Homemade Cherry Popsicles Recipe (gluten free & vegan)

Easy Cherry Popsicles are the perfect vegan and gluten free summer snack to enjoy poolside this summer. You’ll love them because this recipe has only 5 ingredients and takes just 5 minutes to prepare. Not to mention these mango pops are kid friendly and healthy!

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Why You’ll Love These Cherry Popsicles

Making cherry popsicles at home is the best way to ensure that your popsicles are 100% healthy, vegan and gluten free. If you aren’t a fan of super sweet desserts you’ll love these cherry pops because cherries naturally have a slightly sweet and tart flavor. So fruit popsicles made with cherries are not nearly as sweet as Mango Popsicles or other types of fruity pops.

You’ll also love this recipe because its quick and easy to make:

This Cherry Popsicle Recipe is:

• Vegan
• Soy Free
• Dairy Free
• Cleansing
• Gut Friendly
• Healthy
• Quick and Easy to Make
• Only 5 Ingredients
• Kid Friendly
• Paleo

Ingredients For Cherry Popsicle Recipe

• Frozen Pitted Cherries
• Light Coconut Milk
• Vegan Plain Greek Style Yogurt
• Coconut Water
• Agave Nectar

For complete ingredient amounts check the recipe card below!

Specialty Equipment For This Cherry Popsicle Recipe

• Silicone Popsicle Molds – Are easier to use than regular popsicle molds and offer so many unique designs.
• Popsicle Molds – Traditional popsicle molds made of plastic or stainless steel also work great!
• Blender – To make cherry puree you’ll need a blender. You can use an immersion blender, regular blender or even a food processor will work just fine.

If you don’t have a popsicle mold fear not. You can still make this cherry popsicle recipe without molds by using plastic cups and disposable wooden popsicle sticks.

How To Make These Vegan Cherry Popsicles

1: Make The Cherry Puree

• Mix frozen cherries with 1/4 cup of coconut water, 1/4 cup of coconut milk and 1 tbsp of agave in a blender. Using a tamper to press the ingredients into the blade until the cherry mixture turns into a smooth puree.
• Pour the cherry puree into the popsicle mold until it is 3/4th full or 75% full.

2: Make The Cream

• In a small mixing cup combine the greek yogurt with 1/2 tsp agave and 1/4 cup of coconut milk. Stir until smooth.
• Pour coconut cream into the popsicle molds until there is only 1/4 inch of room from the top.

3: Freeze The Cherry Popsicles

• Put the tops of the mold into the popsicles and place them in the freezer on a level surface for 4-6 hours.

Cherry Popsicle Ingredient Substitutions

• Instead of agave syrup: you can use maple syrup or honey at a 1:1 ratio. If you don’t want sugar you can leave it out or use a teaspoon of stevia.
• Instead of Light Coconut Milk: You can use regular milk, full fat coconut milk or oat milk.
• Instead of Cashew based Greek Yogurt – You can use regular plain greek yogurt or a coconut based yogurt. If you can’t find plain yogurt use a vanilla flavored yogurt but don’t add any sugar. Since the vanilla yogurt will already be sweetened with sugar.
• Instead of Coconut Water: You can use regular water, it works great and saves you money and will reduce the sugar content of the mango popsicles.

How Long Do Mango Popsicles Last In The Freezer?

Homemade cherry popsicles will last in the freezer for up to two months in the popsicle mold or for up to 4 months in a disposable popsicle freezer bag.

How To Unmold Homemade Popsicles

It’s easy to unmold these cherry popsicles! To unmold the pops remove the pop from the freezer and run the mold under cold water for about thirty seconds. Then pull on the mold while the popsicle is still under the running water to remove the mold.

How To Store Homemade Popsicles

You have to keep cherry popsicles in the freezer so that they don’t melt. The easiest way to store the popsicles is to keep them inside the popsicle mold until you’re ready to eat them. Alternatively if you want to reuse your popsicle molds faster then you’ll serve these cherry pops you can store them in popsicle freezer bags.

I love batch making three or four kinds of popsicles at a time as an activity to do with the kids. Then I pop the popsicles in popsicle freezer bags. That way the kids have tons of grab and go popsicles to last.

If you plan on batch making popsicles I suggest using a mold that allows you to use a disposable popsicle stick. That way you can reuse popsicle molds without having to wait until the popsicles are eaten on the reusable popsicle mold stick.

How Long Does It Take For Homemade Popsicles To Freeze?

Waiting for these cherry popsicles to freeze is the hardest part! It seems like they take forever to freeze and it’s tempting to keep checking. If you try to unmold gluten free popsicles before they are frozen the stick will come out leaving the popsicle inside of the mold.

It takes 4-6 hours to freeze homemade popsicles so it’s best to put them in the fridge over night to make sure you don’t break them.

What if you try to remove popsicles from the mold before they are frozen?

This is no big deal! Simply place the stick back into the popsicle and let it freeze over again.

Are Popsicles Vegan?

In terms of the type of food: Asking, “Are popsicles vegan?” is like asking if guacamole is spicy. While a popsicle is one specific type of food. AKA a popsicle is a piece of flavored ice or ice cream on a stick. It can be made with any type of ice or ice cream. So there can be as many different types of popsicles as there are ice cream. This means popsicles can be vegan or non-vegan depending on whether or not they were made with vegan ingredients or from foods that are derived from animals.

For more information on

• What ingredients are in vegan popsicles.
• 12 vegan popsicle brands to buy.
• How to tell if popsicles are vegan.

Check out this post I wrote discussing whether or not Popsicles Are Vegan.

20 Best Healthy Popsicle Recipes

On a hot summer day, few things are more refreshing than eating a frozen treat like an healthy ice-cold popsicle, On the grass, the sand, the deck, or basically anywhere – no location is too unsuitable for healthy popsicles during the summer months. There’s a difference between the types of popsicles that are just sugar, water, high fructose corn syrup and food coloring (store-bought popsicles) and those that will actually support our health (healthy homemade popsicles).

That’s why I’ve curated the 20 Best Healthy Popsicle Recipes to help you beat the summer heat and nourish your best self. All of these healthy popsicles recipes are vegan and gluten free!

Check out this round up of 20 Best Healthy Popsicle Recipes.

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