lemon-coconut creamsicles
If lemons desserts make your heart skip a beat, these lemon-coconut creamsicles belong in your freezer. Sweet, tangy and beyond creamy, the lemon-coconut pairing is sublime.
A shower of lemon zest keeps the feel light and bright; coconut milk adds an unbeatable creamy texture. After one bite I’m sure you’ll be as hooked on these pops as I am. For a festive touch, mix in some blueberries and raspberries before freezing for the 4th of July.
Lemon-Coconut Creamsicles
- Yield: 9 popsicles
Ingredients
- 3 Tbsp fresh lemon zest, divided
- 1 cup sugar
- 6 Tbsp fresh lemon juice
- 2 cups full fat coconut milk
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/8 tsp pure coconut extract
- 1 Tbsp limoncello or vodka
Instructions
- Place 1 1/2 tablespoons lemon zest and sugar in a food processor and pulse for 1 minute; add lemon juice and process until blended. Pour mixture into a medium bowl and whisk in coconut milk, salt, coconut extract, remaining lemon zest, and limoncello until smooth. Chill mixture for 4 hours in the refrigerator.
- Fill popsicle molds with chilled mixture, leaving a 1/2-inch of space at the top of each mold. Freeze for 90 minutes, then insert popsicle sticks and freeze overnight. To unmold, let popsicles stand at room temperature for 5 minutes. Carefully remove from molds and serve.
Notes
The limoncello or vodka prevents the popsicles from freezing too firmly; omit if you wish. Popsicle molds: I use these.
Nutrition
- Calories: 180
- Carbohydrates: 24
22 comments
You totally had me at ‘a shower of lemon zest’…these look insanely refreshing!
These popsicles are gorgeous, Laura! I hadn’t thought about pairing lemon with coconut before… what a yummy sounding combination! <3
Thanks Abby! You must try the combination, simply the best! 🙂
My favorite flavors!!
Luscious, creamy coconut Popsicles with a burst of citrus sounds like a mavelous way to keep cool!
Lemon and coconut is the best! Creamy with a bit of a bite from the lemon 🙂
I’m definitely into lemon desserts…so these look like they would be right up my alley! I really need to get a set of popsicle molds, they sound so fun 🙂
You know lemon sweets are a personal favorite! What a grand way to celebrate summer and citrus!
So much popsicle love going on here! 🙂
Loving the lemon coconut combination! How refreshing 🙂
The combination of lemon and coconut totally rocks the house- or the Popsicle (or freezer??) in this case! Love these! I actually have both raspberries and blueberries in my fridge that need to used – I’m thinking these perfect for the 4th! Thanks for sharing! Cheers and warm wishes for a wonderful 4th of July weekend♡
These creamsicles look so refreshing, I bet lemon and coconut are wonderful together, beautiful presentation.
Lemon desserts are my absolute favourties. They remind of afternoons baking with my grams as a kid. Her house always smelt like citrus. 🙂
Pin. Pin. Pinning these beauties, cant wait to make them in the Summer. Mmmm.
These look so creamy dreamy, Laura!
I’m in Thailand now and it is 34C here so these would be perfect 😀 I love lemon and coconut together but for some reason haven’t really put them together.
Love the creative and delicious popsicles you’re featuring! These lemon-coconut creamsicles scream summer and vacation-time! 😉
I always love your lemon recipes Laura! This one is no exception. Coconut and lemon sounds fantastic together!
I love lemon + coconut together! and ok, I have to ask because I just made pops and couldn’t get the darn things out of the mold! all you do is let the popsicles stand at room temperature for 5 minutes? You don’t run under warm water? and if you do, how long do you usually do that for? because I tried that too but I over did it.
Hi Alice, sometimes the pops can be stubborn! 😉 In that case, I take each mold & dip it in a glass of room temperature water for about 30 seconds. That usually does the trick. Happy 4th!
I ADORE all things lemon and love the idea of adding Limoncello to these delicious pops! They are a perfect Summer dessert – will be adding them to my Pinterest board right now – thanks for sharing!!!
I always think about lime and coconut but never lemon – these sound wonderful!
Looks absolutely stunning. And of course, delicious too!