Mango Lassi Popsicles are delicious and super easy to make with just 3 ingredients—fresh mango, Greek yogurt, and simple syrup. Creamy, sweet, and colorful, these tropical frozen treats will cheer you up and cool you down all summer long. It‘s a family favorite!
There’s nothing like a homemade popsicle to beat the summer heat! My kids absolutely love these fruit popsicles with fresh chunks of summer fruits, and this time, I’ve made another family’s favorite featuring in-season mangoes. If you love tropical fruits, you’re going to love these Mango Lassi Popsicles.
They are creamy, sweet, colorful, and bursting with a significant mango flavor! And I promise, they will cheer you up and cool you down, all summer long.
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What is Mango Lassi?
A South Indian’s classic beverage, mango lassi is a creamy drink made with mango, yogurt, milk, sugar, and sometimes a sprinkling of spices like cardamom, ginger, or cloves. My family loves ordering mango lassis whenever we dine at our local Indian restaurants. So I thought mango lassi makes a great flavor for popsicles too!
These are basically mango lassis in popsicle form, the best of both worlds. It seriously cannot be any simpler.
How to Make Mango Lassi Popsicles
The Ingredients You’ll Need
- Fresh mangoes – You’ll want to use ripe, sweet mangoes for best results. Champagne mangos are a great variety.
- Greek yogurt – Because of its thicker consistency, it works better than regular yogurt in making popsicles.
- Homemade simple syrup (just sugar and water) — You can make this ahead. It’s handy to make a jar of simple syrup in the summertime, so you can make lemonade, iced tea, watermelon juice, iced matcha latte, and popsicles like this anytime!
The Cooking Steps
- Make the mango puree mixture in a blender.
- Next, combine the mango puree with Greek yogurt and simple syrup in a large bowl.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together more Greek yogurt and the leftover simple syrup.
- Now you have a yogurt mixture and a mango mixture. Place both mixtures in the refrigerator for 30-60 minutes until they are a little more firm (for nice marbling).
- Add the mixture to your popsicle mold/cup, alternating between the mango mixture and the yogurt mixture.
- If your popsicle mold comes with the sticks, then insert the sticks and place them with the covers. If yours don’t have any cover, make sure to wrap each mold/cup with plastic wrap before you insert the craft sticks.
- Freeze the popsicles for 4-5 hours until firm.
Best Popsicle Molds & DIY Options
If you make a lot of popsicles in the summer, it’s worth getting reusable mold or pushup pop mold that comes with covers. Here are some of the options for the best homemade popsicle molds:
- Reusable Popsicle Mold. I have had these reusable Tovolo Groovy Ice Pop Molds for almost 10 years. They are BPA-free and come with reusable sticks and make classic beautiful shapes. You can also remove the popsicles easily from the molds. For smaller-size molds, these Zoku Classic Pop Molds come highly recommended too.
- Stainless Steel Popsicle Mold. The ONYX Stainless Steel Popsicle mold is commercial-grade and they make classically shaped popsicles. I’d definitely buy this one next time.
- Silicone popsicle mold like this or this.
DIY Popsicle Molds
- Small paper cups and wooden craft sticks.
- Recyclable small plastic yogurt cups and craft sticks.
Tips on Making the Best Homemade Popsicles
- Do not overfill your popsicle mold with the mixture. Leave about a quarter-inch space at the top of the mold before you insert the stick in or cover it with plastic wrap. The mixture will expand slightly when freezes.
- Make sure to insert your sticks straight, so it’s easier to remove them.
- Place your molds in the back of the freezer where it’s coldest.
FAQs
Q: Can I skip the sugar?
Sugar reduces the freezing point of all frozen desserts. Without sugar, these popsicles become ice cubes. Also, you’ll need some sugar to balance the flavors of mango and yogurt.
Q: Why do you use simple syrup?
Because it is a liquid sweetener, it is much easier to blend into a mixture than regular sugar. Plus, it’s super easy to make and you can make a lot at once and store it in the fridge for cold drinks and more popsicles!
Q: How do you get homemade popsicles out?
Run the bottom of the popsicle mold under warm water. Give the stick a light tug and the popsicle should slide out easy. Don’t use any force or pull too hard. If it doesn’t come out, just run it a little longer under the water.
Q: Can you use store-bought mango lassi to make this?
I haven’t tried it myself, so I am not sure… If you’ve tried it, let us know in the comment below.
