9 Easy Homemade Ice Pop Recipes

Fruity and bracing or creamy and indulgent, our easy ice pops are a delicious antidote to summer's heat. Find recipes for flavors such as Watermelon Lemonade, Cookies & Cream and Choco-Banana.

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We kept our recipes easy: no fancy layers or swirls, just a few fresh ingredients blended with a modest amount of sugar. If you don't have molds, pour the mixture into 3-ounce paper cups, cover them with heavy-duty foil (or a double layer of foil), then insert wooden sticks and freeze. ear off the paper and foil, then slurp away. Click or tap ahead for recipes.

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Mango Spice Pops

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Inspired by Mexican ice pops (paletas), these fruity pops pack a tart lime punch. Chili powder lends flavor, not heat.

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Watermelon-Lemonade Pops

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We've tested a lot of pops over the years, and this one is the most refreshing of the bunch. It tastes like pure summer.

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Choco-Banana Pops

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You can taste the banana in these rich and chocolatey pops, but the fruit is really there to give the treat a fabulously fudgy texture.

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Yogurt Tangerine Pops

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This is like those orange-cream pops you remember, but all grown up. A generous dose of clementine zest gives the mixture a pleasant, bitter edge, while yogurt lends tang.

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Iced Coffee Pops

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Made with cold-brew coffee concentrate, these lightly caffeinated pops are a sweet afternoon pick-me-up.

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Pina Colada Pops

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Can you hear the waves? Our recipe is virgin, so little ones can get in on the frozen tropical fun, too.

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Cookies and Cream Pops

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A rich vanilla custard base makes this recipe a bit more complicated than a typical fruit pop--but barely. It's so worth it.

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Strawberry Buttermilk Pops

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Buttermilk brings a hint of tang and creaminess to these pops, but intense real-berry flavor wins the day.

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Green Ginger Pops

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Even our kid tester loved the zingy combination of spinach, pineapple and fresh ginger in these healthy frozen pops.

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Choco-Banana Pops

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Iced Coffee Pops

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Pina Colada Pops

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Cookies and Cream Pops

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Green Ginger Pops

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Choco-Banana Pops

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Yogurt Tangerine Pops

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Iced Coffee Pops

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Pina Colada Pops

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Cookies and Cream Pops

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