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Nothing says summer like popsicles, right? And nothing says an adult summer like wine popsicles! Like white? I’ve got a delicious and not too sweet recipe for white wine popsicles with strawberries. More of a red person? I’ve got a perfectly sweet red wine popsicle recipe here too–and you can make them yourself for a fraction of the cost that it would take to buy them!

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Wait–does wine freeze?

It totally does! Wine actually has a lower alcohol content than most hard liquors, and they freeze too! The trick is to get your ratios right, and I’ve done the work for you here. These wine popsicles froze solid overnight (they took about 12 hours to freeze completely) and were delicious the next day! If you were to freeze just a few of these, they’d freeze faster–I made about 24, so that’s why they took a little longer.

What do I need to make wine popsicles?

For the red wine popsicles, you’ll need:

  • wine
  • honey
  • a fresh lime
  • sparkling water (I used lime, but you could use any flavor)

For the white wine popsicles, you’ll need:

  • wine
  • honey
  • strawberries
  • sparkling water

You’re also going to need something to freeze your popsicles in, whether it’s a popsicle mold, zip bags like I used, or another popsicle maker. Don’t forget the popsicle sticks if you’re using molds!

These boozy popsicles take about 15 minutes to make (but then they’ll need to freeze).

How to make red wine popsicles:

  1. Each of the zip bags I used for my popsicles holds one half cup + one ounce of liquid. I made four of these popsicles at a time.
  2. Pour wine  and 1/2 cup sparkling water into a bowl.
  3. In a small measuring cup or bowl add honey, lime juice, and the rest of the sparkling water. Pour at once into a small saucepan over medium heat to make simple syrup.
  4. Add the simple syrup to the wine mixture and stir well.
  5. Pour into popsicle molds or bags, leaving room for expansion. If you’d rather the pops not expand as much, use filtered water instead of sparkling water.
  6. Freeze 8-10 hours, but preferably overnight.

How to make white wine popsicles:

  1. Each of the zip bags I used for my popsicles holds one half cup + one ounce of liquid. I made four of these popsicles at a time.
  2. Pour wine and 1/2 cup sparkling water into a bowl.
  3. In a small measuring cup or bowl add honey, muddled or crushed strawberries, and the remaining sparkling water. See the recipe notes below for directions about muddling fruit. Pour these ingredients at once into a small saucepan over medium heat to make simple syrup.
  4.  Add the simple syrup to the wine mixture and stir well.
  5. Pour the mixture into popsicle bags or molds. Make sure to leave room for expansion. You can also use still water in place of the sparkling water–it’ll help the pops to not expand as much when freezing.
  6. Freeze a minimum of 8-10 hours, or until frozen.
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How do you crush or muddle fruit?

Muddling fruit is simply infusing it into a drink. But this about strawberries, for example, which is what this wine popsicle recipe calls for–would you taste strawberries more when they’re chopped and placed into a popsicle or when they’re crushed and added? Definitely crushed and added. There are a few ways you can muddle fruit.

  1. Use a fork and crush the fruit under the fork tines. This is the most difficult way, but it works in a pinch! You can make this a little easier by heating over medium heat in a saucepan to help it break down.
how to muddle fruit for cocktails

2. Use a citrus squeezer. This works better than the fork, for sure! Place the fruit in small batched into the lime squeezer. Use a bigger bowl to catch the fruit, because it’s a little messy. It’s awesome because it gives you a lot of juice.

how to muddle fruit with a lime squeezer

3. Use a mortar and pestel. This is what I usually use, as it gets a ton of juice from the fruit and pulverizes it in the process. It gives the best flavor, I think.

how to muddle fruit with a mortar and pestel

You could also use a small food processor or blender to muddle fruit if you have enough to reach the blades. Lots of options here!

These wine popsicles are a delicious grown up summer treat! Be sure to keep them out of reach of young ones, of course, and enjoy!

Special diet information for these wine popsicles

Weight Watchers: Each of these wine popsicles (red or white!) are 3 2023 Plan Points| 3 Blue Plan Points | 3 Purple Plan Points | 3 Green Plan Points.

