Homemade Popsicles — A Healthy Sweet Treat Your Home
Stay Cool With a Fresh-Fruit Ice Pop
Trendy updates on a simple summer delight
Lisa Shin (Food Stylist: Eugene Jho). Get creative and blend together your favorite fruits and veggies for a tasty frozen treat.
For Your Health
by using ripe, in-season fruit. Just freeze your favorite fruit or veggie smoothie. Sweeten with all-fruit preserves — options include strawberry, raspberry and cherry. For creaminess, mix a puree of bananas with coconut milk and/or Greek yogurt.
Smart Pop Tips
Before freezing, taste the puree to balance sweetness with tartness. Stir in lemon juice, lime juice or raspberry vinegar if desired. Rainbow pops: Prepare the different-colored layers, such as pureed kiwi, mango and raspberry, at staggered times. Reusable ice-pop molds, an alternative to wooden sticks, are under $10.
Palate Pleasers
Add a shot of booze to the fruit blend — bourbon to peaches, lemon vodka to strawberries or Campari to grapefruit juice. Steep fresh mint, basil or rosemary in sugar syrup before it cools. (To make, pour one-third cup sugar into one-third cup hot water and stir until dissolved.) Discard the herbs.
Basic Recipe 6 servings
Fruit plus sweetener 2 cups fruit, pureed One-half cup juice or sugar syrup, or honey to taste
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