This easy homemade candy popsicle is really a fun and unique idea to try with kids this summer. Nothing says summertime for kids better than refreshing homemade popsicle ice pops. They are easy to make but have you ever considered adding a little candy surprise inside your ice pop? These homemade popsicles are sweet, refreshing, and perfect for summer…or anytime!

Candy Surprise Homemade Popsicle Recipe

Kids Activities Blog hopes that you enjoy this twist on one of our favorite summertime treats. These homemade popsicles are perfect on a hot summer day and are a fun way to cool off.

What’s great is there are so many other ways to make these too! You can make these full of candy for a sweet treat or you can turn them into homemade fruit popsicles which in turn make them healthy homemade popsicles!

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Related: More popsicle recipes

Ingredients Needed to Make Candy Ice Pops

• Favorite candy*
• Lemonade

*Some of the sweet candy that my children chose for their popsicle ice pops included candied fruit wedges, gummy rope, jelly beans, gummy bears, licorice sticks, even some silly gummy spiders.  

Supplies Needed to Make Candy Popsicles

• Popsicle mold or paper Dixie cup and popsicle stick
• Freezer

Directions to Make Candy Popsicles

Step 1

Place one or two pieces of candy in each popsicle mold.

Step 2

Fill the mold near full with lemonade.

Step 3

Freeze overnight or until fully frozen.

Homemade Popsicle Recipe Notes:

Make these homemade popsicles your own!

• Instead of lemonade add coconut water and Greek yogurt for creamy popsicles.
• Don’t like candy? Mix in a fruit puree sweetened with maple syrup. Or maybe add your favorite fruit or whole fruit like berries.
• Use orange juice instead of lemonade or whatever your favorite use is to make delicious homemade ice pops.
• Add a combination of different flavors. Like pudding and peanut butter for some rich and easy homemade popsicles.

Finished Candy Filled Ice Pop

The frozen treat of a candy filled popsicle is so awesome and yummy! In fact, we thought the finished products were almost too gorgeous to eat! They look almost like frozen art. But that didn’t actually slow the kids down. They said these candy popsicles were as yummy as they were beautiful!

Our Experience Making Candy Ice Pops

Recently a candy store moved into our neighborhood. Of course, our kids were elated! We wanted to limit the amount of sugar the kids were consuming, and still enjoy the magic, fun and “event” of the candy store.

Each of our kids (we have six kiddos) got to pick a child sized handful of candy. After eating one piece of candy we put the rest of the treats into Popsicle molds. Then we filled the molds up with lemonade and froze them.

Our Favorite Popsicle Molds

We love healthy popsicles with simple ingredients and we love the perfect summer treat which is ice pops with candy in them! But to make these you need a mold and we have found a bunch of good options. These are the best popsicle molds:

• Reusable Classic Popsicle Plastic Cups
• Ice Cube Trays With Popsicle Tray
• Reusable Silicone Molds For Popsicles
• Super Different Mold For Dinosaur and Gem Popsicles

More Popsicle Fun from Kids Activities Blog

Kids love sweet popsicle ice pops any time of year but they are especially refreshing on a warm summer day after lots of joyful play outside.  What kind of sweet treat would your child like to find as a candy surprise in their popsicle ice pops? 

• Make dinosaur popsicle treats with these cute popsicle trays.
• These vegetable popsicles are actually delicious summer treats.
• How to make a popsicle bar for a outdoor summer backyard party.
• Homemade pudding pops are fun to make and eat.
• Try and instant popsicle maker. We have thoughts!
• Make easy jello popsicles for a summer afternoon treat.

What types of candy did you use in your candy surprise popsicle treats?