Strawberry Pineapple Popsicles

An ode to a childhood favorite frozen treats, these strawberry pineapple popsicles are made with all natural ingredients and no artificial food coloring! 

As a kid, I absolutely loved popsicles, Otter Pops, and any other frozen treats I could get my little hands on. However, my all time favorite was the cherry-pineapple Big Stick.

I still don’t understand why I was so drawn to that cherry-pineapple popsicle that didn’t even taste like cherry or pineapple. It was just sweet with vibrant, happy colors.

Strawberry Pineapple Pops Ingredients

Here is my grown-up version of my favorite popsicle.  Instead of cherry-pineapple, this is a strawberry pineapple popsicle!  Not only does it tastes better than the original, it has a lot less sugar! Best of all, it is made with all natural fruits and no artificial colors.

You need a handful of fresh ingredients to make these popsicles:

• Pineapple: Fresh pineapple chunks, frozen pineapple, or drained canned pineapples.
• Strawberries: Use fresh ripe strawberries for best results. Otherwise, frozen strawberries are a great alternative.
• Pineapple Juice: 100% pure pineapple juice.
• Simple Syrup: This is a mixture of equal parts water and sugar. It sweetens the popsicle and prevents it from freezing into a solid block.

Homemade popsicles or frozen pops are a great way to use up extra fruits you have in the kitchen.  Whenever I see a good deal on produce, I always buy it.  Even if I don’t need it, I have a tendency to believe that I will find a use for it.

This is also a nice way to use up fruits that are no longer in their greatest, prime condition.  So what if your strawberries are a little bruises or your pineapple was butchered as it was being cut, it doesn’t matter because it’ll all end up pureed.

Recipe Variations

These popsicles prominently feature strawberry and pineapple. Try these other variations that pair pineapple with other fruits:

• Cherry Pineapple Popsicles: Made with frozen dark sweet cherries. The perfect summer treat!
• Blackberry Pineapple Popsicles: Pineapple popsicles swirled with blackberry syrup.
• Lava Flow Popsicles: Vacation on a stick! These pops combine coconut, pineapple, and strawberry into one delicious tropical bite.

How to Assemble Homemade Popsicles

1. Puree the pineapple and strawberry separately and transfer to liquid measuring cups with a spout.  The spout makes it a lot easier to pour the purees.  Have your popsicle mold and wooden sticks ready.
2. Pour the strawberry puree first.  Fill the mold about halfway.  Then slowly add the pineapple puree.
3. Because the pineapple puree is more dense than the strawberry, it will displace some of the strawberry puree creating that desired swirl/marble effect.
4. Place a layer of foil over the popsicle mold, followed by the popsicle mold cover.  Insert wooden sticks into the mold and then remove the popsicle mold cover, leaving only the foil.  In my experience, I have had difficult removing the plastic mold cover once frozen, so I prefer to use foil to hold up the wooden sticks.  Place filled mold in the freezer for at least 3 hours until the popsicles are solid.

Let’s get into the summer spirit a little early!  If you don’t have popsicle molds, there are also sorts of alternatives.  You can use other freezable containers… paper cups, ice cube trays, or recycle yogurt containers!

Recommended Popsicle Tools

• I personally use this popsicle mold from Amazon. I’ve had mine for years. It is very easy to clean and makes 10 frozen pops at a time. 
• Use standard disposable wooden sticks or try these reusable ice cream sticks. 
• Countertop blender, food processor, or a small hand blender works great. It is best to process the fruits until smooth. 

More Frozen Dessert Recipes

• Pineapple Jalapeno Green Popsicles
• Mixed Berry Popsicles
• Coconut Mango Popsicles