Strawberry Shortcake Popsicles have everything you love about the classic dessert in a frozen treat. From the creamy inside to the crumb coated outside, it is delicious.
This popsicle recipe is reminiscent of the good humor bars we used to get on the ice cream truck growing up. My kids actually still get these at school. This is a classic treat that kids and adults love. This will be your favorite strawberry shortcake bar for the perfect treat.
We love this Easy Strawberry Dessert. For more dessert inspiration, Strawberry Crunch Cake is another fun dessert with all the flavors we love.
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Why This Recipe Works
It is so easy to make and saves money from the store-bought treats. The fresh strawberry puree is so delightful and tastes amazing with the other ingredients. I have been making this for years and it’s so much better than anything at the grocery store.
Ingredients
Popsicles
- Fresh Strawberries. Cleaned and diced.
- Whole Plain Greek Yogurt. This adds the creamy vanilla texture to the popsicles.
- Vanilla Extract. Pure vanilla extract is suggested.
Crunch Topping
- Freeze Dried Strawberries. It’s important to use freeze dried strawberries to get the correct texture for the topping.
- Unsalted Butter. This needs to be melted.
Find the complete ingredients list at the bottom of the page.
Variations and Additions
- Ice Cream. We love making these with strawberry ice cream to add more strawberry flavor, but these popsicles can be made with vanilla ice cream as well. You can use heavy cream or nonfat milk to thin it out.
- Sugar. Our strawberries were very sweet. If the berries you have are not, you can add more sugar. Start with ¼ cup to ½ cup sugar and gradually add a few tablespoons at a time.
- Honey. You can substitute honey in this recipe for the sugar.
- Coconut Oil. Substitute coconut oil for the melted butter if desired.
- Frozen strawberry. If fresh berries are not available to you, you can use frozen. Just thaw before using. You may need to drain some of the juice once they thaw.
- Cookies. Try using Golden Oreo Cookies or shortbread cookies instead of the vanilla wafers. Either of these options would be delicious. You can use any butter type cookie.
- Fruit. Try a different variation by using freeze dried blueberries or raspberries in this popsicle recipe. Both of these options are really delicious. You might want to make an assortment of flavors.
- White Chocolate. Drizzle melted chocolate eon top of the cake crunch.
- Non Dairy Dessert. Substitute coconut milk for the yogurt in these homemade strawberry shortcake ice cream bars.
How to Make Strawberry Shortcake Popsicle
Step 1. Place the diced strawberries in the blender.
Step 2. Then add the yogurt.
Step 3. Combine the ingredients until smooth.
Step 4. Next, pour this mixture into the popsicle molds. Place a popsicle stick in each one. Freeze for at least 4 hours or overnight.
Step 5. While the popsicles are freezing, make the coating.
Step 6. Place the freeze-dried strawberries and the vanilla wafers in a food processor.
Step 7. Pulse until the mixture is in fine crumbs.
Step 8. Melt the butter for the topping and add to the food processor.
Step 9. Pulse until well combined.
Step 10. Then spread this mixture out on a flat plate.
Step 11. Thaw the popsicles. Then dip all sides of the popsicles in the crumb mixture to coat all sides. Work quickly so that the popsicles do not melt.
Step 12. After the popsicles have been coated, place them on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Freeze for 20-30 minutes. Then the popsicles are ready to serve.
Storage
Store the strawberry shortcake ice cream bars in a freezer bag or container and place in the freezer up to 3 months. I suggest placing the bars in between parchment paper as well. This will prevent them from sticking.
Can you make in advance?
You can make the bars up to 2 weeks in advance and add the crumb coating when ready to enjoy. This will help to save time if you are making these for a party or event.
Pro Tips
- If you do not have a food processor, you can place the cookies and freeze dried strawberries inside a ziplock bag. Then pound with the back of a spoon or use a rolling pin.
- The coating is a pretty pink color. However, if you want it less pink, simply add the crushed strawberries to the crushed cookies instead of blending together.
- We prefer to let these popsicles set overnight. This ensures they are good and frozen.
- Don’t toss leftover coating. If you happen to have extra topping remaining, save it to make homemade ice cream with. It pairs nicely with vanilla ice cream base.
More Strawberry Desserts
- Strawberry jello pie recipe
- 3 ingredient Strawberry Icebox Cake Recipe
- Strawberry Shortcake Recipe
- No Bake Strawberry Cheesecake in a jar
More Homemade Popsicle Recipes
- Blueberry popsicles
- Watermelon popsicles
- Homemade Lime Popsicles Recipe
- Orange Creamsicle Popsicle Recipe
- Dairy Queen Buster Bar Recipe
- Greek Yogurt Popsicles Recipe
It is so simple to make this nostalgic frozen dessert bar for a treat everyone will love. Give it a try! Then please leave a comment and star rating.
Strawberry Shortcake Popsicles
Ingredients
- For the Popsicles:
- 1 1/2 cup fresh strawberries cleaned and diced
- 1/2 cup Whole Plain Greek Yogurt
- 2 tbsp granulated sugar
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- For the Crunch Topping:
- 2 cups Freeze Dried Strawberries
- 2 cups Vanilla Wafers
- ยผ cup Unsalted Butter melted
Instructions
- Combine all the popsicle ingredients into a blender and blend until smooth.ย Pour this mixture into the popsicle molds and freeze for 4-6 hours or until the popsicles are fully frozen (overnight works great too).
- While the popsicles are freezing, place the freeze dried strawberries and the vanilla wafers in a food processor.
- Pulse on high until the mixture is in fine crumbs.
- Then add in the melted butter and pulse until well combined. Then spread this mixture out on a flat plate.
- When the popsicles are ready, run warm water on the outside of the molds to loosen the popsicles from the molds.
- Thaw the popsicles for a minute to soften them slightly.ย Then dip all sides of the popsicles in the crumb mixture to coat all sides.ย Work quickly so that the popsicles do not melt.
- After the popsicles have been coated with the crumb mixture, place them on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper and freeze them for 20-30 minutes.
- Then the popsicles are ready to serve or you can store them in a freezer bag or container for up to 3 months.
