Operation Ice Pop

In my house, Summer equals ice pops. At any given moment my 1 year old daughter can be found plastered to the freezer door, arms stretched up above her head screaming, "Pop! Poppppp!" I spend my nights blending fruit creations to pour into molds and freeze lest I run out. Not having homemade ice pops in storage could lead to a crazy meltdown. Sitting my children down with ice pop in hand guarantees me at least 20 minutes of uninterrupted me time (as you know I can never get enough of that)! So yes, there is something like an ice pop operation going on over here, and I don't plan on stopping any time soon. 

Pictured above is the Tutti Fruity Pop, Honey Dew Melon Pop, Layered Fruit Pop, Cherry Choco Pop, Watermelon Basil Pop, & Chai Pop.

Please share your favorite Ice Pop creations with me!!!

Here's a few recipes to get your own Ice Pop Operation going:

inspired by Irresistible Ice Pops by Sunil Vijayakar

Layered Fruit Pop:
8 oz strawberries
1/3 cup sugar syrup
2 small ripe peaches chopped
4 kiwis peeled & chopped

Blend each fruit separately, pour one layer, freeze, pour next layer, freeze, etc. 


Orange Dream Pop:
Coconut milk
Orange Juice
Vanilla Extract
Orange extract or essence
maple syrup, honey, or sugar syrup

Banana Fudge Pop:
Bananas
Cocoa Nibs Soaked or carobs
cashews or almonds soaked
almond milk
sugar syrup

Honeydew Heaven Pops
Honeydew melon chopped
sugar syrup or honey 1/2 cup
1 tbsp lemon grass paste
1/2 lemon peeled & cut
Blend. Pour in mold. Freeze.

The Tutti Fruity Ice Muffin can be found in the Rites of Passage Meal Treasury Cook Book for purchase in the shop on www.moorishrites.com.