A strawberry shortcake popsicle made with fresh ingredients and coated in crumbled shortcake cookies – a Good Humor Popsicle inspired treat. These popsicles are simple to make and perfect to enjoy on a hot summer day.
Strawberry shortcake has been a classic dessert in America for over 100 years. Crazy right?
Well today I am bringing you a classic strawberry shortcake flavor in a very different form. I’m talking popsicles. But these aren’t just regular popsicles – they are strawberry-filled, flavored, AND coated with crushed up shortcake cookies.
This is a strawberry shortcake dessert at its finest. And I’m talking, the husband could not put these down. Good thing I made a couple of batches or I wouldn’t have even gotten to try these!
These popsicles whip up quickly and they are super simple to make. And while the popsicles are getting all cold and frozen, you can make the shortcake cookies. Which, I might add – they are to. die. for. good.
You start off by finely chopping up some strawberries super small. These strawberries get mixed with some fresh lemon juice and sugar. They sit while you prepare the rest of the mixture – cream cheese, sweetened condensed milk, and some whipped topping. Everything gets beaten and then stirred together.
I wasn’t joking about how easy these are! To get the stripes and different colors in the popsicles, some of the white mixture gets removed. The removed portion gets the strawberries and strawberry jell-o mixed in to make the strawberry layers. The remaining mixture will be the “vanilla” part of the popsicle.
Making the shortcake cookies are just as easy as these popsicles. Plus they only have 5 ingredients. Can’t beat that! Once the shortcake cookies are baked, they get crumbled into small crumbs. And the completely frozen popsicles get a generous coating of shortcake crumbs.
And now you are ready to celebrate National Strawberry Shortcake Day! You are going to love these popiscles!
- 1 pint fresh strawberries or 3/4 a pound
- 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
- 1/4 cup white sugar
- 1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese softened
- 1 can (14 ounces) sweetened condensed milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 (8 ounces) container frozen whipped topping completely thawed*
- 2 tablespoons strawberry jell-o mix dry
- 3/4 cup butter at room temperature
- 1/2 cup white sugar + extra sugar for sprinkling
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon cornstarch optional
- 1 and 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- Pinch of salt
- Wash and remove the strawberry stems. Chop up the strawberries into very small pieces. Once the strawberries are finely chopped, they should measure to be 1 and 1/2 cups. If you have too many or too few, adjust but chopping a few strawberries (or eating a small handful!) In a medium sized bowl, toss the strawberries with the lemon juice and sugar. Allow to sit while preparing the "ice cream."
- In a large bowl, beat the cream cheese until smooth, about 3-4 minutes. Slowly add in the sweetened condensed milk while continuing to beat the ingredients together. Beat in the vanilla extract.
- Once the mixture is completely smooth and creamy, fold in the whipped topping using a spatula until completely combined.
- Remove two cups of the mixture into another bowl.
- Drain any liquid in the strawberry mixture and gently fold the chopped strawberries and strawberry jell-o mix into the removed two cups.
- Pour the strawberry mixture and the white mixture into popsicle molds alternating colors.
- Allow to freeze overnight or at least 10 hours.
- When the popsicles are almost done freezing, you can prepare the shortcake cookies.
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- In a large bowl, beat together the butter and white sugar until just combined. Stir in the vanilla extract. In another bowl, combine the cornstarch, flour, and salt. Stir to combine.
- Combine the wet and dry ingredients. The mixture should appear crumbly. Knead the mixture together with your hands until a large ball of dough forms.
- On a floured surface, dump out the mixture and knead the dough into a large ball.
- Pinch off small pieces of the dough to form cookies. The cookies should be small (about a 1/4 inch thick) and pretty flat. Place the cookies on an ungreased baking sheet and sprinkle with sugar.
- Cook for 9-11 minutes or until lightly golden on the sides. Remove and transfer to a wire cooling rack to cool completely.
- Once the cookies are cooled, crumble them into small pieces and place on a large plate.
- Roll the frozen popsicles (that have been thawed 2-3 minutes) onto the shortcake cookie crumbs.
- Enjoy immediately.
*If desired, you can substitute heavy whipping cream that has been whipped to form soft peaks and then measured to 3 cups.
Chloe @ foodlikecake says
These are gorgeous!
Taylor @ Food Faith Fitness says
DEFINITELY just bought some popsicle molds! I love strawberry shortcake, and you just made it super extra Summer-y! Love these girl! Pinned 🙂
Gayle @ Pumpkin 'N Spice says
Amazing recipe, Chelsea! These remind me of the eclair good humor ice cream bars that I used to eat when I was younger! What a perfect recipe for the summer!
Melanie @ Carmel Moments says
Very fun Chelsea! Every strawberry shortcake is scrumptious in my book!
Have an awesome weekend!
Wendy says
When I was a kid, I was allergic to chocolate. When the Good Humor ice cream truck came around, and all the other kids were ordering chocolate this or that, I was delighting in GStrawberry Cheesecake Bars. With your recipe, now i can make them at home! A tiny bit of my childhood in every bite.Thanks, Chelea!
Kristine @ Kristine's Kitchen says
Chelsea, these look fantastic! From the creamy strawberry popsicle to the shortbread crumbles… my family would love these! I just bought some popsicle molds and can’t wait to try these Strawberry Shortcake Ice Cream Bars!!!
