These Strawberry Kiwi Mojito Popsicles are tart, sweet and refreshingly cool with a hint of mint, a touch of boozy rum, and pops of sliced fresh strawberries and kiwis! Put down the cocktail, and turn your mojito into a poptail instead!
Haaaaay friends!
🎵 It’s the most wonderful tiiiiiiime of the year! 🎵
No I haven’t lost my mind… at least I don’t think I have?
It’s the MOST wonderful time of the yeaaaar, because it is POPSICLE WEEK!!
The second greatest week of summer!!
Just so we are clear, next week is officially the greatest week of summer.
And it’s not because of the dang fourth of July. 😝
It is because next week is mahhh BIRTHDAY!
Hoooray! 🙌
Let’s eat some popsicles and celebrate the gloriousness that is not only two fabulous weeks in a row, but also the deliciousness that is sticky, sweet frozen treats on a stick.
But, before we get to eating ALL the popsicles and giving ourselves ALL the brain freeze, don’t forget to follow the palatability of popsicle week on social media with the hashtag #PopsicleWeek.
Or, you can check out the evil genius behind popsicle week, Billy over at Wit And Vinegar’s blog for a complete list of a bazillion popsicles (including all the pops from popsicle week 2013, 2014, 2015 AND 2016).
It’s popsicle insanity over there.
Strawberry Kiwi Mojito Popsicles
Aka POPTAILS!!!!
Sorry for yelling, but COCKTAILS IN POPSICLE FORM?!?
⬆️ It just requires caps on lock. 😉
Tart, sweet, refreshingly cool and perfectly boozy popsicles with a hint of fresh mint and big ‘ole pieces of sliced, fabulously fresh kiwis and strawberries.
These poptails are straight up SUBLIME, friends.
I mean, booze + fruit in frozen popsicle form*?
It’s a no brainer life win for your face, yall.
*If you don’t share my enthusiasm for boozy popsicles, you can easily make these poptails into mock-poptails! Check out the note #5 below!!
Recipe notes, tips and tricks:
- The recipe below yields approximately 10 popsicles, but it will depend on the size of your mold and how much sliced, fresh fruit you add.
- Using a small pitcher or measuring glass with a spout will make it much easier to pour the mojito mix into the popsicle molds!
- I recommend filling each mold about ½ to ¾ full, then add your sliced fruit and fresh mint, and then fill the mold with the remaining mojito mix.
- If you find you don’t have enough mojito mix to completely fill all the molds, either add more fruit or add a bit of club soda to the molds to top them off.
- If you aren’t a fan of alcohol, or you want to serve these to kids, simply omit the rum and substitute club soda instead!
- I like to let my popsicles sit in the freezer for one hour or so before I add the sticks. I find partially freezing the popsicles before adding the sticks helps the sticks stand up straight versus tilted and lopsided.
- If you have a hard time removing the popsicles from the mold, run the sides of the mold under room temperature water for 30 seconds or so.
Join me in celebrating the popsicle week with these Strawberry Kiwi Mojito Popsicles! Because summer demands pretty poptails on repeat!
Until Thursday friends, cheers – to booze and popsicles, one of the greatest combinations EVA.
-XOXO-
Cheyanne
These Strawberry Kiwi Mojito Popsicles are tart, sweet and refreshingly cool with a hint of mint, a touch of boozy rum, and pops of sliced fresh strawberries and kiwis! Put down the cocktail, and turn your mojito into a poptail instead!
- ½ Cup Sugar
- 1 Cup Water
- 20 Fresh Mint Leaves , plus more for garnish
- ½ Cup Lime Juice
- 5 TBS Light Rum
- 5-6 Strawberries – hulled and thinly sliced
- 3 Kiwis – peeled and thinly sliced
- Club Soda (If needed)
- In a small saucepan, combine the sugar and water. Bring to a boil over medium heat and cook until sugar is completely dissolved (this should happen pretty quickly). Stir in the mint leaves, remove from heat and let steep until the mint syrup is completely cooled to room temperature.
- Strain the mint and transfer the simple syrup to a large pitcher or measuring glass*. Add in the lime juice and rum. Whisk until combined.
- Pour the mixture into popsicle molds, filling each mold about 3/4th full. Add a mint leaf and slices of strawberries and kiwis to each mold. If the fruit doesn’t fill the mold all the way to the top, either add more fruit, or add a bit of club soda.