More Frozen Treats to Enjoy in the Summer
- Summer Fruit Popsicles
- Mochi Ice Cream
- Mango Coconut Smoothie
- Matcha Ice Cream
- Frozen Chocolate Banana
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Mango Lassi Popsicles
Ingredients
- 2 mangoes (large)
- 1 cup Greek yogurt (divided; one-third for the mango mixture and two-thirds for the yogurt mixture)
- 1 cup Homemade Simple Syrup (my recipe takes just 5 minutes to make)
Instructions
- Before You Start: Please note that this recipe requires a chilling time of 4½ hours.
- Gather all the ingredients. Prepare the popsicle molds. I used reusable Tovolo Groovy Ice Pop Molds and paper cups for demonstration. I also recommend the commercial-grade ONYX stainless steel popsicle mold or silicone popsicle molds (here‘s another.) For DIY popsicle molds, you can use small paper cups and wooden craft sticks or recyclable small plastic yogurt cups and craft sticks.
To Prepare the Mango and Yogurt Mixtures
- Peel 2 mangoes. Cut the flesh into chunks and put them in a blender. Add 1 Tbsp of the 1 cup Homemade Simple Syrup and puree until it turns creamy.
- In a large measuring cup, add one-third of the 1 cup Greek yogurt. Then pour the mango puree on top.
- Add enough simple syrup to the mixture so that you have 2 cups (480 ml) total.
- Pour into a large bowl and whisk it all together.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together the remaining two-thirds of the Greek yogurt and the leftover simple syrup.
- Now you have a yogurt mixture and a mango mixture. Place both mixtures in the refrigerator for 30–60 minutes until they are a little more firm (for better marbling).
To Make the Popsicles
- Add the two mixtures to your popsicle molds or cups, alternating between the mango mixture and the yogurt mixture. If your popsicle mold comes with sticks, then insert the sticks and place them with the covers. If your molds don‘t have a cover, make sure to wrap each mold/cup with plastic wrap before you insert the craft sticks.
- With scissors, snip a hole in the center of the plastic wrap on top of the molds. Insert craft sticks through the hole into each mold/cup. Place in the freezer for 4–5 hours until firm.
To Serve
- To remove the popsicles from the molds/cups, run the molds under hot water until the popsicles release easily. Enjoy!
To Store
- Store any leftover popsicles, covered in their molds, in the freezer for up to 6 weeks.
Nutrition
Editor’s Note: This post was originally published on August 4, 2013. It has been republished with updated content on July 17, 2023.
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I hope I have good news for you re the mango allergy. As a child I ate mango off a tree in my grandmother’s yard in Miami. At about age 25 I became allergic with the same symptoms you describe. Over the years I would try little bites to test my allergy. For years I would have a reaction. I am now in my 70s and in the last few years I have been able to eat them.
Hi Elizabeth! That is so good to know. I’ve been eating tiny bites from time to time, but my experience made me (and the kids who witnessed me having the reaction) a bit nervous every time I try. I hope I get to enjoy the mountains of mango one day… you grew up eating mango… you must have missed eating it so much. 🙁 Glad you get to eat it again! Thank you again for writing, Elizabeth!
There is a cross reaction mango/poison oak and I started to react to mango after a bad encounter with poison oak. Since I gave up gluten and dairy this vanished for me. I can have Mango again.
Take a good food allergy test at a functional medicine physician
Hi Annette! I’ve never had poison oak before but that’s interesting! Thanks for letting me know. I should get tested!
Do you need the simple syrup for this to work?
Hi Leigh! You need some sugar to make ice cream, but you can decrease the amount. I haven’t made it except for this portion, so I can’t tell how it’ll be…. let us know if you change the amount of syrup. 🙂
I felt the same, 3 years ago I had hives. Went to my doctor and got some allergy test. The doctor told me than I am allergic to avocado, cinnamon, rice, etc.. almost all of the food I usually ate…I have the same reaction, I said “WHAT????”. how am I allergic to the food I have been eating since I was little. It was really depressing for me at that time, til I google and found out about “leaky gut”. I research more about it and then change my diet. My gut healed and went back to eating the fruits they said allergic to. Just stay away from food the cause inflammation. Hope you feel ok now.
Thank you for sharing this recipe. andI will make this right now with my kids.
Hi Anabel! Thank you so much for sharing your story! I have started to eat mango since then but whenever I eat, I am aware about “possible” allergic reaction and I don’t eat a lot anymore. I’ll look into leaky gut syndrome! Thank you so much. I hope you enjoy(ed) this recipe with your children. 🙂 xo
I am sorry you got allergic to mangoes! The same happened to me with pineapple. If I eat or drink some I get terrible tummy cramps and get really sick. I can eat mango, though (so far at least!) so I will try your popsicles. They look yummy!
Hi Laura! Thank you so much for your kind words. I’m sorry to hear you can’t eat pineapple anymore. 🙁 I hope you enjoy these popsicles for me! 😀
Does this work with nonfat and whole milk yogurt? Which one did you use?
