PurAqua Fruit Freezie Pops

EDITOR’S NOTE: We originally reviewed these freezie pops in September of 2024. Aldi updated the pops in early 2025, so we tried them again and updated this review. 

Late in the summer of 2024, Aldi sold some 100% juice freeze pops as a limited-time special. I liked that they were made primarily with juice concentrates and fruit purees, with no added sugars.

Then, in the spring of 2025, I saw the pops back at my local Aldi, this time as a Seasonal Product for the summer. The packaging has changed from plastic bags to cardboard boxes, and some of the flavors are different, but these are otherwise essentially the same freezie pops from 2024.

 

PurAqua Freezie Pops are now Seasonal Products, which means they’re available for longer than an Aldi Find, but Aldi does not sell them all year. In this case, the pops are sold during the spring and summer months. Aldi does not offer online ordering for these if they’re sold out at your local store.

These cost $3.49 for a 13.5-ounce package in April of 2025. That’s the same price I paid for them when I first tried them in September of 2024. That comes out to about 26 cents per ounce. With 10 freezie pops per package, that’s about 35 cents per pop.

These are a product of Ecuador.

They come in Classic or Tropical varieties.

The Classic package contains three flavors: Strawberry Lemon, Mango Orange, and Blueberry Pomegranate. The Classic flavors were all available when Aldi first sold these in 2024.

Meanwhile, the Tropical box has three new flavors for 2025: Mango Passion Fruit, Lemon, and Blackberry Strawberry. (In 2024, the Tropical flavors were Pineapple Coconut, Raspberry Lime, and Peach Passion Fruit.)

These don’t contain any of the most common allergens. That’s also a change from 2024, when the Pineapple Coconut flavored pops in the Tropical package contained coconut.

These were at room temperature when I bought them. I found them on the room-temperature shelves near the juices at Aldi. The directions instruct to shake the boxes and then lay them flat in the freezer until the pops are frozen. I removed the pops from the boxes and place them on a shelf in my freezer to help them freeze a bit faster.

The boxes explain that these don’t contain artificial colors or malic acid that can change the color and flavor. The packages also state that it is normal for these pops to appear a bit brown. Also, settling may occur because the freezie pops contain real fruit puree.

The Classic flavors box of freezie pops includes Strawberry Lemon, Mango Orange, and Blueberry Pomegranate pops. These contain between 76-87% juice, depending on the flavor. The first ingredient is water. These also contain various juice concentrates, fruit purees, guar gum, and natural flavors.

The Tropical flavors box of freezie pops includes Mango Passion Fruit, Lemon, and Blackberry Strawberr pops. These contain between 76-93% juice, depending on the flavor. Like their Classic siblings above, these contain water as the first ingredient, followed by assorted juice concentrates, fruit purees, guar gum, and natural flavors.

These are pretty guilt-free. Most of the freezie pops are 20 calories per one-pop serving, with the exception of the Strawberry Lemon flavor from the Classic box, which has just 15 calories. These all have no fat or sodium, 4-5 grams of total carbohydrates (1-2% DV), 3-5 grams of total sugars, no added sugars, and no protein.

My family has worked our way through the different flavors, and they’re all winners. I miss some of the flavors from the original Tropical package, especially the Pineapple Coconut and the Raspberry Lime, but the current new flavors are good, too.

Honestly, there isn’t a bad flavor in either box. Because these are made with fruit juice and purees, they aren’t always flavored as strongly or distinctively as traditional popsicles, and they’re not overly sweet. We like them for that.

These have a nice icy consistency and are easy to squeeze up and eat from their tubes. While the top of each pop has a plastic tab that you technically should be able to tear off to open, we often have to open these with scissors.

Other than that minor complaint about opening the pops, we really like these. I’ll probably pick up a few more boxes while they’re in stores during the warmer months.

The Verdict:

PurAqua Freezie Pops come in Classic or Tropical flavors. Classic features Strawberry Lemon, Mango Orange, and Blueberry Pomegranate. Tropical features Mango Passion Fruit, Lemon, and Blackberry Strawberry.

These have no added sugars and are made primarily with water, juice concentrates, and fruit purees. They do contain guar gum and some natural flavors, so if you prefer freezer pops with only whole, easily recognizable ingredients, these might not be for you. We feel like these are still a lot healthier than traditional sugary freezer pops, though. And we like how they taste.