- Place the molds in the freezer and freeze for 1 hour. Remove the molds and insert wooden sticks. Place the molds back in the freezer and freeze for at least 4 hours, preferably overnight.
- Remove popsicles from molds and enjoy. If you have a hard time removing the popsicles, run the sides of the mold under warm water for 10 seconds or so. Enjoy!
1. The recipe yields approximately 10 popsicles, but it will depend on the size of your mold and how much sliced, fresh fruit you add.
2. Using a small pitcher or measuring glass with a spout will make it much easier to pour the mojito mix into the popsicle molds!
3. I recommend filling each mold about ½ to ¾ full, then add your sliced fruit and fresh mint, and then fill the mold with the remaining mojito mix.
4. If you find you don’t have enough mojito mix to completely fill all the molds, either add more fruit or add a bit of club soda to the molds to top them off.
5. If you aren’t a fan of alcohol, or you want to serve these to kids, simply omit the rum and substitute club soda instead!
6. I like to let my popsicles sit in the freezer for one hour or so before I add the sticks. I find partially freezing the popsicles before adding the sticks helps the sticks stand up straight versus tilted and lopsided.
7. If you have a hard time removing the popsicles from the mold, run the sides of the mold under room temperature water for 30 seconds or so.
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These fun, fruity, boozy cocktails are simply summer perfection!! Love the fresh fruit you’ve got in there and I mean, a mojito on a stick? Sign me up for that! Also, YAY for your birthday coming up!! Hope you have a fabulous week planned to celebrate! XXOO
Popsicle Week is OBVIOUSLY the best week ever!! Why, oh why did I not see this glorious recipe before I put my popsicle roundup together? I would have included it TWICE for good measure! 😉 Also, HAPPY almost BIRTHDAY!!! Oh, girl I’m so excited to celebrate one of my favorite friends ever. Okay, let’s just call a spade a spade: MAH BESTIE!! I’ve been missing you something fierce, and now I’m just wishing you were nearby so I could bake you the grandest of all white chocolate cakes! <3 Meanwhile, I’ll have a few of these popsicles to keep me warm (but not, oh you know what I mean!) Pinned, of course. Talk soon! Love ya.
Hooray for popsicles and your birthday! Sounds like a great week to me! You know I’m a fan of cocktail pops, so this mojito version sounds AMAZING! I love the strawberry kiwi flavor and wish I had a few of these babies in front of me right now. This summer has been a hot one so far, so I need ALL the pops I can get my hands on. Love this fun recipe, Cheyanne! Pinned! Hope your week is off to a great start!
I just want to grab one of these right now and take a big ol’ bite, but that would totally be wrong at 9:30 in the morning, wouldn’t it….or would it?? I mean there is fruit and that’s kinda a breakfast thing 😉 Love how all the fruit peaks out through the clear pop. SO pretty! Pinning these beauties. Happy popsicle week – woot woot!
Fruity cocktail in ice pop form..wow..that must be really awesome! And I hope you will have a great summer birthday party, Chey.
Ooooh Happy happy Early Birthday, Cheyanne!!! I will wish you again on the day of – but I couldn’t resist saying it now too! My daughter likes to celebrate her birthday Month – and really jazz things up on her birthday WEEK – yeah – you can imagine how her actual birthday DAY is eh?! 🙂
But…nuff rambling – lady, I’m so loving these GORGEOUS fruity, boozy, pops you have here! Yay for popsicle week! And, Happy Monday!
xoxo
Hooray for popsicle week! If it goes anything like margarita week I might not survive, but at least I’ll die happy :). Yours are some of the prettiest popsicles I’ve EVER seen. And can anything with strawberry and kiwi be anything but magically delicious? I say no. Have a great week, Chey!
Haha – poptails- I love it! I’ve been away and it was really humid and hot and these would have been perfect, Cheyanne! I’m going make them for the 4th of July! And happy early birthday – hope you get something awesome on your special day!
It is a wonderful time of year, I mean Popsicle Week and your birthday coming up? Definitely! I want to wish you an early happy, happy birthday Cheyanne and I hope you enjoy your special day! These popsicles boozy popsicles are such a great summer treat and they’re so pretty with that fresh fruit! What a great way to start the week!
I think you are right! This is one of the greatest combinations ever!!! I also have a birthday next week so I think we’d better celebrate together!!! 🙂 I’ll take a couple of these popsicles, please!
