Sweet Cherry-Bomb and Coconut Milk Pops
These cherry coconut pops are perfect when sweet cherries come into season. But you can always use frozen cherries as well.
Cherry Popsicles with Coconut Milk
Boozy ice pops have been one of our secret addictions for so long now that rarely do any of our clients or workshop attendees leave without a lick. The popsicles are what makes our shoots, workshops and gatherings so fun. Sometimes at the end of a long hot day, treating yourself to an ice pop is something truly wonderful. It’s like being a kid again and enjoying something that is not only cool and refreshing, but it’s also so much fun to eat. Every time we offer someone a popsicle, their eyes light up, a hug smile comes across their face and they feel like a big kid.
Fresh Cherry Popsicles
We’ve been diving into our cache of popsicle recipe ideas and decided to churn out a new one for the weekend. We need to warm up our pop making skills again and since local cherries are starting to arrive in our markets, it was time for cherry pops! This recipe idea for sweet cherry and coconut milk pops has been on our list for a long time. Every time we wanted to make it, fresh cherries were out of season. Because we’re die-hard cherry eaters, we wanted to make sure we had our initial recipe test made with fresh cherries. So when they disappeared for the season, the many month long wait was excruciating.
Cherry season is finally here again and we’re celebrating with this fabulous round of cherry pops that’s layered with creamy coconut milk. They are one of our favorite pops so far that doesn’t have booze in it. These pops are a fine example of how delicious and kid-friendly popsicles can be. Not everything needs to have a splash of vodka. Or rum. Or whiskey. Or gin. Or tequila. Fresh fruit pops are equally refreshing and fantastic.
enjoy,
diane and todd
This post was originally published 2014 and re-published in 2019 with updated photos.
More of our popsicles: Blackberry mojito pop and blood orange pops.
Cherry-Bomb Coconut Milk Popsicles
Ingredients
Cherry Filling
- 1 pound (455g) cherries, fresh or frozen (thawed-if frozen)
- 1 1/2 cups (360ml) water
- 1/2 cup (100g) sugar
- 2 teaspoons (10ml) fresh lime juice (1-2 limes depending on their juiciness)
Coconut Filling
- 3/4 cup (180ml) coconut milk
- 3/4 cup (180g) plain yogurt
- 1/3 cup (65g) sugar
Instructions
- If using fresh cherries, pit and de-stem the cherries (if using frozen, combine all of the cherry filling ingredients in a blender and proceed to Step 2). Combine all of the cherry filling ingredients in a saucepan over medium heat and bring to a simmer. Cook until the cherries are soft, 10-15 minutes. Set aside and chill until fully cooled.
- Puree the cherry filling in a blender. Strain out any remaining cherry chunks using a wire mesh strainer and set the cherry juice aside for filling the pops.
- In another bowl, whisk together all of the coconut filling ingredients until smooth.
- Pour the first layer of cherry juice into the pop mold. Freeze for 30 mintues-1 hour or until just firm enough to keep the coconut filling from bleeding into the layer.
- Pour a layer of coconut filling. Place the popsicle sticks into the pops, making sure the stick goes into the first cherry layer *see Note 1. Freeze for 30 mintues-1 hour or until firm enough to keep the next layer from bleeding into it. Repeat for the remaining layers (a funnel is helpful for pouring the final layers in next to the sticks). Freeze for at least 2 hours after the final layer to make sure pops are completely solid before serving.
- To serve, slightly warm the pop molds for 10-20 seconds (under warm water, wrapped a warm towel, or rubbed with your hands) and then pull the pops free of the mold. Enjoy!
So the recipe was pretty simple but my first layer didnโt freeze even after 2 hours of being in the freezer.
I just poured the second layer and mixed the whole thing up to get more of a marbled effect.
Letโs see how it is once it completely sets
My kids aren’t usually a huge fan of cherries but this cherry coconut pop has got them GOOD! They’re constantly asking me to make them. It’s perfect for the hot summer. SOOOO refreshing.
Cherry and coconut make the perfect combo! Thanks so much!
this is AWESOME!!! yummy. I canโt wait to try this! Pinned! so healthy!!
Cherry and coconut sounds amazing together!! Yum!
YUUUUMAY!! Those popsicles look AH-MAZING!!
I love cherries and these look really refreshing.