Orange Creamsicle Popsicles
These Orange Creamsicle Popsicles use organic dairy and fresh orange juice. You'll love this simple homemade version of your favorite nostalgic summer treat!
If you love making homemade frozen desserts as much as I do, be sure to check out some of my other favorites like Salted Caramel No Churn Ice Cream, Olive Oil Brownie Ice Cream Sandwiches, Banoffee Icebox Cake, Bone Broth Chocolate Milkshake, Pistachio Matcha No Churn Ice Cream, Palmer House Ice Cream, or Organic Rocky Road Ice Cream.
A Quick Look At The Recipe
- Recipe Name: Orange Creamsicle Popsicles
- Ready In: 24 hours
- Makes: 10 popsicles
- Main Ingredients: heavy whipping cream, vanilla yogurt, oranges
- Flavor Profile: sweet and creamy orange
- Dietary Info: gluten free, no seed oils, eggless
- Difficulty: Easy!
- Why You’ll Love It: nostalgic orange cream pops made better with organic ingredients!
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Why You'll Love This Recipe
- Sweet and Creamy: This Orange Creamsicle Popsicles recipe is sweet and creamy. I organic dairy, fresh orange juice, and yogurt in these amazing homemade orange cr
- Easy AF: This easy frozen dessert comes together easily in your blender. Just pour into popsicle molds, and the hardest part will literally be to wait for them to freeze! So easy!
- Homemade Popsicles: This recipe for Orange Creamsicle Popsicles have both fresh squeezed orange juice and probiotics from the yogurt. Both these ingredients make these a much healthier choice to traditional orange cream pops.
- Real Orange Flavor: I use organic oranges for juice and zest for true orange flavor and no orange food coloring needed!
- Organic: While traditional store-bought orange cream pops (or dreamsicles) can have artificial colors, flavors, corn syrup and other unnecessary ingredients, this frozen dessert is made with organic ingredients. This is a frozen dessert you can feel good about indulging in on hot summer days!
Ingredients
- Heavy Whipping Cream: I use Organic Valley Heavy Whipping Cream, you can use your favorite.
- Milk: Use whole milk, I prefer to use A2 grassfed milk.
- Vanilla Yogurt: I use organic vanilla yogurt for flavor. You can also use plain or Greek if you prefer, but the vanilla really adds a lot of flavor here so I don't recommend plain.
- Cane Sugar: I use organic cane sugar, which is the organic version of granulated white sugar.
- Oranges: I use fresh organic oranges and juice them for this recipe.
*For a full list of ingredients and measurements, visit the recipe card below.
Easy Substitutions
- Vegan: If you are vegan or want a dairy-free option you can swap out the milk and heavy cream for coconut milk and coconut cream. And, use a coconut or cashew based yogurt in its place.
- Lemon: Use lemons in place of oranges.
- Grapefruit: Use grapefruit in place of oranges.
- Lime: Use lime in place of oranges.
- Lower Sugar: Swap the cane sugar for honey or agave if you prefer.
- White Chocolate Coated: Try dipping these in Homemade Funfetti Magic Shell for a fun creamy coating that goes so well with the orange!
- While swapping out a different citrus will work just fine, you can also use another kind of fruit juice like mango, strawberry, cherry or any fruit you like for a creamy, dreamy fruity popsicle.
Tips for Orange Creamsicle Popsicles
- I use a silicone popsicle mold here, and it is a game changer! I would highly recommend buying one if you don't have one, or even if you have a plastic one, as this one is so much better. It really helps get the popsicles out very easily. The only thing to watch out for when using a silicone popsicle mold is make sure nothing is touching it in your freezer, as if you have a box or something up against it, it can create an indent in your popsicles, ha!
- I use fresh oranges here for the juice. But, if you wan to use orange juice, you can do that too.
- I use organic vanilla yogurt here. The vanilla yogurt is key, as it gives a sweetness and provides that cream flavor, so while plain will work, it won't give you the best flavor.
- If you don't have a blender, you can use a stand mixer with the whisk attachment or a hand mixer to mix the popsicle mixture.
