Summer and popsicles are made for each other. Live Well Alabama’s Pear Pops and Sunset Pops are kid-friendly and kid-loved recipes. The recipes also called for real fruit, meaning no-added-sugar for this cool and sweet treat.

Tips: If using sweetened pears or pears canned in syrup, use less honey. Use plastic spoons or wooden skewers if you cannot find pop sticks. Poke a hole through plastic wrap, foil, or another paper cup if needed to hold sticks in place during freezing.

Pear Pops

Ingredients

• 1 can unsweetened pears, 15 ounces, undrained
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 2 tablespoons honey
• 4 small paper cups
• 4 pop sticks

Directions

• In a bowl, mash pears using a hand masher or hand mixer.
• Add lemon juice and honey. Mix well.
• Using 4 small paper cups, pour equal portions of the mix into each cup.
• Freeze for 1 hour, then insert a pop stick into each cup. Freeze until firm.
• Peel off paper cup and serve.

Sunset Pops

Ingredients

• 1 cup strawberries, chopped
• 1 can unsweetened peaches, 15 ounces, undrained
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 2 tablespoons honey
• 4 small paper cups
• 4 pop sticks

Directions

• In a bowl, mash strawberries using a hand masher or hand mixer.
• Add 1 tablespoon lemon juice and 1 tablespoon honey. Mix well.
• Using 4 small paper cups, fill each cup half full with the strawberry mix. Freeze for one hour.
• In another bowl, mash peaches with juice using a hand masher or hand mixer.
• Add 1 tablespoon lemon juice and 1 tablespoon honey. Mix well.
• Fill the partially frozen strawberry cups the rest of the way with peach mixture.
• Insert a pop stick into each cup. Freeze until firm.
• Peel off paper cup and serve.

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