Lemon Popsicles

Easy Lemon Popsicles Recipe

I love lemon dessert recipes but there’s something extra special to love about this one for summer. These lemonade popsicles are tiny, refreshing, and have the perfect amount of sweetness to it. 

If you’re a regular reader here, then you know I couldn’t resist adding pie crust to these tiny treats. That’s what makes these lemon ice pops a standout dessert. It’s basically a lemon pie but in popsicles form.  Soak up the sun and let these lemon ice pops cool you down all summer long. 

Ingredients Needed

• Yogurt: I’m using nonfat vanilla Greek yogurt but any yogurt may be substituted
• Lemon juice: I recommend using freshly squeezed lemon juice for a brighter flavor 
• Sugar: just half a cup granulated sugar since the rest of the sweetness will come from the yogurt and lemon juice
• Lemon extract: adding pure lemon extract will give your lemon popsicles a full lemon flavor – lemon juice doesn’t add much flavor. The extract will help give it a nice lemon flavor you’d expect.
• Food coloring: I’m using yellow food coloring to make these popsicles look like they taste!
• Cookies: I’m using crushed shortbread cookies as the pie crust. I have also tried this recipe with Nilla Wafers or Golden Oreos and they all turn out amazing. 

How to make lemon popsicles

1. Combine the yogurt, lemon juice, sugar, extract, and food coloring in a medium bowl to make a syrup-like mixture. 
2. Pour lemon mixture into the mold. You can use paper dixie cups or popsicle molds for this. 
3. Sprinkle cookie crumbs on top of the mixture and stir gently with a toothpick or popsicle stick. Then pack what crumbs are left on top to give the lemon popsicle a pie crust. 
4. Poke sticks or colorful straws into the mixture. 
5. Freeze for at least 4 hours or overnight. Then remove from popsicles molds and enjoy!