One way to keep cool during this hot weather, is ice lollies. Especially homemade ice lollies which the kids can help with making.
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What You Will Need
All you need is the basic ingredients, nothing fancy.
- Lolly moulds
- A blender
- Basic ingredients: fruit, juice, yogurt, milk, or even squash
Fruit & Juice Lollies (No Blender)
These are probably the quickest and easiest lollies to make. Plus a great way of giving your kids fruit. These are much healthier than those you buy in the shop
- Fruit juice – whatever your kids love apple, orange or any other fruit juice
- Chopped fruit to make it more fun – softer fuits such as berries, mango, grapes etc work really well
Just pop your chosen fruit into the moulds and then pour over the fruit juice and pop into the freezer. These take 4 – 6 hours to freeze fully
Creamy Yogurt Lollies
If you fancy a change or mixing up your lollies how about making some creamy fruity yoghurt lollies. A great cooling snack. These are also healthy enough for breakfast on a hot sunny morning
- Greek yogurt or regular yogurt
- A dash of honey or maple syrup
- Pureed fruit or fruit compote
Very easy to make
- Mix the yogurt, fruit puree and add a little sweetener of honey or maple syrup. You can add berries as above to make it extra fruity
- Spoon into moulds.
- Freeze overnight.
Chocolate Banana Lollies
These are my guilty secret and something we love to make in our house. They are so easy and kids love to get involved.
- ripe bananas
- Melted chocolate
- additional sprinkles – nuts, sprinkles anything you like
These are just so quick and fun to make
peel the bananas depending on size either cut in half or just straighten one end. Dip in chocolate and roll in the additional coating and freeze for 4-6 hours.
Squash Lollies
The kids want lollies, and you have nothing in. You will always have squash. These are the quickest and easiest lollies to make
- Squash of your choice
- Cold water
Just make up your squash a little stronger than you would usually make it to drink. Pour into the moulds and freeze for 4-6 hours
Pro Tips for Lolly Success
- Run moulds under warm water for 10 seconds to release easily
- Label with a marker if making different flavours
- Store extras in freezer bags to save space
Making homemade lollies is so easy you can even make smoothie or milkshake lollies. The kids will love being involved and you can all cool down later once they have frozen.
Share your lollie recipes for us all to try?
I love that you can make your own flavors so easily with ice pops! They are an ideal, summer treat that can be made to be healthy too.
There are so many options for your own lollies and they can be much healthier than those you buy in the shops
These look absolutely delicious 🤤 ! I’d love to try making that choco banana ice lollies. Thanks for sharing the tips ❤️.
The chocolate bananas are one of my favourites and a bit different to a normal lolly
these look so delicious. I need to make these for my family. my kids would like these
I am sure they will love them especially if they help make them
All these lollies are perfect for this hot weather. I love all the different options . My favourite is the yoghurt ones .Home made are best as you are in control of how much sugar you add and are free from unhealthy added ingredients .
I do prefer homemade lollies as you can make them just how you like them and are a lot healthier
This is a brilliant idea. It’s healthy and easy to make. Will try the one with chopped fruits for added texture. I am sure the kids would love this. Thank you for sharing.
I do love the chopped fruit in them as it makes them a little more tastier
We love home made ice lollies in our house. I started making them when my children started teething. We have since made banana and strawberry ones. I made some red berry ones a while back – they were lovely but messy!
It can get messy but it is also fun and a lot healthier than those you buy in the shops
I’m loving the look of the yogurt lollies. I’m always looking for ideas to help my girls keep cool in the summer! Thanks for these!
I hope you enjoy them and depending on what you put in them they are much more healthy than the ones you buy in the shops
The perfect treat for hot summer days. Just looking at them makes me want one. What a gorgeous deep berry color.
They are great for a hot day and so many varieties you can make
This is very well timed with the current heat wave. I haven’t made ice lollies in ages. I must dig out the moulds. I do like to make the with yogurt.
These are perfect for the hot weather we are having, I do love yogurt lollies or the banana ones
My nephews will surely enjoy this. I will try making this and share it with them.
I hope they enjoy them
When I was a child, we often used lolly moulds with orange squash. Now, we often try to make smoothie ones, especially good with chopped strawberries in.
We used to make them with squash when I was little as well
This is a good and timely post. we make homemade for our baby and it’s so easy and healthier too.
These are great for babies especially when teething as well
Home made ice lollies sound very delicious! Got to try this recipe soon!
I hope you enjoy them
I love this healthier version of my favorite summer treat. I eat Popsicles like kids do! LOL.
Making your own you can have have them as healthy as you would like
These are so perfect for the summer! I can see making a ton of these for pool parties.
I am sure you will be very popular making your own
I have never tried chocolate banana lollies so I will give those a try. I love homemade ice lollies on a hot day.
They are perfect for keeping cool at the moment, I did have some of the chocolate banana lollies from a shop once and thought I would try my own and they were so nice
I love love love these home recipes…They’re super easy to make and you don’t need a special machine to do it…I can’t wait to start making my own ice lollies….
I hope you enjoy them the frozen bananas is a huge favourite in my house
This is so perfect for my son! I can’t wait to try this one out.
I hope he enjoys them
I had these moulds years ago I must buy them again. Slightly off topic but I make jelly and when slightly cool I blend in Greek yoghurt. That’s a nice cool treat on a hot day
The moulds are great for frozen treats. My mum used to do something similar when I was younger but not with Greek Yoghurt I need to try that now
I remember making lollies as a kid but they just consisted of orange squash haha. These look amazing! Especially the banana ones, I will definitely have to try these.
I used to do the same. The banana ones are lovely and probably my favourite
I buy sugar free fizzy drinks and make my own that way
Thats a good idea I had not thought about that
I love the look of the Creamy yogurt lollies. I would not of thought of using yogurt!
When the kids were younger we used to freeze down the tube yoghurts which were great for sore throats
must admit I ve stocked up on Aldis own cornettos
these are quick and delicious
ages since I’ve made ice pops
will give them a go
I do love cornettos I stupidly left mine out of the freezer so had to throw them away. These are great though I am loving the yoghurt ones with fruit in