Watermelon banana popsicles

These super fun, easy DIY watermelon banana popsicles are perfect homemade sweet, healthy snacks from scratch. These delicious eye-catching watermelon banana popsicles are sweet and have a creamy banana texture. Make these delicious healthy watermelon banana popsicles with kids, and stay cool this summer!

Happy summer, everyone!

Today, I share a fun interactive DIY recipe with you to try with your kids at home. We had lots of fun making these DIY watermelon banana popsicles, from finding perfect wood sticks in our backyard for popsicles and washing and drying them to cutting and blending watermelons and bananas.

Then, we hunted for a perfect shape DIY mold in the kitchen and ended up using our 10-inch cast-iron skillet- gotta love my cast-iron skillet even more now that I am making popsicles in them!! It was flat, got the job done, and froze the watermelon banana popsicles quickly.

So, here you go! Try our DIY watermelon banana popsicle recipe this summer or your favorite popsicle combinations, and let us know in the comment below how they turned out!

Check out this roasted honey cumin broccoli recipe as a snack too!

Jump to:

• Ingredients
• Instructions
• Tips
• Substitutes
• Best variations of popsicles
• How to store them
• How to serve them
• Are they healthy snacks?
• Pin it for later
• Recipe

Ingredients

Watermelon. Pick one that is sweet and seedless.

Banana. Add sweetness and creamy texture to the popsicles.

Instructions

Prepare a mold for popsicles. I used a 10-inch cast-iron skillet covered with plastic wrap. It was a perfect shape to freeze the popsicles fast.

In a food processor, blend the watermelon and bananas.

At this point, taste it and adjust for sweetness. Add more banana or honey if you wish!

Next, pour the mixture into the mold.

Cover it with aluminum foil. Make sure the foil does not touch the popsicles.

Then, take a knife and make small holes in the foil. The number of holes depends on the size and number of popsicles you want.

Next, take the sticks and place them inside the holes. I used broken tree branches as sticks.

Transfer the mold gently into the freezer and let it freeze for a minimum of 8 hours- depending on the shape of the mold you use.

Halfway through the freezing process, you can cut the popsicles. This will make it easier to cut popsicles out when completely frozen.

When the popsicles are well frozen and ready to serve, run the cold water underneath the mold to take them out quickly.

Cut them into sizes you like, and ENJOY!

Tips

• If you need the popsicles to freeze fast, use a wide pan for your DIY popsicles.
• Taste the popsicle mixture before freezing and adjust for sweetness. If needed, add more bananas or add honey.
• Add herbs or sweet spices for extra flavor.
• Sneak in some vegetables or nut butter. Kids will eat them without noticing.
• You can freeze the watermelon with skin on its own. Just cut them into small triangle shapes and freeze them.
• Check out the section below for the complete substitute.
• During the DIY process, If the sticks float a little, do not worry; you can make sticks straight midway through the freezing process.
• Thick-cut popsicles melt slowly and are easier to enjoy without making a mess all over!

Substitutes

• Substitute watermelon with honey melon or cantaloupe.
• Substitute bananas with fruits like mangos, pineapples, avocados, peaches, nectarines, papaya, and ripe soft pears. Or sweet cooked vegetables such as sweet potatoes, carrots, yams, or butternut squash. Or use honey.
• Add some herbs such as mint, basil, parsley, and cilantro.
• Use spices such as allspice, anise, cinnamon, cloves, or cardamom.
• Make popsicles of your favorite smoothies.
• Or any combination you like; play around and make your own popsicles this spring and summer and let me know how they turned out!

Best variations of popsicles

You blend and taste them to customize the sweetness and mold them to freeze. Substitute whole milk yogurt with milk kefir for more probiotics to improve digestion and gut health!

• Yogurt banana with cherry popsicles blend and freeze.
• Cocoa powder or chocolate yogurt fruits popsicles.
• Heavy cream lemonade berries popsicles.
• Yogurt banana with peaches or orange popsicles.
• Heavy cream ice coffee popsicles for adults.
• And any combination of popsicles that taste the best to you! Make popsicles of your favorite smoothies.

A flat frozen yogurt banana smoothie bar topped with nut butter or chopped nuts is another option!

How to store them

Freeze any leftover popsicles flat inside a freezer-safe bag or container for up to a week. Whenever ready to serve them, run some water over the plastic bag or the container.

How to serve them

Serve them as a sweet treat after lunch or dinner. Or serve them as a healthy sweet snack.

Are they healthy snacks?

Yes, they are homemade healthy frozen fruit snacks without added sugar, preservatives, or natural flavors. You can customize them however you like. They are great treats to cool you off this spring and summer.

What did you substitute? How did your family and kids like it? Let me know in the comment below your favorite combination. I love to hear from you!

Check out this roasted honey cumin broccoli recipe as a snack too!

Pin it for later

If you loved this recipe, I would appreciate it if you would come back, comment, and rate it five stars! Please share these watermelon banana popsicles on Pinterest! Thank you.