Now who does not like Popsicles ? I LOVE them, and so do my children !Everyone remembers those store bought Popsicles; sure they are yummy but if you have ever read the ingredients, they are loaded with added sugars and preservatives and harmful colors, not to mention int he summer time they can put a dent in your pocket !
I will show you fool proof easy homemade Popsicle how-to's for Delicious Popsicles that will make you and you family smile !
Gather together a couple of things first :
- Popsicle molds
- Popsicle sticks, tooth picks, skewers
- Fruit
- Juice, tea, water
- Add ins
- Popsicle Molds can be made out of anything, just be creative. You can use old yogurt cups, old fruit cup cups, ice cube tray, mini-Tupperware meant for salad dressings, small paper cups. If you are using a ice cube trays or any other miss-shaped mold, once your mixture is poured into the tray, cover with tinfoil tightly then poke sticks through tinfoil so that the sticks do not fall over.
- You can use Popsicle sticks, toothpicks, or skewers broken in half, I have even use baby spoons as a handle.
- You can use ANY fruit you want, fresh or frozen, you can drop fresh fruit into the poured mixture so that you have floating fruit in your Popsicles, you can even mash bananas and just use them, it gives a wonderful creamy Popsicle. You can even add pudding to the molds and freeze the pudding to make a creamy yummy pudding pop.
- You can puree just the fruit or add some juice, sweet tea, mint tea, water, even milk, and yogurt. All these liquids can enhance your Popsicles taste and texture. For a icy Popsicle use more water or juice, for a thicker Popsicle use all fruit and no liquid, for a creamy treat, try adding pudding, milk, yogurt to your fruit, for a softer texture add some sugar or a simple syrup.
- You can add in anything you want, try adding chopped strawberries to your strawberry creamsicle, or chopped cookie bits to a pudding pop, you can add coconut, nuts, seeds, fresh fruit.
- You can add layers by making different batches of Popsicle mix pouring in half at a a time freezing then the remainder to create a layered 2 flavor treat !
Here are some recipes I like to use, but you can adjust these to use what you have on hand
Watermelon Mint Popsicle
Steep 2 mint tea bags in 1 cups boiling water with 2 tbsp sugar, cover and set aside
3 cups watermelon
Combine steeped tea with watermelon and pulse in blender till pureed, pour into molds, add sticks and freeze.
Orange Creamsicles
1 8oz vanilla soy yogurt
2 cups orange juice
2 tbsp honey
1 orange peeled and segmented
Combine yogurt, orange juice honey and orange pieces from 1 orange in blender, pulse till pureed, pour into molds and freeze.
Creamy Strawberry Dream2 cups soy strawberry yogurt
4 cups strawberries ( fresh or frozen )
2 tbsp honey
Blend strawberries with yogurt till pureed pour into molds and freeze.
*You can do this with any flavor of yogurt you like and add its matching fruit for a creamy lovely creamsicles. you can also added chopped strawberries to your pureed mix for a creamy chunky treat.
Pudding Pops
1 package pudding mix ( flavor of your choice )
3 cups milk
Mix with electric mixer, pour into molds and freeze. YUM !
* Try add in broken Oreo or chocolate chip cookies to your pudding pops for a extra special treat !
Tropical Surprise1 cup pineapple
1 cup mango
2 bananas
1 cup cantaloupe
1/2 cup shredded coconut
Puree pineapple, mango, banana, and cantaloupe till combined, stir in coconut and pour into molds and freeze.
The possibilities are endless when it comes to Popsicles. Be creative and play around with what you have. A great tip is yo use what you like, if you like strawberries use them and add different things. If you like Mint Tea experiment with different fruits to add to it. Try adding in cookie bits or granola to a creamy Popsicle for a treat. You can even freeze just sweetened teas or juice for a icy treat.
Hope these ideas give you the inspiration to try out a batch of Popsicles for yourself !
Love Sierra
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