Why do commercial popsicles have a “soft” texture as opposed to the block of ice freezing Crystal Light gives me?

Question

I love my sugar free popsicles but they’re getting more expensive (as is everything else). I got the molds to make homemade popsicles but I’m getting blocks of ice that separates the ice and the flavoring as it melts.

Why does it do that?

In: Chemistry

Answer 1

Commercial pops are not just liquid poured into a mold and frozen. Aside from ingredients, the process is different. They pre freeze it into something like a slurpee and inject that into the mold.