21 Day Fix: Two of these wine popsicles count as one yellow treat swap.

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Wine Popsicle Recipe | Red and White

Created by: Becca Ludlum
Prep Time 15 minutes
freeze time 12 hours
Total Time 12 hours 15 minutes
Approximate Serving Size: one wine popsicle
Servings 4
Nothing says summer like popsicles, right? And nothing says an adult summer like wine popsicles! Like white? I've got a delicious and not too sweet white wine popsicle recipe with strawberries. More of a red person? I've got a perfectly sweet red wine popsicle recipe here too.

Equipment

  • Reusuable Popsicle Molds
  • Popsicle Molds
  • Zipzicle Pops

Ingredients 

For Red Wine Popsicles

  • 1 cup red wine
  • 1 cup sparkling water still water if you prefer
  • 2 tsp honey
  • 1 lime juiced

For White Wine Popsicles

  • 1 cup white wine
  • 1 cup sparkling water still water if you prefer
  • 2 tsp honey
  • 4 strawberry chopped and muddled

Instructions

How to make red wine popsicles:

  • Each of the zip bags I used for my popsicles holds one half cup + one ounce of liquid. I made four of these popsicles at a time.
  • Pour wine and 1/2 cup sparkling water into a bowl. 1 cup red wine
  • In a small measuring cup or bowl add honey, lime juice, and the rest of the sparkling water. Pour at once into a small saucepan over medium heat to make simple syrup. 2 tsp honey, 1 lime
  • Add the simple syrup to the wine mixture and stir well.
  • Pour into popsicle molds or bags, leaving about an inch for expansion. If you'd rather the pops not expand as much, use filtered water instead of sparkling water.
  • Freeze 8-10 hours, but preferably overnight.

How to make white wine popsicles:

  • Each of the zip bags I used for my popsicles holds one half cup + one ounce of liquid. I made four of these popsicles at a time.
  • Pour wine and 1/2 cup sparkling water into a bowl. 1 cup white wine
  • In a small measuring cup or bowl add honey, muddled or crushed strawberries, and the remaining sparkling water. See the recipe notes below for directions about muddling fruit. Pour these ingredients at once into a small saucepan over medium heat to make simple syrup. 2 tsp honey, 4 strawberry
  • Add the simple syrup to the wine mixture and stir well.
  • Pour the mixture into popsicle bags or molds. Make sure to leave about 1 inch for expansion. You can also use still water in place of the sparkling water–it'll help the pops to not expand as much when freezing.
  • Freeze a minimum of 8-10 hours, or until frozen.

Nutrition

Calories: 67kcal | Carbohydrates: 6g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 28mg | Potassium: 93mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin C: 4.9mg | Calcium: 16mg | Iron: 0.4mg

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13 Comments

  1. wilhelmina says:

    5 stars
    These are too fun! Perfect for summer parties!

  2. 5 stars
    This is brilliant! My freezer is going to be stocked with these all summer ;)

  3. Susan Rush says:

    Am I missing something? Both recipes say to mix sparkling water with both the wine and with the other ingredients so assume that cup of sparkling water should be divided. I’m not seeing how much to add to each step though. How much gets added to the wine and how much to the honey and lime? Thanks!

    1. Fixed this! Sorry, thank you for bringing it to my attention!

  4. Susan Rush says:

    Thank you for the update – my holiday visitors will be appreciative as well!

  5. 5 stars
    OMG these wine pops were the hit of the party. THANKS!

  6. 5 stars
    This will be perfect to make all summer for hanging out by the pool! Thank you for this great idea

  7. Does it change anything when using still water vs sparking water? What is the purpose of the sparking water?

    These look amazing and I can’t wait to try them!

    1. Winnie, you can use still! I just like sparkling :)

  8. Valeri Jayroe says:

    What kind of red wine did you use?

    1. You can use any–I had one from Costco that I used :)

  9. Hello. Is each recipe for a 750ml bottle of wine?

    Thanks

    1. Sara Anderson says:

      The recipe uses 1 cup of wine :)

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