These creamy berry popsicles are the perfect summer treat — and you only need 3 ingredients to make them! Made with mixed berries and your choice of milk, this dairy-free popsicle recipe is naturally sweetened, and 100% kid-approved.
Instead of buying frozen treats loaded with processed ingredients, you can make these delicious mixed berry popsicles at home with just a blender and a popsicle mold. My kids’ absolute favorite version uses cashew milk — but any milk works beautifully for a perfectly creamy result.
Why You’ll Love This Creamy Popsicle Recipe
- Only 3 ingredients — and they’re probably items you already have right at home!
- Ready in 5 minutes — just blend, pour, and freeze. That’s it!
- Easily made dairy-free — use almond, cashew, or coconut milk and you’ve got a delicious dairy-free popsicle everyone can enjoy.
- Refined sugar-free — sweetened naturally with just a touch of maple syrup.
- Kid-friendly and family-approved — these mixed berry popsicles are a guaranteed hit on a hot summer day.
Ingredients
This list is short and sweet—here’s all you need for these mixed berry popsicles:
- Milk — almond, cashew, coconut, or regular milk all work great. My kids’ favorite is cashew milk, but honestly any combination is delicious!
- Maple syrup — just a touch for natural sweetness, no refined sugar needed
- Frozen mixed berries — thawed before blending
By the way, you’ll also need a popsicle mold and popsicle sticks (if your mold doesn’t come with them!).
How to Make Creamy Berry Popsicles
This dairy-free popsicle recipe couldn’t be simpler — just blend, pour, and freeze!
Start by adding your milk and maple syrup to a blender and blending until combined.
Then add your thawed mixed berries and blend until smooth and creamy.
Here’s a fun tip: after blending everything smooth, toss in an extra half cup of berries and give it just a quick stir (don’t blend!). This adds little pockets of berry texture throughout your popsicles — my kids love it.
Pour the mixture evenly into your popsicle molds. Cover with foil, poke small holes in the top with a knife tip, and slide your popsicle sticks in about ¾ of the way down. Then freeze until solid — usually 4–6 hours, or overnight is even better.
When you’re ready to serve, let them sit at room temperature for about 5 minutes or run them briefly under warm water to release them from the mold. Then enjoy!
How to Store Homemade Popsicles
These dairy-free popsicles are easy to make ahead and keep well!
- Make ahead: These are perfect for making the night before a party or a hot summer day — just pull them out and go!
- In the mold: Keep them frozen until ready to serve — they’ll last up to 2 weeks
- Out of the mold: Pop them into individual zip-lock bags and store in the freezer for up to 2 weeks
Tips for the Best Creamy Berry Popsicles
- Thaw your berries fully — excess liquid from under-thawed berries can affect the creamy texture, so give them enough time to thaw completely before blending
- Use full-fat milk for extra creaminess — coconut milk in particular gives these a really rich, creamy popsicle texture
- Don’t skip the extra berries — stirring in that extra half cup after blending makes such a difference in flavor and texture
- Freeze overnight if you can — 4–6 hours works, but overnight gives you the cleanest, firmest popsicles
- Run under warm water to release — don’t yank them! A quick 30-second run under warm water makes them slide right out
Variations
Want to mix things up? Here are a few fun ways to switch up this creamy popsicle recipe:
- Strawberry cream popsicles — use all strawberries instead of mixed berries for a classic flavor the kids will love
- Coconut cream popsicles — swap all the milk for full-fat coconut milk for an extra rich, tropical twist
- Blueberry lemon — use all blueberries and add a squeeze of fresh lemon juice before blending
- Sweeter popsicles — add an extra tablespoon or two of maple syrup if your berries are on the tart side
- Layered popsicles — pour half the mixture, freeze for an hour, then pour in a second flavor for a pretty layered look
More Kid-Friendly Treats
PrintBerries ‘n Cream Popsicles
These Berries ‘n Cream Popsicles are lightly sweetened, with just a hint of maple syrup, and have a perfect combination of tart berry sweetness and smooth creaminess.
- Prep Time: 5 mins
- Total Time: 5 mins
- Yield: 4-6 1x
Ingredients
- 1 cup milk – almond milk, cashew milk, coconut milk, or regular milk (or any combination)
- ¼ cup maple syrup
- 1 –1.5 cups frozen mixed berries, thawed
- popsicle mold
- popsicle sticks
Instructions
- Place the milk and syrup into a blender; blend well.
- Add the thawed berries, and blend until it’s smooth.
- Optional: place another half cup of berries into the blender mixture AFTER you’ve blended everything to add more berry texture to the popsicle.
- Pour evenly into 4-6 popsicle molds. Cover with foil, and place small holes with the tip of a knife over the center of each popsicle receptacle. Carefully shimmy the wooden popsicle sticks ¾ of the way into the popsicles.
- Freeze until hard.
- When serving, let the popsicles sit for about 5 minutes at room temperature or run them under warm water for 30 seconds to ease the removal of the popsicle from the mold.
Andrew says
These sound delicious! I’m putting these on the recipe list to make for our family reunion this summer!
Jennifer says
Wow! Let me tell you all about how many of these popsicles I’m going to make this summer. I live in Miami, so something cold and sweet like this is perfect!
Susan says
For me there is nothing more cooling on a hot summer day than a nice creamy Popsicle. I am sure the combination for the cream and the berries is delicious, I will have to make this for the myself!
Kristina says
What a perfect summer activity for us today. These look awesome
Deborah A. says
What a great recipe! We’ve got some really good friends who have diet restrictions, so this would be such a perfect recipe to feed everyone.