablespoons of the mixture into the bottom of the 6 popsicle molds. Place this in the freezer to set for 1 hour. (Set a timer!)
When the timer goes off, make the white layer by adding the juice, coconut milk, and banana to the blender. Secure the lid and blend until the mixture is smooth. Add two tablespoons of the white mixture on top of each red layer. (They shouldn't mix, since the red layer is partially frozen.) Return the mold to the freezer for one hour. Set a timer again.
You won't use all of the white mixture from the previous step, so place the remaining mixture in the fridge while you wait for that layer to freeze. When the timer goes off, add the blue spirulina to the remaining smoothie and blend briefly, just until it's evenly mixed. Pour two tablespoons of the blue mixture over each white layer, then add a popsicle stick to the center of each popsicle. It should easily go through the white layer, since it's only partially frozen.
Return the popsicles to the freezer to freeze until solid, about 4 to 6 hours. (Or overnight, ideally.) To remove the popsicles from the molds, dip the popsicle mold into a tall cup of very hot water and count to 10 seconds. When you remove it from the hot water, the popsicle should easily release from the mold. Enjoy right away!

Notes

Nutrition information is for 1 of 6 popsicles. This is automatically calculated, so it's just an estimate, not a guarantee.

Leftover popsicles will keep well in the freezer for up to 6 months when tightly covered.

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