What’s the best way to enjoy the glorious summer fruits? Turn them into some refreshing summer fruit popsicles of course! Here are my homemade fruit popsicles with fresh chunks of pineapple, nectarines, kiwi, blueberries, and strawberries.
The weather has been very comfortable here in Japan so far and we have been eating ice cream and soft cream everyday! The kids are super happy since the bay area is usually too cold to enjoy ice cream. Speaking of ice cream, I’m excited to share these easy and healthy Fruit Popsicles today.
Summer Best Dessert – Homemade Fruits Popsicles
Growing up in hot summer in Japan, some of my best memories is eating popsicles with my family. I really liked making these fruit popsicles because they take just 20 minutes to prepare and they are really fun and easy to make.
To make the popsicles, it is as simple as cutting up fresh fruits and arranging them in the popsicle mold. The added bonus is these popsicle are made of seasonal fresh fruits, no sugar added. You can choose from your favorite summer fruits to make your own variation. I used freshly squeezed orange juice and fresh pineapple juice to fill out the molds.
MY LATEST RECIPESI bought these Tovolo Groovy Ice Pop Molds for my homemade popsicles as I’ve heard great reviews. These ice pop molds are great because each mold can be easily detached once frozen. Alternatively, you can use small Dixie cups as your mold and they work perfectly.
Naturally sweet yet low in calorie, these sunny-looking fruit popsicles are the best dessert you can serve up for any summer BBQs or backyard parties.
Happy 4th of July to my American readers! I hope you have a wonderful celebration with your family and friends.
Don’t want to miss a recipe? Sign up for the FREE Just One Cookbook newsletter delivered to your inbox! And stay in touch on Facebook, Google+, Pinterest, and Instagram for all the latest updates. Thank you so much for reading, and till next time!
- Pineapple
- Nectarines
- Kiwis
- Strawberries
- Blueberries
- Freshly squeezed orange juice
- Juice from pineapples
Gather all the ingredients.
- Cut the pineapple and save the juice. Squeeze fresh oranges to make juice (or you can use store bought orange juice). Dice pineapples and nectarines and slice kiwis and strawberries. Place the fruits in molds/cups and add the liquids leaving 1/2 inch at the top.
- Wrap each mold/cup with plastic wrap. Snip the plastic wrap on top of molds with scissors and insert craft sticks into each mold/cup. Place in the freezer for a few hours until firm.
- To remove the Popsicles from the molds/cups, run under hot water until they are easily released.
Adjust the amount of fruits according to your liking. You can also add watermelon, mango, raspberries, peaches, etc.
Equipment you will need:
- Popsicle molds
I use these Tovolo Groovy Ice Pop Molds and paper cups.
Recipe by Namiko Chen of Just One Cookbook. All images and content on this site are copyright protected. Please do not use my images without my permission. If you’d like to share this recipe on your site, please re-write the recipe in your own words and link to this post as the original source. Thank you.
If you make this recipe, snap a pic and hashtag it #justonecookbook — We love to see your creations on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter!
Alice @ Hip Foodie Mom
These look GREAT and so festive! yummmm!
A_Boleyn
They look delicious. I tried to make some sherbet popsicles last year but they wouldn’t release from the popsicle molds I had specially acquired for the purpose. I’ll have to try small paper cups and popsicle sticks next time.
Alessandra
I like making these too, so beautiful too!
Ciao
Alessandra
Laura (Tutti Dolci)
Such pretty pops, Nami! I love the whole pieces of fruit :).
Jayne
I have been wanting a popsicle mould forever! Must must must invest in one soon. Love that your popsicles are naturally coloured with the fruits you used! Looks like a picture!
Lily
Hi Nami
Oh this popsicle is so devine! Thank you for such a wonderful recipe.
BTW just an update to your green tea creme brulee recipe (now very famously enjoyed by many friends and family of mine!)- I had company over the weekend and the creme brulee is a hit just as usual. My husband ordered them whenever he thinks he could get away with rich food.
Hope you are having a wonderful summer with your family.
Lily
Nami
Hi Lily! Thank you so much for your feedback on Green Tea Creme Brulee! So happy to hear you liked the recipe! Thank you very much for the kind words. 🙂
Mr. & Mrs. P
These are beautiful nami!! You have caputred summers in one easy popsicle recipe!!
mjskit
You just solve a HUGE problem of mine! I’ve been wanting to make popsicles but didn’t want to buy the mold due to having to store them. However, I have a large stack of paper cups leftover from a party a while back. They obviously work perfect. I also have a fridge full of fruit right now so thank you so much for this post! You’re a genius!
Mich Piece of Cake
Love these colourful and healthy fruit popsicles.
Maureen | Orgasmic Chef
I will always be a kid at heart because I love popsicles. These fruit ones look so healthy.. maybe I could have two. 🙂
[email protected]
I love that you added fresh fruit. They look SO pretty!
Hari Chandana
WOwwww… They look super cute and awesome.. perfectly made popsicles… Loved the presentation 😀
Kim Beaulieu
Nami these are really stunning. I cannot get over how pretty these are.
yummychunklet
Perfect way to beat the heat!
