Cookies and Cream Popsicles

Serves 12

The easiest, most delicious Popsicle you'll ever have.

Prep Time: 3 minutes

Ingredients

1. One box of Oreo cookies (approximately 24)
2. 1 quart of vanilla bean ice cream, softened
3. 1 cup Oreo cookie crumbs

Instructions

1. Fill your popsicle molds with 1 Tbsp. of softened vanilla ice cream.
2. Drop one cookie in each mold
3. Top with an additional Tbsp. of ice cream
4. Drop in another cookie and fill with remaining ice cream until the entire mold is full (note: I banged mine on the counter a few times in order to get rid of any air pockets/gaps).
5. Add popsicle sticks and freeze until solid, 4 hours or so.
6. One frozen, carefully remove each popsicle mold from its mold and roll each in oreo cookie crumbs. Wrap individually in parchment paper and keep in freezer until ready to eat!

Notes

1. Removing them from the mould proved to be a little tricky. I found the best method was running each one under warm water for a few seconds and then very slowly pulling on the stick. I should also note that these bad boys melt rather quickly, but that just means you can inhale them with no judgement! Woot!
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By Lark & Linen

Grape Refresher Popsicles

Serves 8

This great, refreshing, not-too-sweet popsicle only has two ingredients!

5 min

Total Time

5 min

Ingredients

1. 2 cups Pure White Grape Juice
2. 2 cup Seedless Grapes, sliced

Instructions

1. Cut grapes into halves or quarters depending on what will best fit into your Popsicle molds.
2. Pop the grapes in the Popsicle molds, fill with juice, and freeze overnight.
3. Run the molds under warm water to loosen them. Enjoy!

Notes

1. Ingredient amounts are only estimates because popsicle molds come in all shapes and sizes. Fill up as many molds as you want with equal parts grapes and juice.
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By Micheline

Cantaloupe Popsicles

Ingredients

• 5 cups diced cantaloupe
• 5-7 strawberries, sliced

How-To

1. Add a few pieces of sliced strawberries to your popsicle mold.
2. Purée the cantaloupe.
3. Pour the liquid cantaloupe into the popsicle mold.
4. Add the popsicle sticks.
5. Freeze for at least 4 hours.

Servings: 10 popsicles

Watermelon and Coconut Popsicle

PREP TIME

5 mins

TOTAL TIME

5 mins

 

The perfect healthy treat during the hot summer months!

Author: Kacey

Recipe type: Dessert, Frozen, Vegan

Serves: 8

INGREDIENTS

• 2 cups chopped watermelon or 1½ cups pureed watermelon

• ⅓ cup shredded coconut

• Fresh mint (optional, but I think it would make this recipe awesome!)
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INSTRUCTIONS

1. Add your chopped watermelon slices to a blender. Puree until smooth. Add the shredded coconut and blend a little longer.

1. Pour the blended mixture into your popsicle molds. Set in the sticks or handles and pop into the freezer. The popsicles will need at least 4 hours minimum, even longer, before they are fully hardened.

1. Twist popsicles out of mold. If you are having trouble, run the molds under some warm water until you can loosen the popsicles easily.

Root Beer Float Popsicles

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Yield:

10-2 1/2 ounce popsicles or 25 ounces of popsicle base

Root beer float popsicles allow enjoyment of the quintessential summer favorite in a new, fun form.

Ingredients

• 12-14 ounces Root Beer
• 1 1/4 cup Vanilla Bean ice cream, slightly softened

Instructions

1. Pour a small amount of the root beer into each popsicle mold (equivalent of aproximately 3/4 inch in the mold).
2. Evenly distribute the ice cream between the popsicle molds in spoonfuls.
3. Pour root beer into molds in small amounts allowing the foam to die back before pouring more to fill molds to the top.
4. Cover with lid of popsicle maker. Place an sheet of foil on top of the popsicle mold top and insert sticks (the foil keeps the sticks in place so they don't slip into the mold more than desired or float).
5. Freeze until fully frozen. To remove popsicles run molds until hot water for a few seconds and remove.

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Tips and Tricks in Making Ice Pops

Homemade Popsicle is a great way to induce fruits into your children’s diet.  It comes with dozens of advantages such as nutritional content, natural flavors, and fresh ingredients.  Unlike popsicles bought in stores, making your own popsicles give you the chance to combine flavors that you like such as fruits, yogurt, and milk.  It can be a good bonding experience with your kids too, ask them of their flavors and let them make their own popsicles.  Aside from that, you are reducing eco-waste since Popsicle molds are reusable.

