Who didn't love popsicles when they were a kid? I know that I did. They were sweet, refreshing and turned your tongue bright colors - a crucial popsicle feature for kids. After a while, I acquired a set of plastic popsicle molds and moved away from the neon, ice-cream truck offerings. I would freeze sodas, fruit juices and, occasionally, stuff them full of semi-soft ice cream (so I could eat if off a stick). With summer coming up, I think it's a good time to relive those childhood memories and start making some popsicles at home. Popsicle-making is also a great activity to do with your kids, since they can pick out their own flavors. For the neon tongue look, take a tip from Elise and add a few drops of food coloring to the frozen popsicles. This mold will make 10 pops at a time and comes with 50 sticks, though it's not hard to find more at craft stores when you run out.
Want some recipes? Try:
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Strawberry margarita popsicles (nonalcoholic)
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5-26-2006 @ 3:20PM
Bruce Dearborn Walker said...
Why non alcoholic strawberry margaritas? Go ahead, add a bit of tequla and orange curaco to the mix. Not too much, though, or it won't freeze and you'll have to drink it--not necessarily a bad thing.
There are recipes for alcoholic popsicles on the net. Your freezer needs to be extremely cold. Also try jello popsicles, unfrozen or frozen, with or without booze. Jello pops with skim milk are very nice. Homemade pudding pops are also easy and a frozen non fat yogurt pop has about fifty calories, depending on size.
For that matter, all summer long I keep a few non-fat sugarless yogurt cups in the freezer. 90 calories each and every bit as satisfying as ice cream. I can have two or three a day without putting on extra weight.
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5-26-2006 @ 4:15PM
Elise said...
Hi Nicole,
Thanks for the link, but I seriously need to update that popsicle recipe. I think it needs something to make it less icy. I'm thinking about experimenting with corn syrup. It's fine for frozen juice, but doesn't approach what I grew up with from the ice cream man.
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5-26-2006 @ 6:52PM
Nicole Weston said...
You're welcome, Elise. I think that a bit of corn syrup probably would eliminate some of thie iciness, if you're concerned about it. I have a feeling you wouldn't need to add as much corn syrup as sugar, not to mention you wouldn't have to worry about dissolving it, either.
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5-28-2006 @ 4:03AM
Meghan said...
In re: popsicles that are too icy, I've had good luck using part juice, part fruit puree -- strawberries with peach juice and bananas with orange juice have been big hits around here.
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