Frozen Fruit Cups are so great for the heat of summer! Well, they are great anytime, but especially when it’s warm outside, and are so easy!
Frozen Fruit Cups are so great for the heat of the summer months! Well, they are great anytime, but especially on hot summer days. The slushy fruity goodness makes a great addition to your summer night party. We often make these just to have on hand and eat one every evening (ok, sometimes twice per day) for a refreshing summer treat in this Texas heat.
I like to make the fruit cups in jars since they have lids that can close and seal. It also makes it easier to stack them in the freezer. But you can also use plastic cups (we are just trying to avoid plastic and waste in our house). If you don’t like the idea of eating them from the jar or don’t have long enough spoons, you can also dump them into a bowl. We used to do this for the boys when they were younger.
The best part is you can make them with whatever fresh fruit and frozen fruit you want. I use this basic recipe, but sometimes can’t find one of the ingredients, or it isn’t in season, so I change it up. Another option would be to make this as a slushy punch drink… I’ve never done that, but I don’t see why it wouldn’t work. If anyone does that I would be very interested to hear how it works!
Frozen Fruit Cups Simple Ingredients
Juice Concentrates
You can find the frozen juice concentrates in the frozen fruit section at your local grocery store. We like the taste of pineapple and orange in the fruit cups, but you can choose any flavor for your fruit cocktail of flavors.
Granulated Sugar
For this recipe, I find that 3/4 cup sugar is plenty because the fruit is so naturally sweet. You could lower this if you don’t want it to be as sugary.
Lemon Juice
Just a bit of lemon juice helps to preserve the delicious fruit in your frozen fruit cups.
Frozen Strawberries
You want about 8 cups of fruit in the frozen fruit cups, and about 6 of those cups will be in strawberries. You can use some fresh strawberries, but the frozen ones stay together better.
Mandarin Oranges
If you want to keep the orange juice in the oranges, you can keep that and omit the water. I don’t suggest keeping the liquid if you purchase the mandarin oranges in heavy syrup.
Pineapple
Crushed pineapple is the only other canned fruit that we purchase for this recipe.
Bananas
Sliced fresh bananas round out the fruit mixture for this recipe.
Other Fruit Options
There are other options for fruit that you can add to the fruit cups. We haven’t tried many of these, but they would add to the tropical taste.
- Sliced green grapes
- Lemonade concentrate
- Cherries
- Coconut
What Cups Work Best?
I like to get the 9-oz cups. Clear cups are fun because you can see all of the slushy fruit mixed together. If you need to top off the cups, you can add some extra juice. I would suggest orange juice, pineapple juice, or coconut water.
Another option, if you want smaller fruit cups, would be to use muffin tins. Line them with silicon liners to make them easy to remove and serve. You could even add a popsicle stick to make them into popsicles.
Frozen Fruit Cups Step by Step
Ingredients
- 12 oz frozen pineapple juice concentrate
- 6 oz frozen orange juice concentrate
- 1 cup water
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 2 tbsp lemon juice
- 32 oz frozen strawberries (sliced)
- 11 oz mandarin oranges (drained)
- 24 oz pineapple (crushed)
- 3 bananas (sliced)
- 10 cups or jars (7-10oz in size)
Preparation
In a large mixing bowl, mix all of the ingredients together. You’ll want to let the frozen concentrates thaw just a bit before mixing.
Spoon the mixture into the cups or jars, filling them about 3/4 of the way full. Make sure to get some of the chunks of fruit in each cup. Since you will be freezing the jars, make sure to leave enough room for the liquid to expand.
Place the jars in the freezer for a few hours until they are frozen.
Remove from the freezer about one hour before serving so they become slushy.
Recipe
Originally Published On: August 16, 2016
Last Updated On: May 24, 2024
Frozen Fruit Cups
Ingredients
- 12 oz frozen pineapple juice concentrate
- 6 oz frozen orange juice concentrate
- 1 cup water
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 2 tbsp lemon juice
- 2 pkgs frozen strawberries (sliced)
- 11 oz mandarin oranges (drained)
- 24 oz pineapple (crushed)
- 3 bananas (sliced)
- 10 cups or jars (7-10oz in size)
Recommended Equipment
Instructions
- In a large bowl, mix all of the ingredients together
- Spoon into each cup or jar until it is about 3/4 full
- Place the cups in the freezer for at least 3 hours
- Remove 30 minutes – 1 hour before serving, you want them to be slushy
All nutritional information is based on third-party calculations and should be considered estimates. Actual nutrition content will vary based on brands used, measuring methods, portion sizes, and more.
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I have never had a frozen fruit cup but I have been craving fruit this pregnancy so bad. This sounds amazing!
If you’re craving fruit, you should give this a try! Especially since I know being pregnant makes most women hot as well, it’s a great way to cool off and have the fruit you want.
Aah… I always find distinct recipes here! This is a perfect summertime recipe! I’m sure the kids would especially love this. And I think this is better than ice creams 😁
There’s still quite a bit of sugar with all the fruit, but I like this better than ice cream most days!
Oooh I do this but in my vitamix! Throw my juice, fruit, and water in. If I feel it needs sweetener I use liquid stevia. It’s like a delicious sorbet!
Oh that sounds good too! I hadn’t thought of making it like that before. I’ll have to try it next time.
I love having frozen treats that are healthy for the grandchildren to enjoy when they visit. This is sure to be one they will love.
We love the fruit cups here! They have a bit of sugar in them with all the fruit, but it’s still a lot of good fruit in the cups. I feel like it’s better than most popsicles and ice cream at least!
Yum! These look so delicious and refreshing. And easy! This is going to be a good one to try this summer.
Yes, yes, and yes! We make these during the summer every year. Some years we make them a few times depending on how quickly we eat through them all.
Awesome idea for warm days! I am going to try it, we love fruit and I’m sure all the family will enjoy it!
We love fruit here, too. I make these during the summer here, and love to have them when we vacation at the beach as a way to cool down when we come inside.
Now that summer is here, I’ve been wanting to make more treats to help cool us down, but didn’t have all the bad stuff that ice cream has. These fruit cups look like they will hit the spot!
These treats will definitely cover what you’re looking for then! They are a bit high in sugar, but a lot of it is natural sugar from the fruit.
This looks so so good and healthy…I can’t wait to make your recipe, can’t wait…Awesome treat for the kids.
These sound like something different. I do love fruit and these fruit cups sound really yummy.
What a good idea to freeze them. This is a great entry for the kids to stumble across when they’re looking for something to eat.
Nice! Will definitely keep this in mind for the coming summer days. My grandson will love this frozen fruit cups!
Good idea to plan for summer snacks now. I like the idea of storing them in smaller jars, easy to have them.
Brilliant idea to make your own frozen fruit cups. Seems so simple – and sure to be delicious.
I absolutely love this idea! I am going to have to do this for the warmer seasons for sure. This would be an awesome healthy and delicious treat to eat.
Ooh wow these look delicious and easy to make and perfect for summer! Thanks for sharing
Laura x