Nothing says summer desserts like the bright, tangy flavor of key lime! These homemade key lime popsicles are the perfect blend of creamy, citrusy goodness and with a graham cracker topping they’re just like key lime pie – on a stick!
With just a few simple ingredients, these homemade popsicles come together in just 20 minutes, with no cooking required – just mix, pour, freeze, and enjoy! So whether you’re cooling off by the pool or craving a light and zesty frozen fruit dessert, this easy frozen yogurt popsicles recipe is a must-try.
Why You’ll Love This Key Lime Popsicles Recipe
Refreshing Summer Snack: These popsicles are bursting with key lime flavor, making them the ultimate summer dessert to cool down on hot days. The creamy yogurt and coconut milk blend with citrusy lime juice for a refreshing treat that’s both smooth and tangy.
Easy No-Bake Dessert: With just a handful of simple ingredients and no stove required, these homemade ice pops are incredibly easy to make – perfect for busy days or when you need a quick, make ahead dessert!
Tastes Like Key Lime Pie: Love key lime desserts? These frozen fruit popsicles have the same rich, creamy texture and zesty lime kick as key lime pie, with a delicious graham cracker crumble for that signature crunch. They’re a fun, frozen twist on a classic dish!
If you love key lime desserts, you may also like my key lime pie bars or these key lime cheesecake cups.
Fruit Ice Pops Ingredients
To make key lime ice pops you’ll need the following ingredients. A complete list of ingredients and quantities can be found in the recipe card below.
- Graham Cracker Crumbs: You can buy graham crackers pre-crumbed, or blend whole graham crackers in a food processor until they turn to fine crumbs.
- Greek Yogurt: Full fat greek yogurt adds a lovely fresh creaminess to the popsicles.
- Coconut Milk: Full fat coconut milk is best for a creamy popsicle flavor.
- Honey: Essential to add some sweetness to the popsicles, which taste a little tart without sweetening.
- Key Limes: Smaller, and more tangy than regular limes, key limes can be hard to find. If you can’t find them in your grocery store, you can buy key lime juice online or see substitutions below for alternatives.
- Lime Zest: You can zest key limes, but they are hard to find and they are so small it can take forever. So feel free to use regular lime zest instead.
Ingredient Substitutions
Key Limes: If you can’t find fresh key limes or key lime juice, you can also use regular persian limes.
The flavor will be a little different if you use just regular limes (although still amazing). To best match the flavor of key limes, you can also try a 50/50 blend of lime juice and lemon juice.
Equipment Needed
You will need a medium mixing bowl, a whisk and a popsicle mold (with integrated or separate wooden sticks).
How To Make Creamy Key Lime Popsicles
Here’s a quick overview of how to make key lime popsicles at home. For the full recipe and ingredient list, scroll down to the printable recipe card.
Step 1: In a medium mixing bowl add the yogurt, coconut milk, lime zest, honey, and lime juice. Whisk until smooth and well combined.
Taste for sweetness and add more honey if you prefer a sweeter popsicle.
Step 2: Fill each popsicle mold halfway with the mixture. Sprinkle a layer of graham cracker crumbs over the mixture, then fill the molds to the top. Top with another layer of graham cracker crumbs.
Step 3: Insert a popsicle stick into each mold and freeze for 4-6 hours, until fully set.
When ready to serve, run warm water over the outside of the molds for 10-20 seconds, then gently ease the popsicle out of the mold. Serve immediately and enjoy!
How To Store Popsicles
Popsicles need to be stored in the freezer. You can keep the popsicles in the popsicle mold in the freezer until ready to serve.
Alternatively, if you want to use the mold for another round of popsicles, you can remove the ice pops from the molds. Then wrap each popsicle individually in parchment paper or plastic wrap, place them in an airtight container (or freezer bag), then pop them back in the freezer.
The advantage of storing the popsicles individually is that your popsicles are ready to enjoy right away! Perfect for kids (and adults) who find the de-molding process a little frustrating!
More Dessert Recipes To Try
- Summer dessert lovers will enjoy these fresh peach crumble bars.
Or find more easy dessert recipes here.
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Key Lime Popsicles
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1½ cups Greek yogurt or plain yogurt
- ½ cup coconut milk
- Zest 2 limes
- 6 tablespoons honey
- 3 tablespoons key lime juice
- ½ cup graham cracker crumbs
Instructions
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the yogurt, coconut milk, lime zest, honey, and lime juice until smooth. Taste for sweetness and add more honey if you like a sweeter popsicle.
- Fill each popsicle mold halfway with the lime popsicle mixture.
- Sprinkle a layer of graham cracker crumbs over the mixture, then fill the molds to the top and top with another layer of graham cracker crumbs.
- Insert the popsicle stick into each mold and freeze for 4-6 hours, until fully set.
- When ready to serve, run warm water over the outside of the molds for a few seconds, then gently ease the popsicle out of the mold. Serve immediately.
Notes
- If purchasing whole graham crackers instead of pre-made crumbs, you’ll need around 4 full graham crackers to make 1/2 cup of graham cracker crumbs. Use a food processor to make the fine crumbs.
- Bottled or fresh key lime juice can be used in this recipe.
- Regular (Persian) limes or a 50/50 mix of regular lime and lemon juice can be used instead of key limes (as they can be difficult to find).
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
