Confession #1: I’d never made true popsicles before Popsicle Week. I’d thrown together popsicle recipes and poured them into Dixie cups, but that was the extent of my homemade popsicle making journey.
Confession #2: My first popsicle making experience with carrot cake popsicles could’ve been a complete episode of “Popsicle 101: What NOT to do.” Thankfully the resulting popsicles were delicious despite the method.
The Good News
You’ll create outrageously delish popsicles without any trouble if you follow these five smart strategies for making popsicles that I wish I’d known ahead of time.
Popsicle Success Tip #1
Use a pastry bag or a freezer bag with a corner snipped off to fill popsicle molds. A funnel would also work well for thinner fruit popsicle recipes.
Popsicle Success Tip #2
Don’t seal the lids. If your popsicle molds have snap-on lids, leave them loose. Unsealing the lid when popsicles are frozen can crack or destroy the brittle molds.
Popsicle Success Tip #3
Unmold popsicles by running them under warm water for a few seconds until they loosen. Wiggle the stick back and forth and don’t be too forceful or you’ll wind up with a stick in your hand and a popsicle still stuck inside the mold.
Popsicle Success Tip #4
Buy a big enough mold or better yet, two molds. Who makes only 6 popsicles anyway? Be sure your mold can accommodate the recipe you’re making. Mine couldn’t. Another lesson learned. (Are we sensing a theme here?)
Popsicle Success Tip #5
Clean popsicle molds with a bottle brush. They fit well inside and can scrub all the nooks and crannies much better than a sponge.
Fill me in: If you have savvy popsicle tips that we need to know, please share in the comments below.
Be sure to check out our other featured posts from Popsicle Week (and stay tuned for some mouthwatering Nutella recipes tomorrow!)
29 Fruit Popsicles to Beat the Heat
Carrot Cake Popsicles
16 Buzzworthy Coffeehouse Inspired Popsicles
Seriously some great tips! I have number 3 happen to me all the time, and number 1 is a fantastic idea that I will be using from now on. Who would have thought that popsicle making needed so many rules. 😉 But it’s true! Now I’m gonna run through your recipes and find my next popsicle creation and make sure to use a piping bag as well as always run it under warm water. I think there should be a timing on that too, because I still end up with a stick at times after running it in the water! ;-P Have a great weekend!
These are awesome tips! I haven’t ever made popsicles before so with your tips and all these delicious recipes, now I can definitely make them with no fear!
Yay! Here’s to beginner’s luck… I wish I’d had some, haha. Between the tips and those cute fish molds, I’m pretty sure you can’t go wrong. Hope you have a great popsicle run.
thanks – i didn’t even realize it was Popsicle Week! 😀
Carrot cake popsicles sound amazing! I’m going to have to save these tips for summer – it’s a bit chilly for popsicles here now.
Aha, you’re in the southern hemisphere. Yep, Mel, sounds like pinning is a great idea to save popsicles for a warm summer day. Hope you give them at try.
What great ideas! Love em — pinned em! 🙂
Thank you so much, Sinea, for stopping by to pin popsicles! They’re all mega-winners and I’ve got a list super long for getting them all made. Have a beautiful day and stop by again soon!
I AM SOLD on those coffee popsicles. HELLO!
Thanks for popping over, Roxanne. The coffeehouse inspired popsicle list is way too long not to get started today!
We love making popsicles. We often use the extra to fill icecube trays for mini treats on super hot days… and it’s been handy with the babies, we can put the ice cube treats in those mesh utensil bags
Can’t wait to check out some of the other recipes you linked.
Marissa
Marissa, what a clever idea to use the leftovers to fill an ice cube tray! Thanks for the suggestion and for stopping by today.
Perfect timing! I have popsicle molds on my counter right now. I was planning on trying them out soon. Thanks for the tips!
Awesome, Emily! I hope you’ve found more than enough popsicle recipes during my Popsicle Week extravaganza last week. Enjoy!