Lick These Now: 16 Irresistible Summer Ice Pops

Whether you like them fruity, creamy or boozy, these ice pops will help you keep your cool on weekday evenings and when hosting a party.

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Sangria Ice Pops

Turn the classic drink into cooling ice pops composed of red wine, three fruit juices and chopped fresh fruits. Freeze the mixture until solid for a take on red wine that suits the sultry summer months.

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Watermelon Lemongrass Paletas

Refreshing, sweet watermelon meets tart kaffir lime juice and spicy lemongrass for this pop's surprising trio of flavors.

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Frozen Yogurt Coconut Pops

Made with coconut-infused yogurt and a blend of in-season fruits like peaches and strawberries, these striped treats are topped with coconut flakes for a final tropical touch and unique texture.

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Frozen Peanut Butter Pie Pops

Hedy Goldsmith's ingenious peanut butter pie pops layer the creamy pie base with a graham cracker-pretzel crust crumble and chocolate toffee pieces on Popsicle sticks.

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Strawberry Margarita Ice Pops

There's no margarita mix employed in the creation of these ice pops — just freshly squeezed lime juice, the necessary liquors and pureed strawberries. 

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Creamy Pistachio Pops

These milky, pistachio-studded, cardamom-scented treats are inspired by kulfi, a type of Indian ice cream, but they require far less prep time.

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Red and White Sangria Pops

Freeze seasonal fruits in ice pop molds filled with a red or white sangria mixture for boozy, party-ready treats.

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Strawberry Mojito Ice Pops

A shot of rum transforms these strawberry, mint and lime pops into a fun, adults-only dessert.

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Fruit and Cream Ice Pops

Close your eyes while enjoying these pina colada-inspired pops and imagine yourself on the beaches of a tropical island. You can also swap out the pineapple for other warm-weather fruits like berries or peaches.

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Italian Ice Pops

The simple ingredients in these raspberry-mint pops (fruit, mint, lemon juice, sugar) are the same as in traditional Italian ice treats, but Giada De Laurentiis skips the ice-scraping process to keep the pops solid. (Don't have a Popsicle mold? Use an ice cube tray.)

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Cantaloupe and Campari Pops

These grown-up three-ingredient pops balance the sugary sweetness of ripe cantaloupe with the slightly bitter edge of Campari, an Italian aperitif.

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Raspberries and Cream Pops

To achieve the artful (and palate-pleasing) swirl in these two-tone pops, add cream to the raspberry and simple syrup mixture very, very slowly –– and then make sure not to overmix.

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Lime Pie Ice Pops

Paletas — cream or water-based ice pops made in a number of creative flavors — are prevalent throughout Mexico. This creamy ice pop contains lime juice and zest (with beautiful green specks to prove it) and crushed graham crackers for both sweetness and crunch.

Get the Recipe: Paletas de Pay de Limon (Lime Pie Ice Pops)

Yogurt Ice Pops with Berries

These creamy, refreshing ice pops start with a Greek yogurt base and are sweetened with honey, simple syrup and plump, juicy blackberries.

Get the Recipe: Paletas de Yogurt con Moras (Yogurt Ice Pops with Berries)

Avocado Ice Pops

Sweetened with sugar and soured with freshly squeezed lime, these unusual ice pops are an avocado experience like you've never had before.

Get the Recipe: Paletas de Aguacate (Avocado Ice Pops)

Frozen S'mores Pop Chocolate Semifreddo

Pastry guru Zac Young takes messy s'mores to an avant-garde level by freezing toasted, swirled meringue, graham cracker crumble and chocolate semifreddo atop sticks.

Get the Recipe: Frozen S'Mores Pop Chocolate Semifreddo