The sun is still shinning, Yippee! Which means only one thing..... Ice Pops, Ice Pops and more Ice Pops!!
It goes without saying that there are many fantastic ice lollies out there which you can buy from your local supermarket or even the ice cream van doing its daily tour around your street, but being a busy working mum my weekends are precious and i am constantly wanting to make sure they are fun filled for my little boy, or should i say not so little anymore!
I am an avid baker, or at least i try and normally end up making huge cakes which then get uneaten due to my eyes being to big for my belly and them being so rich that you can normally only attempt to eat about 3 spoonfuls!
Due top this mini heatwave i decided to attempt our first Ice Pop Challenge and purchased the fantastic Rocket Lolly Mould Set from Gifts4Gifts which is the perfect gift for my little one and will give us that fun thing to do at the weekend which we can do together and both enjoy!
I looked at lots of various recipes and some amazing Pinterest images and got inspired to try it out for ourselves!
Recipe 1
Orange and Strawberry Ice Pops
1 Whole Orange Juiced and Rind Peeled
2 Lemons Juiced and Rind Peeled
255g Fresh Strawberries
100g Sugar
300ml Water
Method
1. Add the rinds from the orange and lemons to a saucepan with the sugar and 300ml water. Heat until the sugar has dissolved then simmer for 5 minutes.
Leave to cool then stir in the fruit juices and strain the syrup.
2. Puree the strawberries in a liquidiser with 2 tablespoons of the syrup then sieve to remove any large lumps. Pour into the base of the lolly moulds and freeze for about 30 minutes until solid.
3. Pour the remaining syrup into the lolly moulds and press in the lolly sticks and secure, freeze until solid.
4. When ready to serve, dip lolly moulds briefly in warm water then lift out of moulds and serve.
Recipe 2
Yogurt Ice Lollies
150g Fresh Strawberries
90g Caster Sugar
1 tsp Vanilla Extract
500g Tub of Low Fat Natural Yogurt
100g Melted White or Dark Chocolate
60g Sugar Balls or Strands
Method
Put Strawberries, caster sugar and vanilla extract in a bowl. Crush fruit until roughly broken up and the sugar has dissolved.
Mix in low-fat natural yogurt and pour into your lolly moulds, secure the lids and freeze until solid.
Once frozen, take them out of the moulds and dip tips of the lollies in melted chocolate, then quickly dip them in the sugar balls or strands. Serve as soon as they set!
The Verdict
The above two recipes are so easy, and are such a good way of getting your child to eat fruit especially if they don't like eating it the conventional way!
My boy and I had a great time making these, half of the fresh fruit, melted chocolate was eaten before being added in to the recipes and the mess goes without saying, but hey that is what its all about isn't it?!
The Rocket moulds were of great quality, and once you run under warm water they slide out of the casing with no trouble creating realistic Rocket shaped lollies.
The best part was the excitement of them freezing then of course eating them sat outside in the garden with the sun blazing and my feet up... They were both delicious and I will definitely making these on a regular occurrence!!
My next recipe won't be suitable for my boy and is for mummy only.... Pink Champagne Ice Pops, now that's what you call Yum!
Gem
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