sweet treat: watermelon popsicles
A few weeks ago we picked up a set of Sip-A-Pop freezer molds, $4, and have been having fun pureeing and freezing every fruit in the house. First we used the left-over mint-and-blackberry concoction we had made for juleps. Then we tossed some watermelon into the blender and froze that (most recipes call for you to add sugar, but I don’t think it’s needed). These molds work fine, but honestly I’d rather find something smaller and more traditional, like maybe these Norpro Ice Pop makers, $13, or these from kitchenetc.com, $17. For the next batch, I’m thinking of trying out this recipe from New York mag, that’s for a watermelon and cucumber pop. Sounds refreshing, doesn’t it? How do you make popsicles at your house? I’d love to know. — Angela M.
July 24th, 2006 at 12:47 pm
I like this recipe from Real Simple for raspberry pops, you could probably replace the corn syrup with honey, it is really just to cut the tartness of the raspberry: http://food.realsimple.com/realsimple/recipefinder.dyn?action=displayRecipe&recipe_id=1073843
But I remember when I was a kid, my mom would make us pops just with plain juice, like OJ and Apple Juice and we loved it just as much as the store bought.
July 26th, 2006 at 11:24 am
Thanks for the link to the better Target popsicle molds. I bought those silly sippy ones there too because it’s all I could find. I tried to make chocolate ones, but they didn’t work very well. If you find a good chocolate pop recipe, please pass it on!
August 13th, 2007 at 1:21 pm
I have a killer sore throat (thank you to the evil Fiance for sharing the germs) and am drolling over these popsicles. I may have to send him out to buy some popsicles till I can get around to getting some molds. MMMM watermelon!
September 13th, 2007 at 7:29 pm
You can adapt my recipe for Watermelon Juice while Watermelon is still in season. It works well frozen… I’m not a fan of the Norpro pop makers though we have one - I still recall trying to get the plastic smell to go away before we used it. My son is a HUGE fan of watermelon ice pops
– Joanne
http://www.forkandbottle.com/cooking/recipes/watermelon_juice.htm