Sweet Tea Julep Pops
Yield: Makes 12 pops
Ingredients:
- 2 cups water
- 2 family-size tea bags
- 1 cup firmly packed fresh mint leaves
- 1 cup cold water
- 3/4 cup bourbon
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 12 (3-oz.) paper cups
- 12 mint leaves (optional)
- 12 small lemon slices (optional)
- 12 (3 1/2-inch) food-safe wooden ice-cream spoons
1. Bring 2 cups water to a boil in a 2-qt.
saucepan. Remove from heat, add tea bags, and stir in 1 cup firmly
packed fresh mint leaves. Cover and steep 10 minutes. Discard tea bags
and mint. Stir in 1 cup cold water, bourbon, sugar, and lemon juice,
stirring until sugar dissolves. Pour mixture into paper cups; add a mint
leaf and small lemon slice to each, if desired.
2. Cover each cup with aluminum foil; make a small slit in center, and insert 1 ice-cream spoon into each cup. Freeze 8 hours or until firm.
2. Cover each cup with aluminum foil; make a small slit in center, and insert 1 ice-cream spoon into each cup. Freeze 8 hours or until firm.
Watermelon Margarita Pops
You'll want to serve
Watermelon Margarita Pops with a side of sea salt for sprinkling on top,
but be careful! You'll have to slurp it up before the ice melts.
Yield: Makes 12 pops
Ingredients:
Instructions:- 6 limes
- 4 cups chopped seedless watermelon
- 3/4 cup tequila
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 12 (3-oz.) paper cups
- 12 (3 1/2-inch) food-safe wooden ice-cream spoons
1. Grate zest from 1 lime to equal 1 tsp.
Squeeze juice from limes to equal 1/2 cup. Process lime juice and
watermelon in a blender until smooth. Pour through a fine wire-mesh
strainer into a large measuring cup, discarding solids. Stir in tequila,
sugar, and 1 tsp. lime zest, stirring until sugar dissolves. Pour
mixture into paper cups.
2. Cover each cup with aluminum foil; make a small slit in center, and insert 1 ice-cream spoon into each cup. Freeze 8 hours or until firm.
2. Cover each cup with aluminum foil; make a small slit in center, and insert 1 ice-cream spoon into each cup. Freeze 8 hours or until firm.