Cindy @ Pick Fresh Foods says
Wow, these look delicious! I love how you layered them and added cookie crumbs. Great idea 😀 I could eat these up! Pinning!
Pamela @ Brooklyn Farm Girl says
Oh goodness, these bars remind me of the ice cream bars I would buy all the time as a kid. Now you have me feeling nostalgic! I know the homemade version will the best so I can’t wait to try yours!
Karly says
Loooooove these. Perfect for summer!
sarah k @ the pajama chef says
i used to love those ice cream bars- especially the summer i worked at camp 🙂 delish!
Kelly says
These are absolutely stunning Chelsea! We used to buy similar bars like this growing up but yours look 1000x better! Totally in love with these – pinning 🙂 Happy Friday and have a great weekend!
Rachel @the dessert chronicles says
I love that you posted these the same day I posted my strawberry shortcake twist! Love the idea of making this into a Popsicle and I’m so excited I can try this now that I just purchased a Popsicle maker!
Mary Frances says
We have strawberry shortcake every week in the summer! This frozen twist is gorgeous and so creative. Pinned! Hope you are having a wonderful Friday!
Beth @ bethcakes says
Oh, these look incredible, Chelsea! Seriously, they look so wonderful with all those cookie crumbs!! Such an awesome idea rolling the popsicles in those! These are the perfect summer pop. 🙂
Kristi @ Inspiration Kitchen says
Chelsea…you did NOT…seriously? You made my very favorite-ist (yes, it’s a word) Good Humor treat in all the planet anywhere. I can hardly turn them down when I see them. They are seriously just that good. This is bad news for me. Very bad news. Pinning!!!
Ashley | Spoonful of Flavor says
I forgot how much I loved those Good Humor bars as a child. I love that you created a homemade version. Can’t wait to try these soon!
Anna @ Crunchy Creamy Sweet says
What a fabulous idea! Love your twist on this classic, Chelsea! Pinned!
Ashley says
My poor popsicle molds have been sitting in a cabinet for too long! I need to take them out and make these! Those strawberry shortcake ice cream popsicle things were my favorite when we were kids!
tahnycooks says
These look so good! I love the Good Humor strawberry shortcake popsicles so I am sure I would love these even more! Delightful!
Alyssa {Cake, Crust, and Sugar Dust} says
I am dying over the crumbly bits covering these pops! I love it Chelsea!
dina says
i love these. yours look even better!
amanda @ fake ginger says
These look amazing! I’ve always wanted to try the Good Humor ones but for some reason never have. I’m gonna have to make these!
Jaren (Diary of a Recipe Collector) says
These are definitely on my must make this summer list!! Pinned!
Shashi @ RunninSrilankan(dot)com says
WOW – these popsicles sound amazing – the combination and condensed milk, lemon and strawberries has me drooling! WOW!!
Shanice says
Looks yummy! I would love it if you joined and contribute your awesome posts at my link party at City of Creative Dreams, starts on Fridays 😀 Hope to see you there at City of Creative Dreams Link Party.
Lynna says
Omgoodness…. strawberry shortcake ice cream bars were seriously a childhood favorite of mine!! It was always my weakness! LOVE these!!
Kelly - LEFT SIDE OF THE TABLE says
This used to be one of my favorite summer treats from the ice cream man!! LOVE that you made it yourself. The outside is my favorite part! Also that you use cream cheese 😀 Pinned for later, thanks!
Lindsay @ Life, Love and Sugar says
These were one of my favorites as a kid! I LOVE your version! So pretty!!
Shae says
Oh my goodness! When I was a kid there were strawberry shortcake bars I used to make my mom buy every time she went to the grocery store. This looks like the homemade version of them!
Jess @ On Sugar Mountain says
These are perhaps the prettiest, and most amazing, popsicles I have ever laid eyes upon. I can’t get enough of strawberry shortcakes and a frozen version for the summer is AWESOME!! 😀
Shannon {Cozy Country Living} says
These are just awesome! i can’t wait to try these- my children are going to love these! Me too:)
Min says
Whoa! THese look amazing! I had no idea June 14th is the national strawberry shortcake day. I’ve been wondering why there are so many strawberry shortcake recipes popping up lately ;). This sounds like the perfect way to celebrate!
Denise says
Would this work if you put the ice cream in a pan and just topped it with the shortcake cookie mixture?
chelseamessyapron says
I haven’t tried it, but personally can’t think why not. I would let the mixture freeze completely before topping it with the crumble though. And make sure to line the pan with parchment paper or tin foil for easy removal 🙂
Sheila @ Sweet Baked Life says
What an amazing summertime treat!
MB @ Bourbon and Brown Sugar says
What a fun summer snack! Love it!
Danielle @ TheBestDessertRecipes.com says
These look SO good! I used to love buying those bars off of an ice cream truck or at school, so I can’t wait to make my own!
Kalani says
I was so excited when I saw this recipe. I love this ice cream! As others have said, it brings back childhood memories and I still buy them. Can you please figure out the Toasted Almond version? That’s another favorite of mine.
chelseamessyapron says
So glad to hear! I’ve actually never even tasted the Toasted Almond version! I’d have to find some to try them out 🙂