I’ve been whipping up my sugar-free Mojito Popsicles for the boys all summer long. This 4-ingredient popsicle recipe is a breeze to make. All you need is lime juice, water, mint leaves, and stevia. If you’re not a fan of stevia this Mojito Popsicle recipe will likely work with a tablespoon or two of maple syrup or honey. I haven’t tried that though, because I have been following a low-carb diet lately. Have you seen my Low-Carb Diet Recipes page? It’s full of low-carb dinners, snacks, drinks, and best of all, low-carb desserts!
When I’m following a low-carb diet, I like to use stevia. Sometimes though stevia doesn’t taste quite right in a recipe. That’s not the case here. The boys and their friends ate batch of after batch of these sugar-free popsicles and had no idea they that they were eating a low-carb snack. In fact, when I took the photo above, they kept asking if I was done yet so that they could have more Mojito Popsicles.
- 2 cups water
- ½ cup lime juice
- ¼ teaspoon stevia
- 20 mint leaves, cut into ribbons
- In a one quart mason jar stir together water, lime juice, and stevia
- Pour mixture into popsicle molds
- Add mint ribbons to each popsicle
- Set timer for 30 minutes
- Place sticks into semi-frozen popsicles
- Freeze for 3 hours
- Serve
Some of you may be wondering about adding rum to this sugar-free Mojito Popsicle recipe. That sounds mighty good to me. However, I haven’t had a drink since 2001, so I’m not sure how much to add to the recipe, and also unsure if it would freeze well. If you do make adult Mojito Popsicles with rum, please leave a comment to let us know how they turn out!
Here are some of my other low-carb recipes for summer that don’t use an oven:
Sheila Perl says
I made your Mojito popscicles and I used 2 Tbs of maple syrup instead of the stevia (my stomach does not like stevia) well they were’nt sweet enough for my husband but I thought they were tangy and tasty!
I was really hot and thirsty and I thought, “what if I put that lovely Mojito popscicle into my carbonated water?!”
WOW!! I love it and the popscicles look so cute floating around in my glass!!! :)
Elana says
Sheila, so glad you enjoyed!
Sally Cheung says
What a great idea! I think I might try making these as ice cubes and use them with carbonated water for an ice cold drink. :)
Christina says
Made these a couple of times…they are delicious! But the lime juice seems to concentrate on the bottom instead of dispersing evenly throughout. Tried freezing to a slush then stirring but nothing seems to work. Any thoughts?
Elana says
Hi Christina, we love these popsciles and haven’t encountered this issue. If you find a solution though, we’d love to know about it :-)
Toni says
I am so glad I found this site…I have PCOS, and my doctor has put me on a grain and (mostly) dairy free diet. It feels like somewhere between Paleo and Low carb…you have such wonderful recipes here that I can choose from without deviating from this diet. I am so glad because I love bread and have such a sweet tooth :).
Bless you!
Elana says
Thanks Tori!
Sheila Perl says
I’m really looking forward to trying these Mojito Popscicles, we loved the Fudgescicles recipe, too!!!
Thank you, Elana :D
Elana says
Thanks Sheila! So glad to hear you loved the Fudgesicles!
Michelle Jacobson says
I added fresh watermelon and drank it on ice ?
Elana says
Michelle, sounds delicious!
H. M. says
I just wanted to tell you how much I love your recipes. You have helped me tremendously in dealing with CFS, Fibromyalgia and Candida. You are amazing!!! Thank you for all you do!
Elana says
You’re welcome H.M. :-)
Wren Tidwell says
What is your favorite brand of stevia and is it a powder or liquid that you use in this recipe?
Elana says
Hi Wren, if you click on the green words in the ingredients portion of the recipe you will get all of that info :-)
Danelle says
For the sugar fans, I use simple syrup in my liquid mojitos, and I’m sure it would work well for this recipe. Equal parts sugar and water, heated til dissolved or farther to a syrup consistency, and cooled. I’m not a personal fan of using anything that isn’t clear in a mojito – it visually tarnishes the look and I’m sure it’s all in my mind that it also affects the taste! I even prefer white cane sugar over raw or other alternative preparations of sugar.
Sad,. but true for me!
I will be trying these popsicles this weekend!!
Elana says
Thanks Danelle!
Judy says
You could use a natural rum extract so that it would freeze. I think I would start with a half-teaspoon because you are only dealing with 2 1/2 cups of fluid.
Elana says
Judy, thanks!
April S says
oooh, that sounds like a great idea and I even have some! This whole recipe sounds great!!