Easy Healthy Rainbow Popsicles
on May 04, 2017, Updated Aug 07, 2024
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Easy Healthy Rainbow Popsicles are naturally sweet, loaded with real fruit, and so simple to make that your kids can almost make them by themselves!
Rainbow popsicles would be a fun addition to any party, picnic, or stay-at-home date with mom. They look great, taste great, and are full of delicious fruit. Everyone will love these popsicles, adults included.
If you’re having a summery party, Easy Strawberry Frozen Yogurt and Watermelon Cake are both excellent healthy additions to the rainbow popsicles.
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Why You’ll Love This Recipe
- Easy to make and kids love to help make these popsicles.
- Very flexible – you can customize the fruits to what you like.
- Gluten-free, dairy-free, and vegan.
Recipe Ingredients
- Red fruit: raspberries, strawberries, or pomegranate
- Orange fruit: mango or mandarin orange segments
- Yellow fruit: pineapple
- Green fruit: kiwi or green grapes
- Blue fruit: blueberries
- Purple fruit: grapes or blackberries
- White grape juice or coconut water
- Popsicle molds
See the recipe card below for full information on ingredients and quantities.
Popular Substitutions and Variations
- Liquid: White grape juice is my kids’ favorite because it has a bit of sweetness to it. Any light or clear liquid will do.
- Fruits: Feel free to customize these rainbow popsicles however you like. You don’t have to include a full rainbow of colors. You could pick three of your favorite fruits and stack them up.
- Popsicle Molds: The large flat molds work well for these popsicles because they accommodate the pieces of fruit. But you can use other shapes. Check the image below for other alternatives.
The 8 Best Popsicle Molds
1. Star Mold
2. Squeezable Mold with Cap
3. Onyx Mold (I have and love this one)
4. Rocket Mold
5. Ice Cream Mold
6. Standard Mold (I have and love this one too)
7. Umbrella Mold
8. Ring Pop Mold
How to Make Easy Healthy Rainbow Popsicles
- Step #1. Wash your fruit, remove the skin if needed, and cut it into small pieces.
- Step #2. Fill the popsicle mold with the small pieces of fruit in rainbow order (red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple).
- Step #3. Add the liquid (white grape juice or coconut water) to the mold.
- Step #4. Put the popsicle sticks in and freeze until solid.
Recipe FAQs
Yes! You will definitely want to wash the fruit before putting it in the popsicle molds. You will also need to remove the skins (from things like pineapple, mangos, and oranges) and then cut them into small pieces.
You need to freeze them until they are solid. This typically takes 8 hours to overnight. If you make them in the evening, you’ll have popsicles the next day.
To remove the popsicle from the mold, run the outside of the mold under warm water and gently pull on the popsicle stick until the rainbow popsicle is released from the mold.
Expert Tips
- Make a batch in the afternoon or evening and you can wake up the next day with popsicles that are ready to eat.
- Feel free to change up the liquid in these popsicles. Clear or mostly clear liquid work the best so you can see the little pieces of fruit.
- Get creative with the colors – pick two or three fruits and alternate them or use only red and blue fruits for a patriotic popsicle.
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Easy Healthy Rainbow Popsicles
Ingredients
- Red fruit, such as raspberries, strawberries, or pomegranate
- Orange fruit, such as mango or mandarin orange segments
- Yellow fruit, such as pineapple
- Green fruit, such as kiwi or green grapes
- Blue fruit, such as blueberries
- Purple fruit, such as grapes or blackberries
- White grape juice or coconut water
- Popsicle molds
Instructions
- Prepare your fruit by washing it, removing any skin it might have (for things like pineapple, oranges, and mango) and then cut it into small pieces.
- Fill (or have your kids help fill) the popsicle mold in rainbow order. You can start at the bottom of the rainbow or at the top, it doesn't matter.
- Carefully fill the rest of the mold with white grape juice or coconut water. Add the popsicle stick and freeze until solid (8 hours to overnight).
- To remove the popsicle from the mold, run the outside of the mold under warm water and gently pull on the popsicle stick until the rainbow popsicle is released from the mold.
Notes
- The fruit should be cut pretty small so the chunks are small enough to fit in the mold and won’t be a choking hazard to little ones.
- Be sure to lightly press the fruit into the mold so it’s full but not so full that you can’t add the liquid.
- If I have kids helping, I like to arrange the fruit on a plate in a rainbow order so they can easily see the color pattern.
- A classic popsicle mold is a good shape for these popsicles so that the small pieces of fruit will fit.
- The nutrition information on this smoothie will depend a lot on the ingredients you use, so I suggest you calculate the nutritional information in an app (such as My Fitness Pal) for the most accurate information.
These look SO fun. And they might cure my husband of his Trader’s Joe lime popsicle addiction. Can’t wait to try!