Coconut Lime Popsicles
These tropical Coconut Lime Popsicles are a fun and refreshing snack on a hot summer afternoon!
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You put de lime in de coconut, you drink ’em bot’ up/
You put de lime in de coconut, you drink ’em bot’ up/
Put de lime in de coconut and you’ll feel better.
Ok, now that I have successfully put the coconut song in your head for the rest of the day, can we talk about popsicles? Growing up, I was the popsicle king. And my sister wasn’t far behind. We could go through boxes of popsicles. Of course, this is when we were younger, and we were always a sticky mess once we were done…but man, were those popsicles awesome!
My all-time favorite popsicle flavor is grape. Not even a debate there. I don’t know what it is, but I’ve always had a weakness for grape-flavored anything. Oh, but I just remembered pudding pops. You know, the ones that Bill Cosby would advertise on tv back in the 80’s. My Mom would get the variety pack, and my sister and I would fight over the chocolate + vanilla swirl ones. I even remember my sister offering to let me hold her pet turtle if I gave her the last swirled pudding pop. She was always the negotiator!
Fast forward 30 years. Bill Cosby no longer reps pudding pops. (In fact, they aren’t even made anymore. To which I ask, “Why the heck not?”) Devo no longer dominates the radio waves. (“Why the heck not?”) Parachute pants are no longer in style. (“Why the heck not?”) Mullets and dudes with perms are long gone, too. (“Thank goodness!”) But my love for popsicles has most certainly not faded away.
While grape popsicles will always hold a special place in my childhood memory, my taste buds have evolved a bit over time. I know that upstate New York is nowhere near the tropical beaches of the Caribbean, but I’ve been craving tropical flavors lately. And since it’s hot outside (well, upstate New York’s version of hot…), I decided some tropical popsicles were in order. And that’s how these Coconut Lime Popsicles were born!
Coconut Lime Popsicles
I set out to make these layered popsicles, but it turns out that you can’t really see the difference between the coconut and lime layers. (Look closely…it’s there!) In my mind, the limeade would be a bit more green. I thought about adding a couple drops of green food coloring, but I decided to forgo that since we’re nowhere near St. Patrick’s Day right now. But can I just tell you how delicious these Coconut Lime Popsicles were? They didn’t last very long in our freezer! (And my sister wasn’t even around to help polish these bad boys off this time.)
Since the colors of the two layers turned out so similar, you could easily just mix these together and skip the extra work of freezing the popsicles in layers. However, I still found it kinda fun to go from lime to coconut and then back to lime again. And the layers thing didn’t take that much extra work. No matter which way you go, I can promise you that these popsicles will be the perfect treat on a hot summer afternoon.
You put de lime in de coconut…(I just had to make sure you didn’t forget about the coconut song!)
Did you make a batch of these Coconut Lime Popsicles at home? Leave a comment. Or snap a photo and tag me on Instagram (@Spicedblog). Cheers!
Looking for more tasty summer treats? Check out these other favorites, too:
PB&J Cheesecake Bars
Chocolate Chip Zucchini Bread
Strawberry Pretzel Pie
Coconut Lime Popsicles
Ingredients
For the Coconut Portion
- 8 oz. full-fat coconut milk see note
- 2 Tbsp honey
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- ¼ cup shredded coconut
- zest of 1 lime ~2 tsp
For the Lime Portion
- ⅓ cup limeade concentrate
- 3 oz. full-fat coconut milk
- ¾ cup water
- 1 Tbsp honey
Instructions
For the Coconut Portion
- Using a medium bowl, add all ingredients and stir until well combined.
For the Lime Portion
- In a separate bowl, add all ingredients and stir until well combined.
For the Popsicles
- Divide the Lime mixture into two equal parts. Place one part in the refrigerator for later. Divide the remaining part evenly into 8 popsicle molds. Place molds in freezer and let freeze for 2 hours.
- Remove molds from freezer and divide the Coconut mixture evenly into the molds. Place molds back in freezer and let freeze for 2 more hours.
- Remove molds from freezer and divide remaining Lime mixture evenly into molds. Place back in freezer for 2 more hours, or until completely frozen.
Notes
Man, that song is RAD, I can’t stop singing it!
And I’m totally with you on grape popsicles: legit stuff.
