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Wednesday, May 13, 2020

Strawberry Coconut Milk Popsicle | Summer Treats

Strawberry Coconut Milk Popsicle, a delicious and healthy popsicle without any artificial sweetener. All you need is some strawberries, coconut milk and honey, throw everything in the blender, puree and pour into popsicle mold and freeze. Yep, it's that simple, your home made strawberry popsicle is ready to devour.

I had this popsicle recipe in mind for a while to try, so bought a pack of strawberries with the thought of making it last weekend and in the next morning, it started to snow here. Yeah, in May!!! I was brought up with the idea of not eating anything cold even when it's drizzling outside and now it's snowing!! Had the dilemma but went with my plan anyway and enjoy it after two days when the temperature is bit better :-)

For the past couple of days, the temperature is so pleasant here to go outside and finally spring is here !! The trees begin to sprout the leaves & buds and it's amazing to witness the whole world around you awakens and slowly everything in grey and black starts to become colorful :-) I'm from the place(Tamilnadu,India) where autumn and spring are not in our weather seasons, hence i'm always fascinate about these seasons and after all these years still i'm at awe when the leaves fall and sprouts again!!

Related: How to make Mango Falooda

Ok, now coming back to the recipe, the amount of each ingredients used in the recipe is up to my preference. There is no hard rule here in making popsicle, you can add more or less of any ingredients as per your liking. Use this as guide and make as you like. Now let's check out how i have made this delicious strawberry popsicle.

Strawberry Coconut Milk Popsicle

Preparation Time : 10 mins | Cooking Time : 0 mins | Serves : 6 small pops
Recipe Category: Popsicle | Recipe Cuisine: General

Ingredients
Strawberry - 1/2 lb
Coconut milk - 1/2 can(around 3/4 cup)
Honey - 2 to 3 tbsp

Procedure

Trim the top of strawberries and chop them into small pieces. Add into the blender along with coconut milk.

Next add honey and grind them into smooth puree. Take the popsicle mold and stick few strawberries on the sides of the mold(it's purely optional).

And pour the strawberry puree into the mold and cover it with lid. Freeze it for 6 to 8 hrs.

Delicious Strawberry Popsicle is ready.
For more summer treats and popsicle recipe, check out here

Related: How to make Watermelon Popsicle

Notes:

To remove the popsicle from the mold, keep it under running water for a while or put it in glass with warm water for a while
Depends on the sweetness of the strawberry, you can add more or less of honey. Mine was so sweet, so i used 2tbsp of honey only.
Instead of canned coconut milk, you can use fresh coconut milk also.
For additional flavoring, you can add a dash of vanilla extract.

Friday, July 28, 2017

Pineapple Popsicle | Virgin Pina Colada Pops | Popsicle Recipe

Pineapple Popsicle / Virgin Pina colada Pops, an another quick to make popsicle with pineapple and coconut milk. Adding coconut milk in this recipe brings out the wonderful tropical flavor and also helps to reduce the prickly sensation in your mouth and throat after eating pineapple.

I know many people who avoid pineapple because of the itchy and prickly feeling that leaves in your tongue. So if you're one of them, try this pineapple pops, i'm sure you would love this pops without hurting your tongue much.

Coconut Milk

For all kinds of pineapple drinks, popsicles and ice creams, coconut milk is extensively used for its tropical flavor. It's super refreshing and tastes delicious. So i highly recommend to use coconut milk in this recipe.

Besides you can't use any dairy milk in this popsicle. Because "Raw pineapple contains bromelain, an enzyme that breaks down the protein in dairy milk/milk product, making it bitter when keep it for a longer time".

Here in today's recipe, i have used the can coconut milk which tastes great. But in the past, i made this popsicle with fresh homemade coconut milk. So if you're interested in making this popsicle using fresh homemade coconut milk, go ahead and make sure to taste test for sweetness before freezing because fresh coconut milk usually has less sweet.

Ok, now let's check out on how to make this delicious pineapple popsicle.

Pineapple Popsicle

Preparation Time : 6 hrs | Cooking Time : 0 mins | Makes : 6
Recipe Category: Popsicle | Recipe Cuisine: Indian

Ingredients
Pineapple - 2 cups
Sugar - as needed
Coconut milk - 1 cup

Procedure

Peel the skin and cut the pineapple into small chunks, put it in mixie/blender jar and grind into smooth puree.

Add coconut milk and sugar into it and grind again until all blends well together.

Filter the pineapple puree and discard the fiber. Now your virgin Pina colada is ready.

Pour this into the popsicle mould and freeze it for minimum 6 hrs.

Tada, your Pineapple popsicle is ready.

Related: More summer drinks and popsicles

Related: Strawberry Lemonade

Notes:

Depends on the sweetness of pineapple, you may need more or less sugar.
Don't have popsicle mould, then pour it in small plastic cups or tumblers and insert the ice stick and freeze
To remove the popsicle from mould, run water hot water for 10-15 sec and take it out,it will come out easily.

Tuesday, July 25, 2017

Watermelon Lime Popsicle | Watermelon Popsicle | Popsicle Recipe

Watermelon Popsicle, a refreshing summer popsicle made from watermelon puree with a hint of lime juice and honey. After the discovery of my love towards lime, I'm kind of addicted to using it in almost every dish, especially in my drinks.

The flavor of lime is awesome and it goes well with almost every drink and it gives you instant refreshing like anything.Yeah, i know, i'm sound like "Ambassador of lime"😏 .

Related: How to make Pineapple Popsicle

Ok, enough with my lime obsession, let's move on to today's recipe. Actually there is no so called "Recipe" for this popsicle, all you need to do is puree the watermelon, add honey & lime as per your liking, pour in popsicle mould and freeze.

Voila, your watermelon popsicle is ready. But since i like this popsicle so much, i wanted to record it here. So here it is, try this delicious watermelon popsicle this summer to enjoy with your family.

Watermelon Popsicle

Preparation Time : 6 hrs | Cooking Time : 0 mins | Makes : 8 small popsicle
Recipe Category: Popsicle | Recipe Cuisine: General

Ingredients
Watermelon - 2 cups(chopped)
Lime(medium) - 1/2
Honey

Procedure

Chop the watermelon roughly into big chunks, put it in mixie/blender jar and grind into smooth puree.

Squeeze the lime and add honey into it and blend it once again until all well mixed together.

Take the popsicle mould, pour the watermelon puree into mould and close it with lid,freeze it for minimum 6 hrs.

To remove the popsicle from mould, run water hot water for 10-15 sec and take it out

Tada, Refreshing & healthy watermelon popsicle is ready.

Related: How to make Mango Kulfi

Notes:

Depends on the sweetness of watermelon, you may need more or less of honey,so do taste test and add honey as per your preferred taste.
Lime give that extra zing to the popsicle and both the flavor blends very well.
Instead of lime, you can use lemon also.
To enhance the flavor, you can add 2 or 3 mint leaves while puree the watermelon.
Don't have popsicle mould, then pour it in small plastic cups or tumblers and insert the ice stick and freeze