When summer rolls around, what’s the perfect treat that soothes the sweet tooth AND keeps you cool? Ice pops! This Fruit Cocktail Ice Pop Recipe is fun and easy for the kids to help make and it tastes super delicious! To make them super bright and fun and add an extra dash of flavor, we put extra maraschino cherries into each pop.
While you can use any type of popsicle mold to make these fruit cocktail ice pops, this Lebice popsicle mold is just about the highest rated set you can find. Each mold has a drip tray at the bottom to help avoid sticky fingers! They are also BPA free and dishwasher safe. Just use them a few times and you have more than covered the cost of buying pre-made treats at the store AND you can know exactly what’s in your treats and make them just how you like them.
Del Monte Fruit Cocktail in 100% Fruit Juices
Royal Willamette Maraschino Cherries
Fruit Cocktail Ice Pop Recipe
Ingredients:
1 can Fruit Cocktail (29 ounces), Undrained
12-18 additional Maraschino Cherries
Directions:
Place a cherry in the bottom of each ice pop mold.
Fill each mold with 1/4 cup fruit cocktail, adding an extra cherry halfway through.
Make sure each mold is filled with liquid to the fill line.
Insert sticks and place in freezer for 4-5 hours or until frozen solid.
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Fruit Cocktail Ice Pop Recipe
Only two ingredients are needed to make these sweet and refreshing frozen treats.
Ingredients
- 1 can Fruit Cocktail (29 ounces), Undrained
- 12-18 additional Maraschino Cherries
Instructions
- Place a cherry in the bottom of each ice pop mold.
- Fill each mold with 1/4 cup fruit cocktail, adding an extra cherry halfway through.
- Make sure each mold is filled with liquid to the fill line.
- Insert sticks and place in freezer for 4-5 hours or until frozen solid.
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
12Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 27Total Fat: 0gSaturated Fat: 0gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 0gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 2mgCarbohydrates: 7gFiber: 0gSugar: 7gProtein: 0g
Whirl says
Oh that’s a good idea! I’ve always loved Popsicle’s that you get from the store that sometimes have little pineapple pieces or something in it, never thought to do it myself, especially with cherries. Yum.
Howard B says
I can’t believe I never thought about putting cherries in them.
Mary Gardner says
This looks so refreshing. We will definitely try this in warm weather.