Earl Grey Tea Ice Cream. Yesterday was 93 degrees in Los Angeles, you read that correctly, nine-zero degrees in April after a non-existent winter and with complete disregard for spring.
Therefore I threw in the towel and made Earl Grey Tea Ice Cream. Sweet cream and milk steeped with floral Earl Grey Tea, combined with sugar and yolks, chilled and churned. Served in a waffle cone, there is nothing complicated or overworked about this recipe. Red Wine Fudgesicles! My quest for boozy homemade popsicles continues.
Two weeks ago we made Strawberry Cocktail Popsicles, but I've been in the mood for something a little more... uh... chocolate. I went through a MAJOR fudgesicle phase as a kid (come on, who didn't?!) And I've been a fan ever since. DIY: Guilt free banana, peanut butter and cocoa ice cream recipe.
Ice Pops — Fizzy Mango Mint Popsicle, and Creamy Chocolaty Fudgesicle — hydrating summertime treats. Something about the balmy climate and fragrant flowers make me think of fluttery dresses and languid afternoons by the seaside.
Happy thoughts. Sunshine, sea, and a glass of ice cold drink, or cool dripping treat on a stick. Ooh la la. Summer is the most glamorous of seasons to be lost in such golden daydreams. The Little Foodie: Chocolate Avocado Pops. You probably wouldn’t eat this: Even if I told you that the avocado was a local, buttery variety.
And the cacao nibs added the most lovely mouth-feel. Watermelon Ice Pops. Ok so confession, sometimes my inner kid is screaming to come out and I decide to make things like this. Especially with the pool finally being open and with all the gorgeous weather we’ve been having. Unfortunately I haven’t really been able to enjoy much of the water because of my stitches, but you better believe I slathered on my SPF 30 and lounged around with a cocktail!
Nothing is more refreshing to me on a hot summer’s day than fresh cut watermelon, especially at cookouts. It’s healthy, delicious and ridiculously low in calories, so why not freeze it up and put it on a stick?? I didn’t use any fancy expensive popsicle makers either, just paper cups, wooden sticks and went to town. I used lime sherbet for the rind of the watermelon and mini chocolate chips for the “seeds”. Ingredients 5 cups seedless watermelon pulp 1/2 cup sugar 1/4 cup mini chocolate chips 1 pint lime sherbet, softened Instructions. Homemade Ice Cream in a Bag recipe Illustrated. DIY Ice Cream. Oh, hello.
I didn't see you there. Creamy Fresh Blackberry-Acai Sorbet. Blend, Freeze, Scoop, Serve! I don't care who you are or what your taste buds tell you on a normal day.
When a HOT weather day hits your city and the beaming sun zonks you into a sweltering zombie, you will suddenly find yourself face first, perched at your open freezer. Peering past the frozen peas, you will be in search of something cool and creamy to scoop into a bowl. Spoon in hand, you will rustle past the frozen spinach, under the frozen pizza, hoping and wishing that you hid away some sort of a frosty, creamy, frozen dessert treat long ago that you simply forgot about. Well stop searching and start blending.
The answer to your creamy-frosty spoonful dreams is right under your nose. Cherry Lime Ice Pops. Sweet summer cherries with a touch of lime make these sweet popsicles a perfect treat on a hot summer day.
I love the deep red color you get from using real cherries and the flavor is not that artificial cherry taste you get from those imitation flavored pops, it's richer with a more intense cherry taste. If you plan on making these, I highly recommend buying a cherry pitter, there are so many to choose from on Amazon. Stay cool! PS- You can find the popsicle molds on Amazon too! I used this mold, with regular popsicle sticks. Schue love: DIY Fruit Popsicles. With Memorial Day right around the corner, I thought it would be fun to introduce you to a new friend, Sarah, and have her share a great recipe for this weekend!
Sarah is an adorable mama to two and has some awesome DIY ideas...like this fruit popsicles! Take it away Sarah! 17 Apart: Recipe: Fresh Frozen Yogurt & Peach Ice Pops. I knew my 3 1/2 year old niece, Virginia, would be coming to visit us for a few hours over the weekend so I wanted to make a special summertime "treat" that was also a healthy snack her mom would approve of at the same time.
I decided to mix up a few fresh ingredients we had on hand, pour them into a few ice pop molds we had laying around the house and make sure to get them in the freezer to set up at least a few hours before she'd be coming later that afternoon. For the fruit, I went with white peaches since we'd bought a 1/4 peck at the market the weekend before and the bottom of the bag was just beginning to get over-ripe.
Fruit on the verge of over-ripening is always at its sweetest — great for incorporating into dessert-like recipes or jams. The freezer pops couldn't be easier to make so long as you have molds. Blueberry Yogurt Popsicles. I’m not a popsicle queen.
However, it may appear so based on my recent popsicle-making obsession. And why not? They are so simple, healthy, and delish. Perfect for warm glorious days like today. Yesterday, I made some blueberry yogurt popiscles in literally less than 5 minutes. Added a handful of blueberries, a cup of nonfat vanilla greek yogurt, and 1 tablespoon of honey into my Vitamix and did a quick blend.
To create the layering look: add one fresh blueberry into the bottom of the popsicle mold, then a dollop of nonfat vanilla greek yogurt, next pop in 2 whole blueberries, and lastly, pour in the blended blueberry yogurt concoction. The best part is biting into the whole blueberries… Creamy Avocado Green Tea Popsicles.
This year will be my first summer in Texas. I’ve always heard it gets unbearably hot, but figured it couldn’t be that bad since so many people still live here! Well, its only mid May and the temperatures are already exceeding the hottest summer days in Ottawa. I’m starting to get a little nervous. When it gets this hot out, all I want to eat are frozen treats. 17 Apart: Recipe: Homemade Blackberry Ice Cream. Last year this time we were so excited to find and use our very own hand-crank ice cream maker — you may recall we whipped up a batch of natural peach ice cream the first time we used it.
Well over the 4th of July, we pulled the ice cream maker out from hiding in our cellar and whipped up a fresh batch of natural blackberry ice cream. Being able to combine a few natural ingredients with fresh fruit to make this delicious summer treat is beyond cool. Who am I kidding — Mary could eat this ice cream anytime of year. Maybe I could too, but I'm not as big of a sweets person and it is still "bathing suit season. " Ice Cream Base Ingredients: Blueberry & Orange Icy Pops. As I enjoyed my Roasted Strawberry, Coconut and Lime Icy Pops so much – I couldn’t wait to try another flavour combination to go with the coconut.
It just came to me one day that I wanted to try a blueberry and orange combination. I usually only buy blueberries when they are on sale, which definitely is not during autumn, but luckily you can get decently priced frozen ones all year round. How crazy is the colour of these Icy Pops!?