Fruity and creamy Summer Popsicles are the prettiest, tastiest frozen treats and are perfect for summertime! They are especially delicious during cherry and peach season when the fruit is ripe, in season, and it’s a million degrees outside!
Why You’ll Love Summer Popsicles
If you haven’t found a reason to buy a popsicle mold yet, let this recipe be your inspiration. Homemade popsicles always taste better than anything you can get from an ice cream truck and will surely be a huge hit with your kids (and family and friends!) every time you make them.
This peach and cherry popsicle recipe has three different layers, making these frozen desserts showstoppers bursting with dazzling summer colors and flavors. Coconut milk is my first choice to make the fruit purees but feel free to use full cream or another kind of non-dairy milk.
If you’re not up for the extra effort of making three separate layers, consider making solid peach, cherry, or coconut flavors instead (or another fruit flavor, such as strawberry banana). To make 100% dairy-free, vegan popsicles, I recommend using coconut milk for the yogurt.
How to Make Summer Popsicles
Preparation:
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F.
- Place the chopped peaches and pitted cherries in separate glass baking pans, ensuring the fruit can spread out in a single layer.
- Drizzle one tablespoon of maple syrup (or your preferred sweetener) over each pan of fruit and toss to combine.
- Transfer the baking dishes to the preheated oven and cook for about 20-25 minutes or until the fruit is bubbly and hot. Remember to rotate the pans once halfway through cooking.
- Once the roasted fruit is done, remove it from the oven and set it aside to cool completely.
Preparing the Cherry and Peach Mixtures:
- In a blender or food processor, combine the cherries (along with a pinch of lime zest) and 1/4 cup of coconut milk. Process until smooth and creamy. Transfer the mixture to a small bowl and set it aside.
- Rinse out the blender and repeat the same process with the peaches. Blend the peaches until smooth and transfer the mixture to a separate bowl.
Preparing the Coconut Yogurt Mixture:
- Rinse out the blender once again. Add the remaining coconut milk, yogurt, two tablespoons of maple syrup, lime juice, any remaining lime zest, and shredded coconut to the blender.
- Blend all the ingredients until smooth and creamy.
Assembling the Popsicles:
- Layer the cherry mixture, followed by the coconut mixture, and then the peach mixture into the popsicle molds.
- Cover the molds and place them in the freezer for at least 2-4 hours to freeze.
- When ready to enjoy, run the bottom part of the popsicle mold under warm water for 10-15 seconds to make it easier to remove the popsicles.
- Serve and enjoy the refreshing popsicles immediately!
Note: Feel free to adjust the sweetness or add any additional ingredients to suit your taste preferences.
Storing, Freezing, and Reheating
You can place any leftover popsicles in an airtight container in your freezer for 3-5 days.
More Summer Dessert Recipes
- Homemade Fruit Popsicles
- Strawberry Rhubarb Cobbler
- Chocolate Cherry Smoothie
- Lemon Bars
- Easy Coca-Cola Ice Cream Floats
If you try making this Summer Popsicle Recipe, please leave me a comment and let me know! I always love to hear your thoughts.
RECIPE CARD
Summer Popsicles
Ingredients
- 4 peaches - pit removed and chopped
- 3 cups fresh cherries - pitted
- 1 lime - zested and juiced (divided)
- 4 tablespoon maple syrup - divided
- 15 oz full-fat coconut milk - 1 can, divided
- 1 cup plain yogurt - use coconut milk yogurt to keep vegan & Dairy-Free
- 2 tablespoon unsweetened shredded coconut
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Place chopped peaches and pitted cherries in a separate glass baking pans (large enough so the fruit can spread out in a single layer). Drizzle each pan of fruit with one tablespoon of maple syrup (or favorite sweetener) and toss to combine. Transfer baking dishes to the oven and cook for approximately 20-25 minutes, or until fruit is bubbly and hot, rotating pans once half way though cooking. Remove roasted fruit from the oven and set aside to cool completely.
- Once cool, transfer the cherries, along with a pinch of lime zest and 1/4 cup coconut milk to the bowl of a blender or food processor. Process until smooth and creamy. Transfer to a small bowl and set aside.
- Rinse out the blender with water and repeat the above process with the peaches. Transfer blended mixture to a bowl and set aside.
- Rinse out the blender, and add the remaining coconut milk, yogurt, 2 tablespoons maple syrup, lime juice, any remaining lime zest and shredded coconut to the bowl. Blend until smooth and creamy.
- Layer the cherry, coconut, and peach mixture into the popsicle molds. Cover and freeze for at least 2-4 hours. For easy removal, run bottom part of popsicle mold under warm water for 10-15 seconds and wiggle it free!
- Best enjoyed immediately!
Nutritional Information
(Nutrition information provided is an estimate and will vary based on cooking methods and specific brands of ingredients used.)
These are beautiful…I’m definitely going to try making them!
Hello,
I was wondering what I could substitute for coconut milk. My husband is allergic to coconut and I’d like to make these for him. It’s still very hot in AZ right now and these would be a nice reprieve.
Thank you.
You can substitute your favorite kind of milk 🙂