Frozen Treats On A Stick

Now that the summer heat is finally here, MH and I made ice pops! MH's parents surprised me with a variety of ice pop molds and this nifty ice pop book for my birthday, so we flipped through the book and picked the strawberries & cream recipe for our first ice pop attempt.

Ice Pop Molds

The recipe is very simple: (1) Puree 2 1/2 cups of strawberries with 2 tablespoons of sugar and 1 teaspoon of lemon juice. (2) Fill the ice pop molds by first pouring 1 tablespoon of plain whole milk yogurt into the molds and then 2 tablespoons of the strawberry puree, alternating between the yogurt and puree until the molds are full (leaving approximately 1/2 at the top for the ice pops to expand). (3) Swirl the mixture with a small knife to combine the layers. (4) Freeze the ice pops. (5) Serve and eat!

Popsicle Assembly

The book says the ice pops need to freeze for 4 hours to 3 days before serving and they aren't kidding. We tried eating them after 4 hours and although the ice pops felt like they were frozen, they wouldn't come out of their molds. However, after 24 hours, the ice pops were set and popped out of the molds easily.

Strawberries & Cream Ice Pops

If you don't have ice pop molds, you can make ice pops using cupcake trays, ice cube trays, or dixie cups, with sticks.

Stay cool and have a great summer (what is last of it at least)!