Fire & ice

There was indeed a very warm reception to this
extremely cold treat!

"Feelin a little flat ladies?" have a push-up!

Summer is almost over and then we shall have to say goodbye to those gorgeous icy treats. On the other hand I do occasionally enjoy an ice cream bar after a long day on the slopes!

A client asked me to cater their little girl's birthday party but they did not want cake in this 100 degree weather, so I decided to retrieve all those unused molds that I thought I would never have a use for and made these whimsical sherbet treats and instead of the regular birthday candles, I made these candles that look just like the frozen sherbet treats. Both children and adults were so taken with this idea that I do not know with what they had the most fun, blowing out the "candles" or enjoying the treats! I was so amused at the mothers because they were really into those push-ups ha! ha! ! Even the cashier at the dollar store was curious to know what I was going to do with 30 of these little buckets . I think I pretty much bought all the buckets they had in the store!

Anyway if you want to make these treats instead of cake, you will need: sherbet ice cream( different colors), Gatorade, any type of whimsical mold and ice pop sticks. To obtain the effect that I have in the picture just layer the sherbet and the Gatorade allowing 2 hrs of freezing time between each layer and voila! you should have the cutest ice pops. The Gatorade is the first layer and then position the stick in the second layer (sherbet layer) which has to set for about 20 mins. By this time it should be partially frozen and you will be able to secure the stick, then freeze again for the remainder of the 2 hrs. After this just pour your alternating colors and freeze for 2 hrs after each addition. I only used the Gatorade in the first layer which is in the bottom of the mold. To unmold, just hold the mold in lukewarm water and pull out very gingerly.

Have fun or just come and get me to help!

How did I fare on this post? Comments welcome!

Nazarina.

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"Frutti Tutti" yogurt ice pops

Suck on this!



I had to photograph the ice pops on a slab of ice because these record high temps. melt everything!

There is a new kid on the natural-grocer block in S W Denver called the Sunflower Farmers market and yes if you are familiar with my posts, you guessed right, I am there practically everyday for the inexpensive organic produce! I received $50.00 worth of groceries as a gift on opening day! Thank you Sunflower Farmers market!

They have a slogan "serious food at silly prices" and indeed one can get all these sun ripened organic fruits and vegetables at mere pennies. I am not kidding!

Sunflower is also dedicated to practice what they preach i.e. always attempting to be green and Eco-friendly.

Frutti Tutti yogurt ice pops: makes 4 and 2 smaller plain smoothie pops

Please use organic ingredients whenever possible.

• 6oz blueberries


• 1 bottle organic orange juice


• 1 can peaches in syrup


• 1/2 cantaloupe


• about 4 strawberries


• 1 banana


• 2 apricots


• 3 peaches


• 2 oranges


• small container vanilla Greek yogurt ( Oikos brand)
  


• small container (6oz) Yoplait harvest peach yogurt


• 1/4 cup evaporated milk


• 2 t honey

The top and bottom of the pop:

Blend the 6oz blueberries, all the syrup in the can of peaches( only the syrup, save the peaches) and about 4oz of the orange juice and pour just a little into the pop molds as I have done in the picture. Freeze these for about 3 hrs but place the mold on its narrow side at a slight angle in the refrigerator( I used a dish and aluminum foil to keep the molds stable).

The middle part of the pop:

Blend the cantaloupe, the rem. of the peaches in the can, strawberries, banana, apricots, peaches, juice of the oranges, 3t of the Greek yogurt, the whole container of Yoplait, a little orange juice if the mixture is too thick, the evaporated milk and last but not least the 2t honey or you can add more depending on your sweet tooth. The little bit of evaporated milk makes it extremely creamy! ( Just like a smoothie).

Remove the molds( by now the blueberry part should be frozen), add the smoothie to the height that I have in the picture and then freeze the pops again( this time in an upright position) for about 15 mins to about 25 mins until you are able to position a stick in the partially frozen smoothie part. Place back into freezer for 3hours and then finally pour your blueberry section on the top and freeze overnight. If you want to unmold the ice pop, just dip in some lukewarm water and gingerly pull out the pop.

You can of course make the pops anyway you fancy, this is just how I did it to get the effect in the picture. This is truly a delicious and healthy ice pop and so good in this hot weather. It is all the more sweeter if you have a Sunflower Farmer's market in your area!

Please enjoy!

Nazarina.