Rainbow Popsicles

Hot summer days require cool refreshing treats and these easy rainbow popsicles made with real fruit and honey are just the thing!

Prep Time: 10

Freeze time: 6

Total Time: 6 10

Servings:

Equipment

Popsicle Mold

Ingredients

1 cup strawberry slices , frozen
½ cup orange slices , frozen
½ cup pineapple chunks , frozen
½ cup kiwi slices , frozen
1 cup blueberries , frozen
1 cup red seedless grapes , frozen
¼ cup honey , add more for desired sweetness

Instructions

Using a blender, blend 2 teaspoons of honey seperately with each fruit. Clean out the blender between each fruit layer to prevent mixing of colors.
With a spoon, layer fruit into the popsicle molds in order of the colors of the rainbow. Strawberries at bottom for the red layer, oranges for orange layer, pineapple for yellow layer, kiwis for green layer, blueberries for blue layer and ending with the grape layer at the top for the final purple rainbow layer.
Insert popsicle stick into the top and then place into the freezer. Freeze for 6 hours, or overnight until hard.
Run mold under warm water for a few seconds and then remove popsicles. Serve while cold.

Notes

Sweeter: Add 1-2 teaspoon additional sugar when blending each layer for sweeter popsicles.

Other fruit: You can use mandarin oranges, peaches or mango instead of oranges for the orange layer. Try mixed berries instead of grapes for the purple layer or raspberries for the red layer. You may need less or more than the amounts listed.

Frozen, fresh or canned fruit: You can use fresh fruit, frozen fruit or canned fruit. Freeze fresh or canned fruit before using.

Too thick: If you have trouble blending the fruit, add a small amount of water but not too much as you want the mixture thick.

More colorful: To enhance the blueberry and grape color, blend frozen fruit then let rest briefly. Mash the mixture with a spoon to extract the juice and then re-puree in blender.

Colors bleeding? You can freeze each layer for about an hour before adding the next but I find using a spoon works great (rather than pouring the mixture).

Store: Keep in the freezer covered or in airtight container for 2- 3 months. If they develop ice crystals or a sticky, gummy coating, it's time to toss them!