The mid-summer mark has come and gone, but you wouldn’t know it by the sweltering temps. It is super-hot outside, and the forecast predicts that it’s only going to get hotter in the coming weeks.

I’ve been trying to keep my store runs to a minimum these days, which has caused me to become pretty creative at snack time. And

Nothing beats the heat quite like a sweet, icy-cold popsicle.

It’s been so long since I’ve made popsicles at home that I almost forgot how delightful they are. There’s so many tasty fruit combo options, with today’s choice quickly inching it’s way to the top of my list.

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Once I decided that homemade popsicles were going to be on the snack time menu, I immediately took a trip to the store to pick up the ingredients. The way things have been lately, you never know what’s going to be in stock at the grocery store.

Apparently, everyone must have had the same idea, because there was no frozen fruit anywhere to be found. And after going to two different stores, I reluctantly settled on fresh strawberries and mangos. Normally, I prefer fresh fruit over frozen anyway. However, picking sweet strawberries and mangos are always a hit or miss for me (we can’t all be great at everything).

The recipe also calls for bananas with the strawberry mixture and pineapples with the mango mix. If you don’t prefer one, just double-up on it’s partner fruit (either double-strawberries or double-mangos).

Since I had to go with the fresh strawberries, I added a sprinkle of sugar to them and let them macerate in a bowl for a few minutes while I sliced the pineapple.

Because I opted to sweeten the strawberries myself, I adjusted the recipe slightly, using 1 tablespoon of of raw honey instead of two to prevent overkill. If you have frozen fruit, stick with the original recipe and don’t skimp on the honey.

Once the mixtures are blended separately, it’s time to pour.

I love these popsicle molds that I picked up from Amazon. If you’re looking to pick some up, you can get them HERE.

My plan was to layer the flavors and create stripes, but the consistency was too “liquidy” (not real sure if that’s a word but I’m going with it). Frozen fruit makes the mixture much more frothier and solid. I know this horse is dead…but can you feel my disappointment with the lack of frozen fruit?

So instead of freezing each layer individually, I decided to pour the mixtures separately and just let them do their thing.

I let them freeze overnight, and the next day my kids made sure to remind me every couple of minutes to not forget about the popsicles. And since we were sending out friendlyreminders, I took the opportunity to remind them that they don’t get snacks until after their rooms are tidy.

I’ve never seed a kid tidy up so fast.

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After dipping the molds in room temperature water for a few minutes, the popsicles slid right out.

If you’re in the mood for an expensive and fun way to make cool and refreshing treats at home, I highly recommend these strawberry mango popsicles. It’s the perfect sweet-and-tart combo that will keep those kiddos coming back for more.

Until next time…

mjr.

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