Make your own water ice: 7 fruity step by step recipes

Fancy a fruity refreshment? Today I show you how you can make your own water ice. Very simple, super tasty and above all: low-calorie!

The sun is blazing down from the sky. It is hot - very hot. We long for refreshment and delicious ice cream. Quick to the store and stock up on ice cream? No, thanks! Because that lands 1:1 on the hips.

Store-bought ice cream contains a lot of calories, dyes, etc. But it's so easy to make it yourself.

I have taken precautions and have been making my own water ice for a long time. It not only tastes better, but is also healthier.

Today I present you a few delicious recipes that will make even the hottest day bearable.

You'll learn in this post,

• Why you should make your own water ice,
• what utensils you need for the popsicle,
• what is the basic recipe for water ice,
• the 7 best homemade popsicles,
• what other fruits you can make into ice cream.

Why make water ice yourself?

Have you ever looked at the ingredient list of store-bought water ice? Sugar, sugar, sugar, colorings and flavorings. Oh yeah, and a little bit of water. Doesn't sound so tempting somehow, does it?

The taste is always the same and there is not much variety either. Most of the time you have to buy the ice cream in the pack of 10 or even 12.

If you don't feel like eating the same thing every day, go for the DIY variety.

Anyone looking for a cool refreshment should reach for homemade water ice. By the way, it is really easy and cheap to make.

So in a nutshell:

• Free from table sugar
• Free from flavorings and preservatives
• Fruity fresh
• Cheap and easy production
• You put in what you really like

What I find super practical: In the water ice you can process very ripe fruit, which you find so no longer so tasty. The riper the fruit, the better the ice cream tastes.

Are you in the mood for more inspiration? Then try our Watermelon sorbet or DIY strawberry flavored milk ice cream.

You'll love these delicious DIY iced tea recipes!

Homemade water ice: recipe and instructions

The pleasure of homemade water ice is a dream. The great advantage of water-based ice cream is that you don't have to buy an expensive ice cream maker. Also, the recipes for water ice are very simple.

If you have a taste for it, I can recommend my favorite ice cream book:  Homemade ice cream without sugar: 100 recipes without artificial additives contains inspirations for water ice, yogurt ice, vegan ice, sorbets and Co. All recipes come without ice cream machine and without sugar.

If you're interested, you can take a look. There is a preview on Amazon. I'm sure you'll like the book as a sweet tooth too.

But let's get to the recipes now. I'm sure you're already craving some cool refreshment.

What you need to make your own water ice

• Molds for popsicles - available at Amazon
• Fruit
• A little sweetener such as honey, Agave syrup*, Birch sugar* or Erythritol*
• One powerful hand blender* or smoothie maker
• A freezer
• And of course: water

Basically, anything that tastes good and is colorful is allowed. The basis is homemade teas or fruit juices.

Filling homemade smoothies or pureed fruit is very simple. Depending on your mood, you can add fresh citrus juice, wild berries, honey or other ingredients for refinement.

Did you know that you can make low-calorie ice cream from cottage cheese?

You can easily get the molds for your popsicles at the supermarket or buy them online. Most containers are cone or tongue shaped. Which one you choose is purely a matter of taste.

After filling, cover the ice cream mold with a lid with a handle. Put it in the freezer. The homemade water ice stays there for about 6 hours. But the duration depends on your freezer - mine manages up to -30 °. Therefore, the ice cream is ready very quickly.

Tip: If the ice cream does not release from the mold, just be patient. When it has thawed a bit, it is very easy to pull it out of the mold. If you don't have patience, you can also run hot water over the ice cream mold very briefly.

So easy you can make vegan ice cream yourself!

The basic recipe for water ice

Once you get the hang of water ice, you can make any recipe. The base is always the same. You can refine it with fruits, sweeteners, flowers, syrup and more.

Here comes the basic recipe for water ice:

If you like pieces of fruit, you can put a few small chopped pieces in the ice cream.

Tip: The honey will combine best with the fruit if you heat it in the microwave for 10 seconds.

More color for your water ice

If you want to give your DIY ice cream a visual flourish, you can add currants, blueberries, small pieces of strawberries or other finely diced fruit to the finished mixture.

But flowers also look really nice.

You can use dried rose petals* or daisies. Cornflowers also look really beautiful.

Water ice homemade: 7 delicious recipes

Refreshing strawberry ice cream with lemon

• 450 grams fresh strawberries
• 150 milliliters water
• Lemon zest grated and juice of half a lemon
• Honey to taste

Puree strawberries with water, lemon juice and honey. Finally, grate a little lemon zest into the mixture.

Mix a few freshly cut strawberry pieces into the ice cream.

Water ice with limes and cherries

• 200 gram cherries
• 150 gram water
• 1 1/2-2 limes
• Honey

Put cherries, honey and lime juice in smoothie maker. Add water and blend well.

Fruity kiwi ice cream with wheatgrass

• 100 milliliters water
• 80 gram kiwi
• 1 TSP Agave syrup*
• 1 tsp wheatgrass powder

Puree the kiwis and then mix with water and Agave syrup* Mix together. Fold in the wheatgrass powder.

Water ice with lime and mint

• 250 milliliters tap water
• 2 limes
• 1/4 piece cucumber
• 1 handful fresh mint
• Honey

Squeeze the limes and add the juice to the smoothie maker along with the mint leaves and coarsely chopped cucumber pieces.

Mash firmly until the mint is very fine. Put it in the freezer.

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Sweet mango water ice with oranges

• 1/2 mango
• 100 milliliter orange juice
• 2 tablespoons honey

Peel the mango and puree with freshly squeezed orange juice. Add Agave syrup* Season to taste and pour into the ice cream mold.

Fresh lemon lime watermelon ice cream

If you like it a little sour and want to make a translucent ice cream, you can turn to this water ice recipe. The top layer is a mixture of lime, lemon and Agave syrup*. The red layer is pure watermelon.

• 150 milliliters watermelon juice
• 1 lemon
• 1 lime
• Agave syrup :)

Rainbow ice cream

If you like it colorful, you can also give your ice cream beautiful layers.

The bottom layer is kiwi, water and lemon. The second is mango with water and the top layer is strawberries, raspberries and lime.

Important: The preparation of a colorful water ice is more complex. This is because you always pour on other ice only when one layer is already frozen solid. Otherwise, it can happen that the layers become blurred.

Other delicious fruits and ingredients to make water ice yourself

Peach, melons, blueberries, bananas, grapefruit, Cinnamon*, coconut milk, coconut.

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Our conclusion

Making your own water ice is very easy. You need ripe sweet fruit and you're ready to go. I love all types of ice cream that are prepared with fresh oranges. The sweeter the fruit, the better it tastes!

Good luck! :)

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