All Natural Rainbow Fresh Fruit Popsicles

It's popsicle season y'all. We recently made some rainbow popsicles with layers of fresh pureed fruit. We've been trying to keep things a little more natural and a little lower in sugar too.

This recipe takes a little more effort than I'm used to putting into a popsicle recipe, but when your little guy asks for this healthy treat with all the enthusiasm his heart can muster; well, what can you do?



You'll need about 1 1/2 cups of 5 different types of fruit. We chose strawberries for the red, blackberries for the purple, Cuties for the orange, pineapple for the yellow, and kiwis for the green. There's no natural way to make a true blue layer. If you come up with one, please let me know. You could end up being the super hero of many a household.



I used an immersion blender to puree my fruit. I didn't want to use a whole big blender for so many different small batches. That little machine got quite the workout, let me tell you. Some of the fruit is harder to break down that way, but with a little elbow grease, and some stubbornness on my part, I got the job done without totally overheating my little machine.



You can strain your purees if you don't like seeds. I hate straining things, so I didn't, but I highly recommend straining the blackberry puree, or using blueberries instead. 

I also had some honey and fresh lemon juice on hand to enhance the flavor of each puree if it needed it. I ended up sweetening all the layers, except for the blackberry, with a little squirt of honey. Only the Cuties needed a teaspoon of lemon juice to make the flavor really pop. Just taste each puree and add sweetener or lemon juice, a teaspoon at a time, until you like the flavor.



Drop a heaping tablespoon of your first layer and freeze for 30 minutes. Repeat with each fruit puree to make your layers and then freeze at least 4 hours until completely frozen.


Any leftover puree can be frozen in ice cube trays to throw into smoothies or cocktails.

Rainbow Fresh Fruit Popsicles

Makes about 8 medium popsicles

INGREDIENTS
1 1/2 cups sliced strawberries
1 1/2 cups blackberries or blueberries
1 1/2 cup chopped fresh pineapple
1 1/2 cups segmented Cuties
1 1/2 cups chopped kiwis
honey to taste
fresh lemon juice to taste

DIRECTIONS
1. Use a blender or immersion blender to process each kind of fruit into a puree. As you process each batch, taste, and add in honey and/or lemon juice a teaspoon at a time to get the flavor you want. Strain out any seeds, if you like. Keep purees in separate bowls/cups.
2. Drop a heaping tablespoon of your first puree into each popsicle mold and freeze for 30 minutes.
3. Repeat with each puree, freezing for 30 minutes before adding the next layer.
4. Freeze at least 4 hours or until completely frozen.