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Paletas or Popsicles are my favorite to make during the hot Texas months. It’s actually pretty simple to make them. All you need is the right mold and the your favorite fruits.

Here’s how to make healthy homemade popsicles from A to Z, including how to make fruity, creamy, and even hidden veggie popsicles!

Best Popsicle Molds

Before we dig into the popsicle recipes, it’s important that we’re working with a good popsicle mold! Here are my favorites for making perfect homemade pops:

Silicone Popsicle Mold’s

These have proven that they will last. They freeze well and are so easy to clean afterward.

Before you start whipping up your homemade ice pops, you’ll need to choose your adventure! Are you going creamy or fruity? Yogurt is a great basis for creamy pops, while fruit purees or flavored waters are great for making fruity pops. Once you’ve got that established, there are a few basic principles to making your own popsicles.

Flavor: Ripe (or even slightly overripe) fruit is the best flavoring for popsicles because it’s naturally the mosts sweet! You can supplement the sweetness with a touch of honey, agave nectar, maple syrup, or Monkfruit sugar if needed. Keep in mind that when food freezes the taste becomes less intense, so taste your mixture and make it slightly sweeter than you would a smoothie, because the sweetness will be less intense when frozen.

How To Make Hidden Veggie Popsicles

And the category for “popsicle flavors you didn’t know you needed” goes to…hidden veggie! As a rule of thumb, most things that make a good smoothie also make a great popsicle! Case in point: green smoothie popsicles!

Spinach has a neutral flavor that blends seamlessly into most mixtures, so try adding a handful to your next batch of pops to start off your veggie-filled popsicle journey. One of my favorite mixtures is avocado mixed with almond milk and cacao. So delicious!