Childhood memories...
Strawberry Shortcake Ice Cream Bars
Erica Clark
Ingredients
- 1 pint very soft (almost melted) strawberry ice cream
- 4 (3-inch) sugar cookies
- 1 tablespoon crushed freeze-dried strawberries
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter, melted
- 6 (3-ounce) ice-pop molds and sticks
- Divide ice cream among ice-pop molds, insert sticks, and freeze until firm, at least 4 hours.
- Meanwhile, pulse cookies in a food processor until fine crumbs form. Transfer half of crumbs to a plate. Add strawberries to remaining crumbs in food processor and drizzle with butter. Pulse a few times to create strawberry crumbs. Stir strawberry crumbs into plain crumbs on plate.
- Line a large plate or rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper. Dip molds briefly into hot water. Working one at a time, remove ice pop from mold and thaw 1 minute. Dip in crumbs, turning to coat and pressing to adhere. Transfer pops to prepared plate and freeze again at least 15 minutes before serving.
Adults only...
Vanilla, Apricot, Bourbon Pops
Real Simple, Lindsay Hunt
Ingredients
- 1 vanilla bean
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 3 1/2 cups apricot nectar (100 percent apricot juice)
- 1/2 cup bourbon
- pinch fine salt
- Split the vanilla bean lengthwise using a sharp paring knife. Run the dull side of the knife down the length of each half, scraping up the seeds.
- Combine the seeds and sugar in a large bowl. Add the apricot nectar, bourbon, and salt and whisk until smooth.
- Pour the mixture into 10 3-ounce or 8 4-ounce ice-pop molds, dividing evenly. Insert ice-pop sticks and freeze until firm, at least 4 hours and up to 4 days.
Gourmet...
Minted Watermelon Popsicles
Joy Manning
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 pounds seedless watermelon without the rind, cut into 1-inch dice (about 4 cups)
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1/4 cup mint leaves, minced
- 2 teaspoons finely grated lemon zest
- Pinch of salt
Directions
- In a blender, puree the watermelon with the sugar until smooth. Stir in the mint, lemon zest and salt. Pour the puree into 8 popsicle molds or 2 standard ice cube trays (insert popsicle sticks halfway through freezing) and freeze until hard, about 3 hours.
Happy freezing!