Tiffany | baking at tiffanys
Looks so refreshing! The Bay Area has been pretty hot these days–it’s definitely ice cream, froyo, popsicle weather!
Jocelyn (Grandbaby Cakes)
These just look so delish! Aren’t pops the easiest and yet the best?
Anne ~ Uni Homemaker
The Bay Area has been experiencing some serious heatwave lately and tomorrow (7/4) is supposed to be in the 90s. Then Friday, it’ll cool down. Whew! 🙂 These fruit popsicles are beautiful! I think I would booze it up with some vodka to make it adult friendly. 🙂 Hope you’re having a great time in Japan Nami!
Hotly Spiced
Beautiful Nami. Just so pretty. And full of such a wide variety of fruits from every colour in the spectrum. How perfect on a hot day xx
Laura|My Little Gourmet
I love this idea Nami! These look so tasty and refreshing…
Laura | My Little Gourmet
….just included these in my post today! Thanks again for the great recipe!
Nami
Thank you so much! I just saw it. Love your roundup! xo
The Ninja Baker
このとても奇麗なポプシクルを食べてから気分が爽やかになりますでしょう。
日本ではお盆踊りに参加しかますか。又は、花火を楽しんでおりますか。
Kelly
These popsicles look so pretty and colorful! I love that they are made using natural juice and fresh fruit too 🙂 What a great way to cool down on a hot summery day, my son would be so excited to get to snack on one of these after playing outside, lovely job Nami 🙂
Belinda @zomppa
Can’t say the weather is comfortable…too hot already so these fresh fruit treats are certainly the way to go.
Ramona
These popsicles are so colorful and perfect! My kid would love them… so would I. I need to try kiwi in my pops…they look so cool. 🙂 Wishing you a safe and happy 4th of July!!
Giulietta | Alterkitchen
Nami, your popsicles are amazing! And all those fruits… yum!
nipponnin
可愛い！色が超きれい！フルーツ盛りだくさん！私、Zoku持ってるんだ、これ作っちゃおう！Happy 4th of July! って言うか、そっちもう終わってんじゃん？
Angela
I’m glad someone is getting the heat…it’s only 72 right now (and really really soggy) in GA which just feels strange. We had our annual 4th of July neighborhood bike parade this morning, and it felt weird standing outside eating popsicles afterward. Normally it’s super hot and we’re all excited to get to the end for refreshing ice cream…this year not so much. Don’t get me wrong, they were delicious, but not I-no-longer-feel-like-I’m-going-to-melt delicious.
Hopefully it’ll heat up soon over here. Either way, I may have to try making these. Dixie cups I have, and even my forever on weight watchers mom couldn’t complain about something with so much fruit in it. They look and sound delicious, AND they’re pretty. You’ve got to love pretty food.
[email protected]
Such a great idea to put really fruit right in there. Beautiful and refreshing. In my city is is crazy hot and humid, would love on. Have a great trip.
Sissi
Nami, your photos are such an explosion of joy, freshness and so many different hues! I wonder why but I have never tried making popsicles. And I should because I’m always looking for guiltless, lighter sweet treats… I could have these as a super diet dessert after any meal. I also love the trick to use the small cups. So clever! Thank you for the wonderful idea.
Rosa
Refreshing and exquisite!
Cheers,
Rosa
Sandra | Sandra's Easy Cooking
Such a refreshing treats and so beautiful too. I hope you are enjoying every single moment with your family! Take care!
Nusrat Azim
Drop dead gorgeous ! Breathtakingly yummyyyyyyyyyyyyy ! 🙂
Kimmi
What a perfect and easy summer treat! =) Thanks for sharing the idea and tips. Happy 4th of July~~! hope you’re enjoying a wonderful time with your family.
Nami
Thanks Kimmi! It’s nice to be home! 🙂
Marta @ What Should I eat for breakfast today
Nami I had to pin ti, it looks so delicious. We have a hot summer in Berlin as well 🙂
Vicki Bensinger
Nami I love these Popsicles. They’re beautiful, healthy and easy to create. I’ve seen these molds, they’re fun. Great summertime recipe.
Lynna
I love eating all sorts of ice cream. I wanted to buy those exact molds! It`s been saved on my wishlist for awhile. I`m glad they work. These popsicles are gorgeous!
Yelena
Fruit popsicles – always our favorite! Yours are truly amazing, I love how they have slices of fruits!
Dear Nami, are you back yet from Japan?
Elizabeth @Mango_Queen
What nice memories you have of popsicles! So glad to hear you’re having a great time in Japan with your family. This recipe looks so easy ~ I must try it, too. Thanks for sharing, Nami! I thought of you tonight when we grilled burgers for the 4th of July – my son grilled Asian-flavored ones and I remembered your delish Hambagu recipe. Enjoy the rest of summer 🙂
Ash-foodfashionparty
These look so festive and beautiful. Gorgeous picture Nami. It’s burning here, this would’ve been a hit.
Chung-Ah | Damn Delicious
These popsicles are gorgeous! Almost too pretty to eat! Although that probably won’t stop me 🙂
Alice
so refreshing!
