Heatwave? Serve a cocktail on a stick.

Southern Living have outdone themselves with a perfect solution to a hot and sticky August in DC - cocktails on a stick. Tasty and handy! Enjoy but probably best to keep them away from the kiddos!

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

Instructions:

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.

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:

• 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

Instructions:

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.