Taste the tropics with these refreshing and delicious Tropical Popsicles. This recipe uses passion fruit, pineapple, mango and dragon fruit but can use your favorite combination of tropical fruits. Enjoy the taste of paradise anytime, anywhere!
There's nothing more refreshing that the taste of these Tropical Popsicles! They are perfect for cooling off and use the combination of passion fruit, mango, pineapple and dragon fruit. You can enjoy the tropics anytime and anywhere with these popsicles!
If you're looking for more fruit forward ways to stay cool this summer, check out these unexpected savory dishes - Summer Fruit & Cheese Board, Strawberry Cucumber Salad and Fresh Watermelon Mozzarella Salad.
Why You'll Love this Recipe
These are perfect for beating the heat on a hot summer day! The blend of tropical fruits are refreshing and delicious and will transport you to a tropical paradise with every bite.
Easy to make at home!
This recipe is only 3 ingredients - frozen fruit, sugar and water. That's it!
Ingredient Notes
Granulated Sugar – The sweetener in the popsicles
Water - heated with sugar to create our simple syrup
Tropical Fruit - I use Target's Good and Gather Passion Fruit Tropical Blend. It has passion fruit, mango, pineapple and pink dragon fruit. The pink dragon fruit gives these popsicles their beautiful vibrant pink color. I love the taste of these and 1 bag works perfectly for my popsicle molds.
Step-by-Step Instructions
- Place frozen tropical fruit in a high powered blender or food processor. Set aside to allow time for the fruit to thaw.
- In a small pan, bring water and sugar to a boil for about 1 minute. Occasionally, whisk until the sugar is completely dissolved. Remove from heat and allow to cool. You want it at warm to the touch OR room temperature (about 30 minutes).
- After the simply syrup has cooled, add it to the blender or food processor. Close the lid and blend on high speed for 2-3 minutes until smooth. Then, strain liquid using a fine mess strainer (to remove the seeds) into a large bowl. Use the back of a spoon to help liquid pass through.
- Pour liquid into the popsicle molds. Making sure to not fill the molds all the way to the top. Attach lid and stick in popsicle sticks. Freeze in the freezer overnight.
Expert Tip - placing the mold in a small baking pan to safely move the molds to the freezer by offering more stability.
- Remove popsicles from mold when frozen. Eat and enjoy.
Expert Tips
Not all popsicles molds are the same. This mixture works perfectly for my mold. You could potentially need more or less depending on what kind of popsicle mold you use.
After removing these popsicles from the popsicle mold, either serve them immediately or store them in an airtight container or freezer bag for up to 1 month.
Use a container/bowl with a spout or a pitcher or funnel for easier pouring into the popsicle mold.
Make sure that you leave a little unfilled space (about ¼- ½ an inch) at the top of the molds to accommodate the liquid slightly expanding in the freezer. This also helps to make it easier when transporting the filled molds to the freezer.
Recipe FAQ
I like using frozen fruit for this recipe as frozen fruit is frozen at peak season providing the most flavor and this recipe can used and enjoyed all year long.
Don't want to buy a popsicle mold? Instead you can use little paper cups (like dixie cups), pour popsicle mixture in, put the popsicle sticks in and freeze. When frozen and ready to enjoy just tear off the paper and enjoy.
Most popsicle molds come with some popsicles sticks. If you need to buy more you can find popsicle sticks just about anywhere, including Walmart's craft section, craft stores like Michaels and Joann's, and even online retailers like Amazon. You can even find popsicle sticks in your local Dollar Tre
e. Just make sure to use food safe popsicle sticks.
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Tropical Popsicles
Ingredients
- 1 & ¼ cup water
- ¾ cup granulated sugar
- 16 ounces Good & Gather Frozen Passion Fruit Tropical Blend or frozen tropical fruits of your choice*
Instructions
- Place frozen tropical fruit in a high powered blender or food processor. Set aside to allow time for the fruit to thaw.
- In a small pan, bring water and sugar to a boil for about 1 minute. Occasionally, whisk until the sugar is completely dissolved. Remove from heat and allow to cool. You want it at warm to the touch OR room temperature (about 30 minutes).
- After the simply syrup has cooled, add it to the blender or food processor. Close the lid and blend on high speed for 2-3 minutes until smooth. Then, strain liquid using a fine mess strainer (to remove the seeds) into a large bowl. Use the back of a spoon to help liquid pass through.
- Pour liquid into the popsicle molds. Making sure to not fill the molds all the way to the top. Attach lid and stick in popsicle sticks. Freeze in the freezer overnight.Expert Tip - placing the mold in a small baking pan to safely move the molds to the freezer by offering more stability.
- Remove popsicles from mold when frozen. Eat and enjoy.
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