Litia
Wow! i love it ! thank you.
easyfoodsmith
So pretty! The bright colors speak of the freshness of these fruits and the yellow color of orange and pineapple juice speaks of the bright sunny days. Beautiful indeed.
Averie @ Averie Cooks
Pinned! and I am not kidding when I say I JUST Got done placing an Amazon order for a popsicle mold…and then I see this post. Serendipity 🙂
Rhonda
I never thought of making popsicles in paper cups like that, what a good idea. They look great!
Asmita
Looks lovely!
Mi Vida en un Dulce
I love popsicles, specially in Summer, but now is Winter here and days started to be really cold, colder than other years.
I like how your look, having fresh fruit inside make them more healthy and full color.
Sonia aka Nasi Lemak Lover
Your fruits popsicles not only look so colourful but also very healthy with 100% fruits!
Katrina @ In Katrina's Kitchen
Oh Nami these are just beautiful! I love fresh fruit popsicles!
Des @ Life's Ambrosia
I’ve been meaning to buy popsicle molds and recipes like this is exactly why I know I need them!
Muna Kenny
A wonderful treat for this very hot summer. Love the colors 🙂
Jeanette
Love the whole fruits you used in your popsicles – it is so hot here today, these would be perfect! Hope you’re having fun in Japan!
Kiki
They look so pretty and appetizing. Your post reminds me on those wonderful times when my son was little. I made popsickles using mini-yoghurt plastic containers or other plastic molds. Beats me, my son avoided fruits all the time but he digged in whenever fruits came as popsickles: juice and fruit pieces. One way to get kids hooked was to put some gummy bears (jelly babies) into the popsickle too.
Wizzy
Always a fun treat these fruit pops. I love how you presented them on a platter of ice.
sippitysup
You can make just about anything out of small Dixie cups. Popscicles, of course. But also Christmas bells. Telephones. Candles made from melted crayons left in the back of my mom’s station wagon. Oops. I swore that wasn’t me. GREG
Cooking Gallery
The fruit popsicles look super, Nami :)! I have never seen pieces of fruit inside a popsicle before, great and beautiful idea for summer indeed :).
[email protected] Chef
am’t even remember when did gthe last time i had a popsickle….hehehe
i think i’m goona buy the mould since my nieve is gonna come to my place soon
Daniela
These frozen fruits look so cute and fresh a true summer pleasure for your readers, thank you!
Ella-Home Cooking Adventure
Love fruity Popsicles, I just made some too, delicious, healthy, kids love them.
Stephanie @ Eat. Drink. Love.
Nami, these are just stunning! I love how colorful they are!
TheKitchenLioness
Nami, fruit popsicles are just the ultimate summer treat and your version looks stunning and healthy and refreshing! I am sure that your kids (and everyone else who was fortunate enough to get one of them) were absolutely thrilled!
Lorraine @ Not Quite Nigella
I made something like this when it was summer (which seems so long ago!) and I loved how refreshing they were.
Laura @ Family Spice
Don’t ya just love summer? It means popsicle fun!
Shibi Thomas
Hi Nami,
Stumbled upon your site when blog hopping….You have a great space!!!!
Loved the fruit popsicles and they are healthy too.
I was planning to buy another set of popsicle molds other than my steel molds so that I can make different shaped popsicles and it seems like the one you used are perfect and bpa free. I should try to buy them.
Sylvie @ Gourmande in the Kitchen
A fresh and easy way to beat the heat!
JJ - 84thand3rd
These simply scream summer don’t they – gorgeous!
Amy Tong
I love fruit pops and I’ve been making them quite often in the summer for my kids too. 🙂 I love your colorful version as I usually only use one or two kinds of fruit in ours. These would be perfect for summer parties too.
cassie
These are so pretty, Nami! I love that they have fresh fruit in them!
Free Spirit Eater
These look amazingly refreshing! I had no idea they were so simple to make. Thanks for sharing, love it! Looking forward to trying this recipe out =]
Shirley
So beautiful! And I like that there’s no added sugar, and the fruits are seasonal.
Christine @ Cooking Crusade
WOW love this idea Nami! They look so pretty and what a great healthy recipe!
Aryel Lanes
OMG, That looks gorgeous ! I’ll try it out! Thanks for sharing… 😀
Pinpopular
WoooW .. look super awesome !!
i love it .. Thank you
Carol
Great way to use up bits and pieces of fruit!
Nami
Hi Carol! Yes it is! Thank you for your comment! 🙂
Kacy @ Fresh Fruit
Just lovely – there is something really special about whole pieces of fruit inside the popsicle!
Shambra Apoo
I love this site it’s healthy
Nami
Thank you, Shambra! 🙂
Fawzia
Oh man, my niece LOVED these! She has a ridiculous sweet tooth, and I’m such a pushover so when she asked for “ice keem” I kind of panicked. She’s one of those super shy toddlers with the tiny voices, and she never asks me for anything so I had to. BUT, her mom (my sister) is all about that organic raw food life… Thank God I found this recipe, or my sister would’ve murdered me! 🙂 Thanks~
Mark
So many recipes. So little time.
Nami
Hi Mark! Hope you enjoy my recipes! 🙂