Cherry Pineapple Popsicles

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: cherry popsicles, pineapple popsicles, popsicles

Prep Time: 15

Total Time: 15

Servings:

Calories: 191kcal

Author: Platings and Pairings

Cherry and pineapple are a match made in heaven – especially when paired together in these Cherry Pineapple Popsicles. An icy summer treat that’s perfect for cooling off on the patio.

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Ingredients

2 cups pineapple chunks
3 cups cherries pitted, fresh or frozen
1/3 cup pineapple juice + 1/2 cup
3 Tbsp simple syrup

Simple Syrup:

1 cup water
1 cup granulated sugar

Instructions

In a blender combine pineapple chunks with 1/3 cup of pineapple juice. Taste and sweeten with 1 Tbsp. simple syrup, if necessary. Transfer pineapple puree into a liquid measuring cup with a spout and set aside.
Rinse out the blender. Puree cherries with remaining 1/2 cup pineapple juice. Taste and sweeten with 2 Tbsp. simple syrup, if necessary. Transfer cherry puree into another liquid measuring cup with spout.
Pour cherry puree into molds, filling half way. Next, slowly pour in pineapple puree.
Cover popsicle mold and insert wooden sticks. Freeze for 4-5 hours, until firm.
To remove popsicles from mold, submerge mold into room temperature water for 60-90 seconds. Remove from water and pull popsicles out.

Simple Syrup:

In a small sauce pot, combine water and sugar. Bring to a boil until sugar has dissolved. Let cool to room temperature. Store in fridge until ready to use.

Notes

How to Remove the Popsicles from the Mold

There are a couple few options to remove your popsicles from the mold:

Place the mold in a larger container filled with warm water. This is my favorite method. I like to fill a large baking dish with warm (not hot!) water and set the mold inside. After about 30 seconds, the popsicles will pop right out.
Run the mold under warm water. Holding the popsicle mold under warm water upside down for 30 seconds will also have the same results.
Let the popsicle mold sit at room temperature. If you allow the popsicle mold to sit at room temperature for about 10 minutes, the popsicles should soften enough to pop right out.

Pro Tip: After the popsicles are removed, I like to place them on a parchment paper lined baking sheet and pop them back in the freezer for about 30 minutes to allow them to harden up again.

Storage

Store your cherry pineapple popsicles in the freezer in the original mold for 1-2 months. If your mold doesn’t have a cover on the bottom, you can cover them with plastic wrap or tin foil to keep them fresh.

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