Ice blocks

[Phteven]

Summer is almost here and in our home summer is when we make ice blocks/ice pops. What do you put in yours?

We even make them for the dog - frozen chicken stock lol.

[littlelara]

I made some for the cubs last week. I put mango, watermelon and kiwi. I had some yoghurt that was nearing used-by, so I mixed that with a bit of juice and topped them up with that. Pinterest has some great ones too

[Phteven]

I've never been to pintrest. I do too much time wasting online so I'm trying to reduce it not add to it Can I just go there and do a search for ice pops?

[littlelara]

Yep. Or you could follow me . Martha Stewart has sim good ones too

[PumpkinZulu]

If you go there and search for ice pops (or icey poles, or any variation on the name) you may never return, just warning you...

[Phteven]

lol. In that case I'll do it after I have everything else I need to do today done.
Or I can send DS1 in after he's finished his homework and make him the executive in charge of ice pop innovations for this summer.

[Jellyfish]

We do watermelon, orange, carrot and spinach lol good way to sneak in some extra vegies!

[Muppity]

I make frutalicious tea from T 2, cut up whatever fruit we have be it watermelon, citrus, apples pear - bananas are no good- an then put cut up fruit into the icy pole mound then top them up with the cooled tea.

[Phteven]

Oooh. I could do grown up ones with caffeinated tea too. I never thought of using tea before

ETA - and if I did some kind of chamomile based one they could have it for desert and it might make bed time more mellow.

[Heaven]

Pineapple, banana, and coconut milk, mmmmm

[LimeSlice]

Pineapple, banana, and coconut milk, mmmmm

Ooooh...have pineapple and banana to use up today too!

[Rouge]

We do strawberry, mango, pineapple, coconut milk, banana...

Or in combos:

Apple and ginger cordial
Coconut milk, cocoa and banana
Mango, pineapple & coconut milk
Watermelon & Lime cordial
Strawberry & Yoghurt

[lady_neon]

Yuuum I haven't made icy poles for years! So inspired right now. Homemade jelly is more my thing. Fresh juice, usually I use apples or pears, gelatine and chopped up fruit.

But I do make doggy icy poles. Raw chicken bones frozen in stock. They LOVE them!

ETA watered down passionfruit pulp is best for the jelly bit rather pricey unless you have a vine.