Strawberry & Grapefruit Popsicles

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Strawberry popsicles with grapefruit are slightly sweet, a little tart, and made with just 3 simple ingredients. Plus, they’re so refreshing on a hot summer day!

Looking for more homemade popsicles? Try my mango pineapple popsicles, chocolate banana popsicles, or cherry mango popsicles.

What You’ll Love About This Recipe

Easy – Homemade popsicles are ridiculously easy to make. You just blend your ingredients together and pour them into popsicle molds to let them freeze for a few hours.
No artificial colors or flavors – Many store-bought popsicles are loaded with high fructose corn syrup, artificial food colorings and flavorings. Homemade popsicles are much healthier because you can control the sugar and ingredients.
Customizable – With DIY popsicles, the flavor combinations are endless. Just choose what’s in season or use thawed, frozen produce combined with natural sweeteners or homemade syrups.

Ingredient Notes

Frozen or fresh strawberries – fresh fruit is best, however you can also use frozen fruit if thawed first.
Grapefruit – any variety.
Maple syrup – to add more natural sweetness.

How to Make Strawberry Popsicles: Step By Step

Here are some quick visual instructions. The full instructions and ingredient list will be in the printable recipe card below!

Blend. Add the strawberries, grapefruit juice, and maple syrup to the blender. Blend until smooth.
Pour. Pour the strawberry mixture into your popsicle molds.
Freeze. Freeze for an hour before inserting the popsicles sticks (if using wooden sticks).

Make It Your Way: Substitutions & Variations

Please remember that recipes are just a starting point.

How can you make these homemade strawberry popsicles using what you already have? Here are some ideas…

Don’t like grapefruit? – use orange, lemon juice, or lime juice since they all pair well with strawberries. If using lemon or lime, you’ll want to increase the amount of sweetener since they’re even more tart than grapefruit.
No maple syrup? – use raw honey or homemade strawberry or grapefruit simple syrup to intensify those flavors. Otherwise, plain simple syrup is also a great choice.
Add-ins – greek yogurt, oat milk, or full fat coconut milk for a creamy texture.

Helpful Tips

If using frozen fruit, you need to thaw it first. This makes the mixture much easier to blend since the only liquid in these popsicles is from the fruit.
The amount of sweetener you use will depend on the sweetness of your strawberries Frozen fruit tends to be less sweet, so adjust accordingly after you give the blended mixture a little taste.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you remove popsicles from the popsicle mold?

You can place the popsicle mold in a bowl filled with lukewarm water for about 15-20 seconds OR run lukewarm water over the molds until you can easily release the popsicles.

Whichever method you choose, make sure the water is only on the popsicle mold, because you don’t want it to get on the popsicle itself.

What else can you use besides popsicle molds?

You can still make these grapefruit & strawberry popsicles even if you don’t have a popsicle mold. Other ways to make popsicles are using small paper cups, a muffin tin, or a loaf pan.

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