Easy Homemade Ice Pops

With the blazing summer heat upon us, treat your family to these delicious ice pops. You can customize these fruit popsicles to use whatever type of fruit you like, or what you have on hand; fresh or frozen fruit will work.

These colorful and avorful Pineapple Paletas (also referred to as pineapple popsicles) are a healthy frozen snack that your entire family healthy frozen snack that your entire family will love! will love!

Ice Pops

Pineapple Paletas

Special Equipment • Ice-pop molds and wooden sticks • Blender or food processor

Ingredients: • 3/4 cup sugar • 4 cups (about 1 1/2 pounds) nely diced fresh pineapple, divided • 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice

Preparation: Bring sugar and 1 cup water to a boil in a small saucepan over high heat, stirring until sugar dissolves. Chill syrup until cold, about 1 hour.

Purée syrup and 2 cups pineapple in a food processor until smooth. Set a ne-mesh strainer over a medium pitcher; strain, pressing on solids to extract purée. Stir in lime juice and remaining 2 cups pineapple. Divide among molds. Cover; insert ice-pop sticks. Freeze until rm. Dip bottoms of molds into hot water for 20-30 seconds to loosen pops. Remove pops and serve.

MAKES 8 TO 10 SERVINGS

Prosecco adds a little bit of a kick to these fruity pops. Avoid the urge to add any more than the recipe calls for—too much alcohol and the pops won’t freeze solid.

sparkling Watermelon Kiwi

Special Equipment • Ice-pop molds and wooden sticks • Blender or food processor

Ingredients: • 10 ounces diced kiwi • ¾ cup prosecco or other sparkling white wine • ¼ cup sugar • Pinch of kosher salt • 16 ounces diced seedless watermelon • 2 cups prosecco or other sparkling white wine • ½ cup sugar • Pinch of kosher salt

Preparation - Kiwi Layer: Purée kiwi, prosecco, sugar, and salt in a blender until very smooth. Pour 1 tablespoon kiwi purée into each ice-pop mold. (It won’t be very deep; only about ½–¾”. You may not use all of it.) Freeze while you make the watermelon purée.

Watermelon Layer: Purée watermelon, prosecco, sugar, and salt in a blender until very smooth. Pour watermelon mixture over frozen kiwi mixture to ll molds. Cover and insert sticks. Freeze until rm, at least 4 hours. Dip molds brie y in hot water to release pops.

MAKES 24 TO 30 SERVINGS

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