As summer approaches, I always find myself craving fresh fruit and juices of all kinds. I love smoothies, but it’s not always possible to whip out the blender and make a fresh one whenever I want. So I decided to make these pretty (and practical) juice and smoothie ice cubes, which can be frozen and saved to have on hand anytime you need a juicy kick!
They can be added to some sparkling water for a dose of fruit, or stored in the freezer so you can have smoothies on hand whenever you want some (just put a handful of the saved cubes in a cup and into the fridge the night before). Plus, they are so, so beautiful to look at in a pretty glass with a cute straw!
Here are some of my favorite combos and flavors to use, shown above:
JUICES: I used store-bought grapefruit juice, mango juice, limeade, and made some strawberry/beet juice.
SMOOTHIES: I combined kiwi, cucumber, mint and lime make for a beautiful green smoothie blend.
COCONUT MILK: I layered a lot of these cubes with coconut milk, which can be poured right from the can.
Simply add layers of pre-made juice, smoothies, and/or coconut milk (which I love for its color and for a creamy touch) to standard ice cube trays. I’ve even been adding veggies (like carrots, beets, and cucumbers) to my smoothie mixes for Ruby, to get her those extra vitamins whenever possible!
What kinds of fruity ice cubes would you guys make?
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This is amazing!! Thanks for the idea.
Oh that’s what exactly I was searching to find. The perfect combination between ice cubes and cold juices
These are amazing! The colors are wonderful.
These are SO beautiful, and practical too (so of course I love them). Since the weather has started to warm up, I’ve been pouring soda water off frozen fruit like strawberries or pineapple. It’s quick and easy, the fruit adds a nice flavor, and also serves as ice cubes. These are too pretty though, they’d be perfect for a summer party!
Those ice-cubes are so beautiful! I just love the idea of having a bag full of smoothie-cubes in the freezer for anytime I need a pickmeup!
These look so tasty, and beautiful all at the same time! I’m getting thirsty just looking at them!
This idea is so cute and perfect for on the go summertime snacks!
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Great Idea!
They look so beautiful as well. The colors are super springy.
xo Quinn
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these are the cutest!! I can’t wait to try. Love all the colors and stripes.
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Such a smart (and pretty) idea!
I love your idea! And the colours are awesome! I hope the weather in Nuremberg gets better in the next days so I can try them on my own.
What a great idea! These look so enticingly fruity and delicious!!!
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Such a great idea! I’m definitely feeling ready for summer…
This is too fun! Never thought to freeze fruit like this! Thanks for the fun and easy treat. 🙂 Hope you had a wonderful birthday weekend!
What a great idea! And so pretty too.
Cute! That’s so fun 🙂
Yum! That’s such a summery idea.
Too bad its too cold for smoothies in Australia.
I’ll hope to remember this idea for when summer does come around!
Great idea!
thanks for the tips!
Wow these are so colourful & look delish! Thanks for sharing,I must have a go.
This would make great summer Popsicles too!
these look amazing (and so pretty to boot!) I must try this (although first I might want to get an ice cube tray haha)
These are so cute!!
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Wow, what a neat idea. Would transform a simple drink to something very special. Love it.
such a fun healthy summer idea
cute and colorful
I made these a ton for my daughter last summer but ended up eating half myself. I like rhubarb and honey (well anything with honey) and mango, lime. Sometimes I’ll add herbs like basil or lemon verbana to mix it up.
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Oh my, this looks so amazing!! Must try!
Cutest ice cubes I’ve ever seen! Loveeee the idea!
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Nice, what a brillant idea! So simple and yet so effective 🙂
These are so cool! You’ve just given me all sorts of ice-cube ideas. Thanks for sharing.
This is perfect! I am definitely going to try this this summer.
These are so cute…perfect for kids & adults at a summer party!
These look so good! I make ice cube pops all the time (just stick a toothpick in it before it completely freezes) but never thought to layer the flavors. So pretty…will try this with spicy mango & coconut milk.
This is such an awesome idea! Thank you for sharing 🙂
What a cute idea!
But PLEASE tell me that beautiful marble countertop you shot on wasn’t stained by all those melting cubes! (I’m so scared for it!)
LOVE this idea! And I adore your blog. Although I just tried pinning an image and experienced an error: “Whoops! Parameter ‘source_url’ (value undefined) is not a valid URL format.” 🙁
They are so PRETTY! and yummy I’m sure.
oh my gosh this is genius, and so so gorgeous. I must try this <3
xoxo ally
Love this!
Great idea! Thank you so much for sharing! I’ll try it for sure! 🙂
how beautiful! i love it when people take time to make the simple things pretty in life. things i wouldn’t think to make pretty on my own. you are truly inspired.
OH my! How fun are these!? My daughter has a small lunch birthday “party” coming up. I’m sooo making these to put in a light Italian soda! Thanks so much for the idea!
