Isn’t it convenient that beautiful red and blue fruits like watermelon, strawberries, and blueberries are in season for USA’s Independence Day? I love seeing all the patriot treats floating around the Internet, using the best of summer’s red-ish and blue-ish produce.
As much as I love seeing the cute desserts and salads, though, I have to admit I’m more of a last-minute and keep-it-simple kind of gal. If that’s you, too, these popsicles are just the recipe you’re looking for. They are festive and patriotic without any fuss.
I know it’s tempting to get those Red, White, and Blue Turbo Rocket Popsicles. Trust me, Meghan saw those babies in the grocery store and her eyes lit up. Unfortunately, those pops are high-fructose corn syrup flavored water with artificial food dyes (known neurotoxins). These natural popsicles are a much better choice for our little ones! And Meghan and Luke were just as happy to eat my version of a patriotic popsicle.
I first tried these with the Zoku Quick Pop Maker
I got for Christmas. (Which I absolutely love, by the way!) I used a cookie cutter to cut the watermelon into star shapes. I would have worked better if I had a smaller star-shaped cookie cutter as these took up all the space in the pop, but I still thought it looked cute. Then for my other popsicle molds (these stainless steel 
ones), I just cut the watermelon into small pieces. I liked that look, too! I could have added even more fruit. You just don’t want to add so much that there’s no room for the lemonade to cover it.
These healthy popsicles can be enjoyed as a patriotic treat, but they are great all summer long. You can change up the fruit to match any theme you want. All you need is 10 minutes plus freeze time. Do it!
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Easy Lemonade Fruit Popsicles
- Total Time: 3 hours 5 minutes
- Yield: 4 servings
Description
Fruit Posicles–perfect for the 4th of July or any summer day!
Ingredients
- Lemonade (preferably an all-natural version or make your own with lemon juice, sugar or honey, and water)
- Blueberries
- Watermelon, cut into small pieces or star shapes
Instructions
- First, fill your popsicle mold with as much fruit as you desire.
- Next, fill the popsicle mold with lemonade.
- Freeze for about 3 hours or longer. Enjoy!
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 3 hours freezer time
- Category: Dessert
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 41
- Sugar: 12.7g
- Sodium: 3mg
- Fat: 2g
- Carbohydrates: 5.2g
- Protein: 4.4g
To my US readers, I hope you enjoy your Independence Day weekend!
What a great idea! Much much healthier than ice cream…. I love the cute star shaped watermelon!
We made these for our 4th of July party, and they were a huge hit!
We ended up using raspberries and blueberries, because that’s what we had on hand (and because I didn’t want to take the time to cut star shapes in the watermelon).
We made 2 varieties – using lemonade and limeade. Both were great!
My kids loved making (and eating) these popsicles. Thanks for sharing,
Thanks for coming back to let me know you tried them! I’m glad everyone enjoyed these. 🙂
Very neat idea. I especially love the star shape watermelon cuts. That alone could take the stage. 🙂 Happy 4th to you!
Same to you, Kathy!