If you have trouble in making your homemade popsicles, you’ll need to learn about the tips and tricks on how to mold so that your popsicle won’t be like rock pops,  also proper mixing and the right combination of ingredients.  Check the tricks and tips below and get yourself started. 

1.     Use reusable Popsicle molds -   you can use paper Dixie cup, and other raw materials however these are not eco-friendly and it will take years for these to decompose. If you want to save mother earth you better use reusable instant popsicle makerr.   On the other side, reusable molds are a good investment since it is economical.   

1.     Choose fresh and organic ingredients- We all knew that homemade popsicles are good for kids since it has fewer sweeteners, no artificial colors, and harmful chemicals.    But let’s don’t forget that homemade popsicles are only healthy depending on how you make them. It is important that you pick nothing but the fresh and organic ingredients only.  Bear in mind, fresh and organic and rest assured that you are serving nutritious delights to your family. 

1.      The right amount of sweeteners – this probably the common issue newbies encountered when making popsicles.  Oftentimes, they think that it is easy as pouring orange juice into a Popsicle maker and freezing away.   Popsicle making comes with proper mixing of the right amount of ingredients.   Remember, that you are not freezing plain liquids; you have your children to impress so make sure it taste good. 

Be Artistic and Write your efforts – Boring Popsicles are well, boring!  It always pays to be creative when making ice pops.  You can do many things such as adding berries into the molds to make it look colorful.  You can also experiment on the flavors such as mixing apple with mango; you can use your aesthetic taste for optimal ice pop enjoyment at your house.  It is big encouragement to try odd flavors such spinach, carrots, and fruit juices in making layered popsicles. You can add granola, chopped nuts, fresh fruits, and grated coconut to add nutritional texture on 

Homemade Popsicle Recipes and Popsicle Molds

There are lots of advantages in making your own refreshing ice treats.   We have met people who didn't like commercial Popsicle because of the added sugar and dyes that's somehow unhealthy to your health.  Based on a substantial perspective, Popsicle is one the easiest desserts to make because of the ingredients that are usually found in your kitchen such as ripe fruits, sugar, and milk.   Aside from that it has ecological benefits since Popsicle molds are reusable.  Try these homemade Popsicle recipes below and share with us your stories.

Dark Chocolate Frozen Kiwi Pops

·          6 large kiwis, peeled using this awesome method, cut into 1/3"-1/2" thick rounds

·         1 cup dark chocolate or semi-sweet chocolate chips

·          1/4 cup coconut oil Popsicle sticks or lollipop sticks Slice the peeled kiwis into rounds with a lollipop stick in each one.

Ø   Place on a tray lined with wax paper or parchment.

Ø   Freeze for at least 4 hours and up to 48 hours.

Ø  In a glass bowl, melt the chocolate and the coconut oil over a pan of simmering water. You can also melt this in the microwave at no more than 50% power for 15-30 seconds at a time.

Ø  Dip each frozen kiwi into the melted chocolate. The chocolate will harden within a few moments of being dipped.

Ø   Eat immediately or re-freeze.

Strawberry Banana Pop

Ø  3 Medium bananas, peeled and cut into chunks

Ø  1 ½ cups medium strawberries

Ø  ¾ cup orange juice

For adults: Honey dew Mint Pops

Makes Twelve

·         6 cups honeydew melon, cut into 1 inch chunks

·         2tsp minced fresh mint

Pickle Pops

·         7 large pickles

·         1/4 cup of pickling juice (from pickle jar)

·         1/4 water

Ø  Juice the pickles with a juicer or blend them in the blender.

Ø   If you use the blender you will have to strain the juice to remove seeds and pulp. Add the pickling juice and water to the juice from the actual pickles.

Ø   Fill Popsicle maker or Dixie cups with the juice. Freeze overnight

Disclaimer:

     Popsicles are easy to make (not to count the freezing time) it is a great  bonding activity especially if shared with your kids.   Aside from that, it can be educational activity since being artful is  a requirement. It is a form of constructive play where imagination is being used. And if your children will ask about Popsicle molds? here's something that you can share about Popsicle maker.  Popsicle maker or molds are commonly ice trays in cubes shape,  these now are available in different shapes and designs.  You can visit Amazon,com for a wide selection of Popsicle molds that you will surely like.