Awesome idea! Will try this for sure :-)))
Hi Joy! This not only is so organized, but it LOOKS great! Straight to my Pinterest! Thank you for the great idea!
Thank you for sharing this, Joy! They look delicious! I’m not a huge fan of drinking seltzer/sparkling waters on their own, but with these ice cubes, I bet it’d be very refreshing. 🙂
Thank you for sharing this, Joy! They look delicious! I’m not a huge fan of drinking seltzer/sparkling waters on their own, but with these ice cubes, I bet it’d be very refreshing. 🙂
Thank you for sharing this, Joy! They look delicious! I’m not a huge fan of drinking seltzer/sparkling waters on their own, but with these ice cubes, I bet it’d be very refreshing. 🙂
Thank you for sharing this, Joy! They look delicious! I’m not a huge fan of drinking seltzer/sparkling waters on their own, but with these ice cubes, I bet it’d be very refreshing. 🙂
Thank you for sharing this, Joy! They look delicious! I’m not a huge fan of drinking seltzer/sparkling waters on their own, but with these ice cubes, I bet it’d be very refreshing. 🙂
Thank you for sharing this, Joy! They look delicious! I’m not a huge fan of drinking seltzer/sparkling waters on their own, but with these ice cubes, I bet it’d be very refreshing. 🙂
Thank you for sharing this, Joy! They look delicious! I’m not a huge fan of drinking seltzer/sparkling waters on their own, but with these ice cubes, I bet it’d be very refreshing. 🙂
Thank you for sharing this, Joy! They look delicious! I’m not a huge fan of drinking seltzer/sparkling waters on their own, but with these ice cubes, I bet it’d be very refreshing. 🙂
Thank you for sharing this, Joy! They look delicious! I’m not a huge fan of drinking seltzer/sparkling waters on their own, but with these ice cubes, I bet it’d be very refreshing. 🙂
Thank you for sharing this, Joy! They look delicious! I’m not a huge fan of drinking seltzer/sparkling waters on their own, but with these ice cubes, I bet it’d be very refreshing. 🙂
I’m so going to make these. They look so pretty and I bet taste delicious with the coconut milk! Yum!
WOW so amazingly colorful and cool. Love this idea!!!! (oh, I think someone above said this, but I think you added a dash to “summer-up” in the pin board link and it looks like there isn’t supposed to be one? the link isn’t working!)
but back to the fabulosity of this post….I can’t wait to try this. Looks SO awesome!
This is a fabulous idea. Thanks for sharing!
They look so good! I linked to your post here:
http://samsterstyle.blogspot.ca/2013/06/yum-ice-cream.html
i haven’t tried out yet. but the cubes are looking so absolutely awesome and colorful….!
I linked to your tutorial on my blog – thanks for sharing!
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Love this idea and so pretty too! I finally made some simple ones with strawberry & coconut milk, but when I poured some club soda on it, the coconut milk curdled…is there any way to prevent this or should I not have used club soda?
well i couldn’t have read this at a better time! just bought far too much fruit at our local weekend market (it’s a tad easy to shop like i have a family of eight -there are two of us- when its 80 degrees and everything looks so refreshing) this will be the perfect way to keep them from going bad! i may have to link this beautiful tutorial on my blog
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Yum! These look absolutely delicious. I’m going to have to try this method out. =)
Yum…this looks amazing!! Great inspiration for a handmade soap project too!!
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Yum…these look amazing!! Great inspiration for a handmade soap project too!!
those look like gorgeous little jellies or petit fours… ! love ’em!
love the coconut milk idea, and i especially love the visual solid-ness of the frozen coconut milk vs the fruity ice! so fun.
These are so beautiful! Perfect for cooling down on a nice warm day. Summer BBQ…YAY! 🙂
Sooooooooooo pretty!
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This is such a great idea! I just had to share it on my blog post: http://www.thebeautydojo.com/10-summer-treats-to-beat-the-heat/
Oh my gosh I LOVE this so much!!!!
Love these!! They’re so adorable and fun!
Thanks mama! Hope you’re well!
Joy
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Oh my gosh I LOVE this so much!!!!
Those ice-cubes are so beautiful! I just love the idea of having a bag full of smoothie-cubes in the freezer for anytime I need a pickmeup!
wow amazing
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The colors are wonderful
thanks a lot
Yum
so cute
have a great summer
cute. i will make some for my kid.
Hey, thank you for the amazing idea. I’m sharing this to my social media pages. Have a great day!
Damn cute cubes. ThankYou for sharing this.
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They look so good!
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Never thought someone will write so deep about such product. I think you should write about something related to Jasmine. I really liked it smell.
Thanks for sharing this idea,
It looks really nice, i will also try this for freshness. I will share this idea with my friends too.
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Thanks for sharing amazing idea.
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Thanks for the recipe. Loved it!