How to Make Orange Creamsicle Popsicles
- Add the milk and cane sugar to a small pot and heat on medium/high until the sugar is dissolved. Make sure that the milk doesn't heat over 160°F as it can burn and that flavor can transfer to your popsicles.
- Add the orange zest, orange juice, milk mixture, cream, and vanilla yogurt to a blender.
- Blend on high for about 30 seconds to a minute, until it begins to thicken slightly.
- Pour the orange mixture into popsicle molds.
- Place popsicle sticks in.
- Freeze overnight. Remove from the molds and they are ready to enjoy!
Recipe FAQ's
Yes, if you want to use orange juice, instead of juicing oranges, you can do that. But, it may be a little sweeter, depending on the kind of orange juice you use.
If you only have milk, you can use all milk. But they won't be as creamy. That's why I use heavy whipping cream in this recipe, so they get that really creamy and soft texture. Using all milk will make them icier as opposed to velvety and creamy.
Using high fat dairy will result in a creamy popsicle, not icy. So, make sure to use whole milk and full fat yogurt! Don't skimp here. This recipe uses whole milk, heavy whipping cream, and full fat yogurt.
I use vanilla for the flavor. But, yes, if you only have plain yogurt and want to use that, you can do that as well. If you do this, then be sure to add some vanilla extract in for flavor. Try ½ to 1 teaspoon, taste the liquid to be sure you like it before freezing and adjust if necessary.
You can if you replace the milk, cream and yogurt with nondairy versions. My top recommendations are coconut cream, coconut milk and a coconut or cashew based yogurt.
Popsicles can set sometimes in about 4 to 6 hours, but I always think it's best to let them sit overnight. It can depend on how packed your freezer is or where they are placed. Always be sure that they are placed on a flat surface so they freezer properly. And allow them to freeze completely before removing so they don't break!
I like to let these sit out on the counter for 5 to 10 minutes before removing. If you still have issues, run the tip of the popsicle molds under warm water for just a second. This really helps release them!
After they freeze completely and you remove from the molds, you can wrap leftovers individually in plastic wrap or place them in an airtight container. If you are stacking them in an airtight container, place a piece of parchment paper in between each one, this will help prevent them from sticking to one another so you can grab one when your craving strikes.
They are frozen, so they will last up to 3 months when stored in an airtight container. But, I think they are best enjoyed within the first month in the freezer.
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Orange Creamsicle Popsicles
Equipment
- Blender
- Silicone Popsicle Molds
- Popsicle Sticks
Ingredients
- 1 cup milk
- 57 grams cane sugar
- 1 orange (zest)
- ½ cup orange juice (from fresh oranges)
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream
- 75 grams vanilla yogurt
Instructions
- Add the milk and cane sugar to a small pot and heat on medium/high until the sugar is dissolved. Make sure that the milk doesn't heat over 160°F as it can burn and that flavor can transfer to your popsicles.
- Add the orange zest, orange juice, milk mixture, cream, and vanilla yogurt to a blender.
- Blend on high for about 30 seconds to a minute, until it begins to thicken slightly.
- Pour the orange mixture into popsicle molds and place popsicle sticks in.
- Freeze overnight. Remove from the molds and they are ready to enjoy!
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Notes
- I use a silicone popsicle mold here, and it is a game changer! I would highly recommend buying one if you don't have one, or even if you have a plastic one, as this one is so much better. It really helps get the popsicles out very easily. The only thing to watch out for when using a silicone popsicle mold is make sure nothing is touching it in your freezer, as if you have a box or something up against it, it can create an indent in your popsicles, ha!
- I use fresh oranges here for the juice. But, if you wan to use orange juice, you can do that too.
- I use organic vanilla yogurt here. The vanilla yogurt is key, as it gives a sweetness and provides that cream flavor, so while plain will work, it won't give you the best flavor.
- If you don't have a blender, you can use a stand mixer with the whisk attachment or a hand mixer to mix the popsicle mixture.
- High Altitude — Follow the recipe as noted.
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I love how quick and easy these are, the hardest part is waiting for them to chill!