Home Made Popsicles – A Great Summer Snack
Gatorade Pops
Frozen Gatorade is a fantastic way of keeping the kiddies hydrated during the summer months.
Smoothie Pops
1 small container of Vanilla Yogurt
4 Strawberries
1 Peach
1 cup of Orange Juice
· Chop up strawberries and peach
· Put everything in a blender and blend until smooth
· Pour into popsicle molds and freeze
Pineapple Fruit Pops
1 can of chopped pineapple
3 cups of pineapple juice
· Drain the can of any syrup
· Combine the pineapple and juice together and pour into popsicle molds and freeze
This pop is cool because there are chunks of real fruit in them. It can also be done with any combination of fruit and juice like:
· Mangos and Coconut Juice
· Strawberries and Lemonade
· Raspberries and POM
· Watermelon and Fruit Punch
Just Plain Juice Pops
You can use any of the following juices and just freeze them if you are in a hurry. Good Fast and Cheep… how often do you get all 3?!
· Lemonade
· Orange
· Ice Tea
· Orange Peach Mango
· Any Flavor of Juicy Juice
· V8 Splash Flavors
· POM
Blackberry Lavender Popsicles
2 c Blackberries
1c sugar
1 ½ c water
2 TBSP Lavender buds ( dried if that’s all you can find )
6 TBSP Fresh Lemon Juice
· Bring the first 4 ingredients to a boil for 8 minutes in a saucepan.
· Mash them up to extract as much juice as possible
· Let cool for 30 min in the fridge
· Add the lemon juice
· Strain the mixture using a mesh strainer or some cheese cloth
· Pour into popsicle molds
· Freeze and Enjoy!
Where to Buy the Molds:
Visit the QueensMamas Store on Amazon
Just For Fun:
http://www.popsicle.com/Home.aspx
