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    Fruit jelly ice pops perfect for hot summer treats!

    Published: Nov 25, 2016. Modified: Oct 21, 2020By:Kylie·This post may contain affiliate links·

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    I love inviting other bloggers to guest post on Kidgredients, and this guest post from Renee at Play Based Parenting is perfect for the hot weather we've been having lately! These fruit jelly ice pops are the perfect thing for cooling down after a long day. So, over to Renee to share her fun and yummy recipe:


    Summer is approaching here in Australia, which means my kids get to make fruit jelly ice pops. One of our favourite things to do in preparation for the hot days to come is to make a batch of berry and mango fruit jelly ice pops. They are beautifully bright, yummy and contain real fruit of course.

    fruit jelly pops

    Fruit jelly ice pops are really easy for kids to make. I enlist the kids to help gather the ingredients, we measure them out and label them as we go. I usually have to top up the ingredients because they like to eat some during the process, as kids do. They help put the ingredients into the blender. I blend and they block their ears, it’s not really loud at all but they think it is hilarious to block each other’s ears.

    With these berry and mango fruit jelly ice pops, we layered the two flavours. First we blended all our berries, making sure to leave some chunky yummy bits of real fruit in it. Once we were happy with the texture, we set it aside in a bowl and continued on to chop up our frozen mango in the blender. Usually I would use 2 fresh mangoes but they are only just coming back into season so I used up some of our frozen mango.

    fruit jelly ice pops

    Next we mixed up two lots of jelly to match our flavours; we picked raspberry jelly and peach jelly. As instructed on the box of the Jelly, I boiled the jug and did the first step to dissolve the jelly crystals completely, then once the cool water was added, the kids could help again.

    My little girl was in charge of berries and my boy was in charge of mango. They stirred and combined the jelly with the real fruit. It smelt fabulous! Of course they had to taste a bit of that as well. The fruit jelly mixture was ready to be poured into the ice pop trays and frozen.fruit jelly ice pops

    We layered one over the other, Berry-Mango-Berry, into our ice pop trays but we had some left over. We poured that into plastic cups and stuck a craft stick in to improvise. Now comes the trickiest part of all, the part that the kids struggle with… Waiting! Stick them in the freezer and wait 4-6 hours, preferably overnight. We made a total of 10 berry mango ice pops.

    fruit jelly ice pops

    The fruit jelly ice pops turned out great. The softer consistency of blended fruit is easy to bite into and enjoy, while the jelly helps hold it together and not melt as fast. The perfect summer treat that you can have fun making and enjoy eating. The process and the great taste makes these fruit jelly ice pops much better for the little ones than those artificial sugary things you can buy at the grocery shop.

    Check out these other ice pop ideas I made for your kids to enjoy especially during summer:

    • Healthy chocolate paddle pops, 5 ingredient chocolate creamsicles
    • Watermelon and Coconut Ice Blocks
    fruit jelly pops

    Fruit jelly ice pops

    Oh gosh! It's hot! Delicious fruit jelly ice pops from Renee at Play based Parenting should do the trick! Get those ice block moulds out!
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    Course: snacks
    Cuisine: Modern Australian
    Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes
    Cook Time: 6 hours hours
    Total Time: 6 hours hours 10 minutes minutes
    Servings: 10 pops (depending on mould size)
    Calories: 69kcal
    Author: Kylie
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    Ingredients

    Berry ice layer:

    • I cup of strawberries
    • I cup of blueberries
    • ½ cup of Blackberries
    • 1 satchel of Raspberry Jelly Lite

    Mango Ice Layer:

    • 2 mangos
    • Peach Jelly lite

    Instructions

    For the berry layer:

    • blitz the berries until smooth.
    • Mix the jelly with the boiling water and cold water as per the box instructions.
    • Combine the jelly with the blitzed fruit.

    Mango layer:

    • blitz the mangoes until smooth
    • Mix the jelly with boiling and cold water as per the instructions, combine the jelly and the fruit.
    • Layer the two different flavours into the ice pop moulds and freeze for 4-6 hours, or overnight.

    Nutritional Information

    Serving: 1piece | Calories: 69kcal | Carbohydrates: 17g | Protein: 1g | Sodium: 2mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 14g
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    Renee is passionate about providing Positive Parenting and Purposeful Play activities for children. She shares lots of fun and practical activities that demonstrate how Play-Based learning can encourage optimal developmental in children. You can find her encouraging parents and care-givers to connect with children through play at her:
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