Hi Meredith! I’ve used both non-fat/full fat greek yogurt before, and they work just fine. 🙂
If using sweetened Greek yogurt is it still necessary to make simple syrup? I’d rather avoid the syrup and rely on honey sweetened yogurt instead.
Hi Amy! You can totally avoid it or use honey instead. 🙂
These sound divine! My family loves mangos so I may have to give these a shot this summer when it starts getting blistering hot here on the border between New Mexico, Texas and Mexico!
I’m sorry to hear about your allergy! My mom went through something similar with nuts. She’s 62 and has eaten nuts ALL her life, but a couple years back she was given a batch of home made biscotti with pistachios in them. Something about the cooked nuts made her system go “AH!! NO! GET AWAAAAY!” and she ended up in the ER in anaphylactic shock. She has to carry an epipen now, just in case. Its THAT bad in some cases.
There are a few nuts she can have one or two of before she starts to itch, but over all.. she cant even LOOK at them any more!
From what I read in the past, apparently the body can suddenly just decide it no longer likes something – like it did for you and my mom – and go crazy. This results in an allergic reaction.
I hope for you its just a case of something causing the irritation, like the last poster suggested. But please do be careful!
Hi ACWN! Thank you so much for your kind comment. So sorry to hear about your mom with her new nuts allergy. That is so scary. It’s really strange that body all the sudden has a reaction to some kind of food. I hope I can eat fresh mangoes one day (I haven’t yet tried), but I’ll need to make sure to eat tiny bit and prepared to take a allergy pill….. at this point, I feel it’s not worth a try, and my kids become so worried when there is mango ice, mango candy, mango everything around me. They are more concerned about me than myself. 🙂 Thank you once again!
I had that reaction a while ago after having eaten mangoes for years. I went online (I don’t have the link) and learned that there’s something just under the skin of the mango that irritates. You should peel and then peel again to make sure there’s not even a bit of peel left then wash wash wash in water. As long as your mango is very ripe–it has to be ripe–it shouldn’t irritate you anymore.
It’s the same with other fruits too. They have to be ripe and whatever irritates, it’s generally concentrated at the skin. If you get used to eating only ripe fruit with the peel removed (even if it’s an apple or pear), you’ll generally find you feel better.
That being said, some food just needs to be cooked. You could try peeling, washing then cooking your mango a little bit. The texture will be different but it’s easier to digest. Maybe a chutney.
If it’s a food sensitivity and not a food allergy (which is deadly), generally you should keep testing over time. Check with your doctor.
Hi m! Thank you so much for your kind comment! I also believe my case is exactly you mentioned. I will definitely give it a try again and be extra careful handling it. I really appreciate your detailed explanation and I’m sure it helps/helped others who read your comment. Thank you for sharing!
I think you should try an organic mango and have some allergy medication at the ready just in case. I honestly think it would be more likely you are allergic to the chemicals they use rather than developing an allergy overnight. The things Americans do to produce is shocking.
Hi Charlotte! Thank you for your recommendation! Yes I’ll try organic kind next time. I am aware of horrible pesticide used and we try to eat organic food as much as possible. 🙂
Hi Nami,
Thank you for sharing your story and recipe! Mangoes are my favorite food in the world…I’d have to eat it and take my chances. Lol My mom has had the exact same thing happen t her though. She grew up eating mangoes off the trees in Honolulu. I still do. But one summer, she came for a visit and she ate some mango and got very sick…just like you described. Her throat swelled and she had difficulty swallowing and breathing. We quickly gave her anti-histamines and an inhaler (which also have a histamine blocker effect) and she was okay. We were all surprised by it but had figured it had to be the juice in the mango. Since that incident, I know of one time that my mom cooked with mango (not from Hawaii, but from South America) and she was fine. So it is an odd, inconsistent allergy…
I have a zoku Popsicle maker that has yet to be christened. I’d love to try these! I’m assuming you’re using a plain Greek yogurt (not the vanilla) for the pops?
Thank you again and I hope you find another fruit that works just as well as mango for these lovely pops that you can eat!
Hi Dawn! Thank you so much for your kind comment. I’m sorry to hear your mom has the same reaction. I think it can be just a certain kind of mango too, not all mango like you said. I will try different mango one day (small amount) with anti histamine with me. 😀
Yes, plain Greek yogurt, not vanilla one. Thank you so much for writing!
My dear girl, what a terrible scare you have had, and how very sad that you can now never enjoy mangoes anymore. It is very sweet of you to share this recipe with those of us who can!
I enjoy your blog tremendously, so many many thanks for all the other interesting stories and recipes.
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