But not as legit as these bad boys. I looooove that you made ’em paleo-friendly too. Great job D!
#WolkpackSongWriter
Haha, I apologize (after the fact) for getting that song stuck in your head all day, Alpha! Maybe just stick a popsicle in your mouth, and that’ll keep you from singing it all day again today. Hah! 🙂
haha, the coconut song!! I love it! and love these popsicles, David!!!! I Love coconut + lime together! what a great combo!
Thank you so much, Alice! I couldn’t stop singing that song while I was making these popsicles…haha! 🙂
Thanks…now I’ve got that song stuck in my head! These Popsicles look great! Coconut and lime sounds like an amazing combo!
Haha…I apologize (after the fact) for getting that song stuck in your head, Kathy! It was stuck in my head the whole time I was making these pops…so I figured I would just share the love with you. Hah! 🙂
I was thinking about lime in the coconut the MOMENT I saw this title! These popsicles look great 🙂
Great minds think alike, right, Medha?? I love the lime + coconut combo, and it works great in pops for the summer. Thanks!!
David, when I was growing up, my favorite popsicles were… lavender! Relax, just teasing your:) Respect your choice – grape ones must have been delish! And I definitely love this coconut Lime combo – so refreshing! And lastly, maybe I should make some lavender-lime or lavender-honey popsicles, ah?
Hahaha…why am I not surprised about you and your lavender popsicles, Ben! Although I must admit that lavender + lime and lavender + honey both sound quite tasty for these brutally hot summer days that we’ve been having lately.
OH YES! Come to momma! Coconut and lime are just the PERFECT combo! And I really need these in my life. Wait, no. I really need these in my mouth 😉 Thanks for sharing!
Hahaha! These pops are indeed quite tasty for a summer treat. But when you’ve got a popsicle in your mouth, you can’t sing the coconut song…not sure if that is good or bad. haha! Thanks, Kennedy!
Love the coconut lime combo! BTW-Thanks for the throwback memories! 🙂
Haha…my pleasure, Tonya!! These pops were a lot of fun to make…especially given the crazy summer heat lately. Enjoy!
Ooo this is such a refreshing combo!! love it!
Thank you so much, Manali! Enjoy!
Hi David! I love anything coconut! Twice a year (Easter and my birthday) I make my carrot cake which has coconut in it and toasted coconut on top of the frosting. Why only twice a year? Because I cannot leave it alone! Question – it looks like unsweetened coconut flakes here, is it?
You and me both, Dorothy! I can’t make my carrot cake too often because it just disappears too fast around here. It’s like a magic cake…*poof* and it’s gone. Haha! Yes, these are indeed unsweetened coconut flakes here. Good eye!
OH MY! I love the creamy/tangy combo here, so delicious!
Thank you so much, Lucie! We pretty much devoured these pops, too. The flavor combo was perfect for these crazy hot summer days that we are having lately. Enjoy!
This looks so refreshing. Almost like a cocktail popsicle. Perhaps put a bit of rum in this 😉
Hey, I could totally get behind a splash of rum thrown into these popsicles…not sure why I didn’t think about that when I made them! Well, I guess this version is safe for the kiddos, right? 🙂 Cocktail popsicle, huh…now you’ve got my mind spinning with ideas!
Great, now I have this song playing in my head! These look amazing Dave and you brought up (un)fond childhood memories too- The Aussie popsicles came in boxes with all the same white packaging so you had no idea what flavour you’d get and there were the dud ones (orange and green). They should have all been these coconut/lime hybrids!
Haha! I’m sorry (not really) about putting that song in your head all day now. Dude, I totally remember those generic popsicle packages where you couldn’t tell the flavor. My sister and I would press the packaging to the side and try to figure out what flavor it was. Nothing like a surprise when it comes to what you are eating, right?
Grape popsicles. You brought back memories with that as well as those Jell-O Pudding pops. I was totally a fan of the swirled pops! A huge yum and yes to these coconut lime pops. Hands down one of my favorite tropical dessert combinations!
Oh my gosh! I’m visiting my sister this weekend, and we were totally talking all about Jello pudding pops and grape popsicles. Those were the days! But now we’ve graduated to these coconut lime flavors instead. (Ok, I might still eat a grape popsicle now and then…just for old times sake of course!)