Nothing screams refreshing more than a homemade popsicle under the shade on a scorching summer day.
These are not only one of those family inclusive activities that you can get up to during the festive season, but this also an activity where you can unleash your creative skills and go all out to impress yourself and your guests. DIY popsicles are always so much fun because of how accommodating they can be.
These can be made in various ways that cater for audiences of all age ranges. Whether you make them fruity and add a bit of alcohol and mint leaves for your family and friends or whether you want to cater for the little ones with colourful and candy filled popsicle then stick with us as we guide you through it.
According to Live Eat Learn -nutritionist and sensory science specialist that provides easy to make recipes – there are numerous forms of popsicles that people can make.
- Push Pops
- Silicon Popsicle moulds
- Quick freeze moulds
Here is a list of delicious and easy DIY popsicles supplied by Living On A Dime that you can attempt:
Fruity Popsicle: Use any juice of your choice that is transparent in colour alongside a selection of your favourite fruits and cut them in quarters. Place the fruit pieces into molds and pour in your juice of choice. Allow the mixture to freeze and set.
Easy Fruit Popsicles : Dilute any concentrated juice of your choice, pour into your mould popsicles and freeze them overnight.
Watermelon Popsicle: You will need to blend together 1 cup watermelon, 1 cup orange juice and 1 cup water. once smooth, pour into your molds and allow to freeze overnight.
Raspberry yogurt popsicle: Mix 2 cups of yogurt with raspberries and oatmeal, until you achieve a creamy consistency. Once the mixture is ready, pour it into your popsicle molds and allow to set in the freezer overnight.
Banana Strawberry Popsicle: You will need 1 packet of strawberry jelly, cup of boiling water, 1 banana and vanilla ice cream. After dissolving the jelly in water, mix all your ingredients and blend them until they are smooth. Pour the mixture into your molds and allow to set overnight.
Blueberries and cream popsicle: Use 1 cup of blueberries along with e cups of vanilla yogurt. Fill your molds halfway through with the vanilla yogurt and freeze them. Once set, blend tour blueberries and fill the other half with the blended blueberries.
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