These 4th of July creamsicles are a fun, delicious and creative way to celebrate the red, white, and blue holiday! With 8 simple ingredients, they are super easy to make. Make this a family affair by putting all hands on deck for this yummy and cool dessert recipe.
Ingredients You’ll Need
Fruit
Since the 4th of July is known for the colors red, white, and blue – this recipe calls for strawberries and blueberries. These are perfectly in season during the summer so you should be able to pick some up at your local farmer’s market or from the grocery store.
Ice Cream
In order to make this a popsicle-style sweet treat, ice cream is a must. And keeping up with the holiday we’re making these for, it’s only perfect that we use vanilla ice cream. This will help give your creamsicles the red, white, and blue look and a yummy taste.
The Mixins’
To make the other layers that will be paired with the vanilla ice cream, you’ll need a few ingredients to give your fruit a filling. I call these the mixins’ because they’ll be mixed together to make part of what will be layered in your creamsicles. These ingredients include:
- water
- cornstarch
- butter
- sugar
- salt
How to Make Yummy 4th of July Creamsicles
- Once you’ve made the strawberry and blueberry purees, set them aside and let them cool down. Once they’ve cooled a bit you’re ready to start creating.
- Start by dividing the blueberry mixture evenly between 10 popsicle molds. Then, place the molds in the freezer until they become firm. This typically takes up to 3 hours depending on your freezer setting.
- Once they have hardened, add a layer of the strawberry mixture. At this point, add the popsicle sticks secured with Reynold’s wrap (or plastic wrap). Return the molds back to the freezer so this layer can get hard.
This process gets repeated 3 more times to make that gorgeous striped creamsicle:
- A layer of the softened ice cream
- another layer of strawberry
- last layer being the softened vanilla ice cream.
Keep them in the freezer until you are ready to serve them. And there ya have it! 4th of July creamsicles!!!
Psst… looking for another 4th of July recipe to cool you off? Try our Homemade Strawberry and Banana Sorbet!
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4th of July Creamsicles
Description
A fun, delicious and creative way to celebrate the red, white and blue of the 4th of July!
Ingredients
- 1 Pkg Strawberries
- 1 Pkg Blueberries
- 2 Tablespoons Water, divided
- 2 teaspoons Corn Starch, divided
- 2 Tablespoons Butter, divided
- 4 Tablespoons Sugar, divided
- ½ teaspoon Salt, divided
- Softened Vanilla Ice Cream
Instructions
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Prepare Strawberry Mixture:
- Pour 1 tablespoon of water into a small bowl.
- Add 1 teaspoon of cornstarch and stir until dissolved. Set aside.
- Melt 1 tablespoon of butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat.
- Add 1 package of strawberries, diced into ÂĽ-inch pieces, and cook for 2 minutes.
- Add 2 tablespoons of sugar and ÂĽ teaspoon of salt. Cook uncovered, stirring occasionally, until the liquid is reduced and thickened, about 12-15 minutes.
- Stir the cornstarch mixture again and add it to the strawberry mixture. Bring to a boil and cook until thickened, about 2 minutes.
- Allow the strawberry mixture to cool completely, then divide it in half.
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Prepare Blueberry Mixture:
- Repeat the same process with the blueberries, using the remaining 1 tablespoon of water, 1 teaspoon of cornstarch, 1 tablespoon of butter, 2 tablespoons of sugar, and ÂĽ teaspoon of salt. Do not divide the blueberry mixture. Set aside.
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Assemble Popsicles:
- Divide the blueberry mixture evenly between 10 popsicle molds. Freeze until firm, about 3 hours.
- Once frozen, remove the popsicles and add the first layer of strawberry mixture. Insert popsicle sticks into the molds, covering with foil to secure the sticks. Freeze until firm.
- Add a layer of softened vanilla ice cream and freeze until firm.
- Add another layer of strawberry mixture and freeze until firm.
- Add the final layer of softened vanilla ice cream and freeze until ready to serve.
What a fun time it was making these with my grandchildren. They are bright, fun and delicious. Great recipe!