These popsicles are definitely beyond perfect for popsicle week. Love the combination of kiwi and strawberries. So pretty and also a cocktail to boot..I’m in Cheyanne..Happy Early Birthday to you. Enjoy your celebration with a few of these lovely popsicles 🙂
I love these and I’m so excited about your popsicle week, even though the temperature here is not cooperating! Can’t wait to try these mojito ones 🙂
YAY for your birthday and YAY for popsicle week Chey! These are the perfect way to celebrate! I love the strawberry kiwi combo and add a little light rum and count me in for sure. Summer mojitos are my favorite. Love your photos too!
Happy Birthday and Happy Popsicle Week! Gosh your last couple posts are so summery and pretty! I could stare at them all day!! These flavors are just perfect for a warm weather soiree, my friend! Cheers! XOXO
Booze in popsicles is pretty much a gift sent from heaven. Like, yes. Please. Give me all 10 of these. But maybe when I get home from work and when it’s not 8:00 a.m. (trying to be responsible and all…). Seriously though, these are so pretty and perfect!!
These boozy pops are fabulous and gorgeous! I love a good Mojito and this version is fab. Those colors and the pops of fruit slices. Im in love with these!! Take care.
These sound off the hook refreshing Chey!!! I love a good mojito…and in popsicle form??? Love it!
I could eat popsicles every day. Even in winter. Yours are glorious, those fruit pieces look like stained glass. Yum Pinning for next summer!
Booze in my popsicle is preferred and happy birthday moooonth toooo you!! What a fabulous way to celebrate! (I hate the fireworks on the 4th) – but will celebrate with good food and boozy pops! These are fabulous my dear!
I didn’t know it’s a popsicle week until yesterday I started to see many popsicles on Instagram. Hopefully, I don’t miss any other good days and weeks. Pease keep me updated. Few weeks in advance:) And these popsicles are wonderful. Wait. Mojito? Well, I don’t know why I’m surprised. Chey wouldn’t be Chey we know if she doesn’t add some booze in popsicles, ice cream, milkshakes…well in pretty much everything:) Keep doing your amazing job!
Yay for it almost being your birthday!!! And another yay for popsicles! These sound sooo goood! I am going to go ahead and request that you bring these over when we hang out by the pool 🙂 Sound like a plan??? haha Nothing like telling you what to bring eh???
Cheyanne, these popsicles are so darn pretty! Mojitos are my FAV, so combine that with fruit and in popsicle from? YES. All kinds of YES! Can’t wait to try them!
How do you make a popsicle even better? Add a little booze of course. 😉 And ‘poptail’ is too cute. Love the pretty strawberry and kiwi peeking through the icy goodness. These look amazing, Cheyanne!
These popsicles look divine
OK I need to know your trick? I’ve tried to make these fun popsicles there the trust freezes perfectly, my fruit always rushes to the top or bottom of the popsicle. Booze + Fruit + Frozen = Hell Yes!
OK I need to know your trick? I’ve tried to make these fun popsicles there the trust freezes perfectly, my fruit always rushes to the top or bottom of the popsicle. Booze + Fruit + Frozen = Hell Yes! It’s been super duper hot in my hood for the past few weeks and the only thing that cools me off is frozen treats.
I can add a little booze to all my summer foods. And this booze in popsicles is the best idea ever. Toady, it finally feels like a hot summer day here, and all I want is these pretty popsicles for all my meals, and I would be the happiest person. 🙂
I will take all the fruit and booze in popsicle form! Yes, please! I love your strawberry kiwi mojito business! I wish I had about a dozen of these in my freezer right now, but I guess I know how to remedy that! Cheers to Popsicle Week! Happy Birthday!
I love the idea of poptails! Where has this been all my life? Like seriously. Mojito flavors are perfect for this and that fresh frozen fruit is so refreshing in the summer time. And happy almost birthday!
I love all the homemade popsicles! These strawberry Kiwi ones make the best of summer produce and it really is one of the best times of year lol. Your writing is always so fun and engaging!
Popsicle week is so genius. Wow, i clicked over to wit and vinegar – cool popsicle ideas for sure. Love how beautiful these fruit boozy popsicles look and i love the idea of serving them how you have them plated. Fun! you are gonna make me look good!
Such gorgeous photos. I’d give anything right now for one of these popsicles 🙂
these sound so refreshing!! also, the last time i photographed sliced strawberries, they ended up looking like dates for whatever reason, so the fact that i can recognize that you used strawberries is impressive lol