Layered Fruit Popsicles

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Layered Fruit Popsicles

Imagine it's a hot summer day and a glass of water isn't going to quench your thirst. But a fruit popsicle will. This one is super fun because it has so many flavors and you're going to design how it should look.
Prep Time15 mins
Cook Time15 mins
Freezing2 hrs
Total Time2 hrs 30 mins
Course: Dessert
Keyword: frozen, popsicle, roll 3 times
Servings: 8

Equipment

  • Popsicle Mold
  • OR plastic cups and popsicle sticks

INGREDIENTS

Basic Ingredients

  • ½ cup water
  • ½ cup sugar
  • lemon juice, to taste

Roll the dice for ingredients in the tables below. (If your rolls end up with the same FRUITs, roll again.)

  • FRUIT #1
  • FRUIT #2
  • FRUIT #3

INSTRUCTIONS

  • Put the water and sugar in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil and stir until sugar is dissolved. Take the pot off the stove and allow to cool. You've just made yourself some "simple syrup".
  • Now prepare FRUIT #1, #2, AND #3 as directed for your selections.
  • Do the following for each FRUIT selection one at a time: Place the prepared fruit selection in a blender. Add ⅓ cup of the simple syrup and a touch of lemon juice (about <1/8 tsp.) to taste. Blend until smooth. Transfer to a measuring cup and wash the blender. Continue doing this step for your other FRUIT selections.
  • Whether you're using a popsicle mold or a small plastic cup with a stick, fill the container about 1/3 full with whatever fruit you'd like on the bottom. Think about the color design you're creating. Freeze for about 15 minutes.
  • Repeat the above step for the remaining selected FRUIT choices.
  • Freeze for at least 2 hours to make it firm enough not to melt too quickly when you eat it.

Roll the Die to choose your ingredient.

If you have a die from a board game, use it.  If you’ve viewing this on a cell phone or tablet, you could  install a dice roller app (e.g. “Dice” by Benoit Layer for Apple devices or “Dice” by Ostop Development for Android devices).  Or open the link “Roll the Die” above and use a web-based die.  Once you’ve rolled the die and have the result, click the appropriate radio button that will be your ingredient choice.  Do this for all the ingredients.  

Your Roll Die # FRUIT #1 Preparation
1 cup strawberries Wash the strawberries thoroughly. Remove the hull. Thinly slice.
1 cup pineapple (canned – chunks or fresh) If using canned, buy chunks. Do not include the syrup when measuring for 1 cup.  If using fresh, cut off the skin of the pineapple, then cut into 1/2″ slices. Remove the core on each slice and cut into 1″ pieces.
1 cup blueberries (fresh or frozen) If fresh, wash thoroughly and drain.
1 cup kiwi chunks (about 3-4 fresh kiwis) Wash and skin the kiwis. Cut into 1″ chunks.
1 cup watermelon Depending upon the size of the watermelon, this could be about 2 slices. Remove the rind and seeds. Cut into 1″ chunks.
1 cup mango (about 1 large mango) Skin the mango and cut the flesh off of the seed into 1″ chunks.

 

Your Roll Die # FRUIT #2 Preparation
1 cup strawberries Wash the strawberries thoroughly. Remove the hull. Thinly slice.
1 cup pineapple (canned – chunks or fresh) If using canned, buy chunks. Do not include the syrup when measuring for 1 cup.  If using fresh, cut off the skin of the pineapple, then cut into 1/2″ slices. Remove the core on each slice and cut into 1″ pieces.
1 cup blueberries (fresh or frozen) If fresh, wash thoroughly and drain.
1 cup kiwi chunks (about 3-4 fresh kiwis) Wash and skin the kiwis. Cut into 1″ chunks.
1 cup watermelon Depending upon the size of the watermelon, this could be about 2 slices. Remove the rind and seeds. Cut into 1″ chunks.
1 cup mango (about 1 large mango) Skin the mango and cut the flesh off of the seed into 1″ chunks.

 

Your Roll Die # FRUIT #3 Preparation
1 cup strawberries Wash the strawberries thoroughly. Remove the hull. Thinly slice.
1 cup pineapple (canned – chunks or fresh) If using canned, buy chunks. Do not include the syrup when measuring for 1 cup.  If using fresh, cut off the skin of the pineapple, then cut into 1/2″ slices. Remove the core on each slice and cut into 1″ pieces.
1 cup blueberries (fresh or frozen) If fresh, wash thoroughly and drain.
1 cup kiwi chunks (about 3-4 fresh kiwis) Wash and skin the kiwis. Cut into 1″ chunks.
1 cup watermelon Depending upon the size of the watermelon, this could be about 2 slices. Remove the rind and seeds. Cut into 1″ chunks.
1 cup mango (about 1 large mango) Skin the mango and cut the flesh off of the seed into 1″ chunks.