Home made, frozen, mom approved

I like to make frozen treats for my son.  When he was a toddler, I used to pulverize frozen fruit in my vita mix and tell him it was ice cream.  He’s not so easy to fool these days.  This has been a hot summer, so frozen treats are high on his radar of requests.  What’s a mom to do?  I’m not interested is purchasing bulk boxes of sugary and food coloring laden product.  I pull out my popsicle mold.  I actually have about 6 different kinds, but my favorite one is a 10 serving version that uses wooden popsicle sticks, and produces rectangular shaped ice pops (they freeze a bit faster than the round shapes).   

 

What is fun about these molds is that we can experiment with different flavours.  We aren’t fussy about how well they freeze, so I don’t often add in extra sugar or corn syrup, both which help create smoother pops.  This summer we have been experimenting with frozen drink blends.  I tried apple (that one got a 7 out of 10), and some iced tea (8 out of 10). Our latest test was a purple grape/cranberry juice blend (100% juice) which achieved a 10 out of 10.  I’m planning on introducing some blended fruit purees to see how those go over – watermelon pops, here we come.  This is a great, inexpensive way to keep us all happy and cool!

Stuck for inspiration

Stuck for inspiration

Postcard backyard, big yields

Postcard backyard, big yields

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