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Boozy Root Beer Float Popsicles

June 24, 2016 by rachelle 11 Comments

It’s Popsicle Week happy hour!

You didn’t think I would end Popsicle Week without giving you a boozy popsicle, did you? I realize that it may be early in the morning when this post hits the interwebs, but it is Friday and the last day of Popsicle Week. Billy at Wit & Vinegar has hosted this party and you should seriously check out his website because this post almost made me blow beer out my nose.

Speaking of beer, we used some boozy hard root beer in these popsicles. You could substitute some regular root beer, but I don’t know whyyyyyy in tarnation you would want to do that.

I know these boozy root beer popsicles aren’t quite as colorful as these or these, but I’m here to tell you that they’re just as delicious and totally festive for the popsicle party.

And they even get all kind of foamy on top (or bottom?) just they way a root beer float (boozy or otherwise) does!

I couldn’t think of a better way to say good-bye and see you next year Popsicle Week! Cheers, y’all! Have a fantastic weekend!

Oh hey! Wait! Wait! Don’t forget to enter the giveaway! You could win a $100 Amazon gift card or a really cool baking collection!

Boozy Root Beer Float Popsicles

Ingredients

2-3 cups your favorite vanilla ice cream softened
1 12 ounce bottle of your favorite hard root beer

Instructions

Scoop ice cream into molds about 1/2 - 3/4 full
Slowly pour root beer in over the ice cream, careful not to overflow
Let root beer settle for the foam to go down and slowly add more
Repeat until full - I had a little bit of root beer leftover, which I promptly drank
Cover and insert sticks
Freeze overnight

Strawberry Kiwi Coconut Popsicles

June 22, 2016 by rachelle 17 Comments

It’s Popsicle Week 2016, yo!

These Strawberry Kiwi Coconut Pops are my second contribution to this party! I’m having so much fun with Popsicle Week, I’m kind of out of control over here. I had to buy a second popsicle mold. Thank you Amazon Prime for always having my back and making packages magically land on my porch in two days.

FULL DISCLOSURE: Amazon is not sponsoring this post. They just hold the key to my heart.

I digress. As usual. Anyhoo – Popsicle Week is the brain child of Billy from Wit & Vinegar. This is my first year at the party, but it’s the fourth year of celebrating summer with a week totally full of amazing popsicle recipes.

There are a ton of bloggers playing and the list is updated daily here.

Don’t forget to check out the Pinterest board and follow along at #popsicleweek on social media.

Now, before I forget again, let’s talk about these popsicles. These are totally easy to make and require only four ingredients. Strawberries, kiwi, some coconut milk, and agave. That’s it. Done and done! After a night in the freezer the’re ready for the party.

That’s what I’m talking about.

You don’t have to share. I won’t tell anyone.

Strawberry Kiwi Coconut Popsicles

Ingredients

16 ounces fresh strawberries cleaned and hulled
5 kiwi pealed and quartered
2 - 4 tablespoons agave
2 13.5 ounces full fat coconut milk

Instructions

Add strawberries and agave to food processor or blender and puree until smooth
Distribute strawberry puree evenly in popsicle mold
Transfer coconut milk to a pitcher or measuring cup and slowly pour ontop of strawberry puree
Rinse blender and puree kiwi - see notes
Spoon about 1 to 1.5 tablespoons of kiwi puree into the coconut milk
Cover and insert sticks
Freeze overnight
To serve, fill sink with hot water and set popsicle mold into the water for 15 seconds - careful not to go above the top edge
If pops don't easily slide out, dunk in the water again for another 5-10 seconds
Serve immediately or refreeze on a plate

Note: If you use a Vitamix or other high speed blender, take it easy if you want to see the kiwi seeds.

Note: I had a bit of coconut milk leftover

P.S. Don’t forget to enter the giveaway!

Blueberry Coconut Milk Popsicles

June 20, 2016 by rachelle 32 Comments

Hi! Hi! I know it’s Monday and I’ve kind of been taking a break, but it’s a big fun party up in here this week!

We’re celebrating all kinds of fun things this week! And, normally when I say we, I really mean me, but this time I’m not alone. First of all, it’s POPSICLE WEEK! Billy at Wit & Vinegar is the genius behind Popsicle Week and I’m so excited to join in the summer fun!

A ton of bloggers will be posting crazy awesome popsicles all week long and the list will be updated daily. Be sure to check out the Pinterest board and follow along #popsicleweek on your social media for all the fun summer treats!

But WAIT! WAIT! There’s more! I know! I can’t take much more excitement either!

Are you ready? There is a GIVEAWAY too! OMG!

Megan from The Emotional Baker is celebrating her 100th recipe post, so I’ve ganged up with 15 other bloggers to party! We have two party favors for this soiree! Whaaaaaat?!?!?!

No joke! We’re giving away a $100 Amazon gift card for one lucky first place winner and a lucky second place winner will go home with The Emotional Baker’s Favorite Baking Tools Prize Pack! Scroll down below the recipe to see the prizes and use the Rafflecopter to see the rules and enter. Good luck!

OMG! Why in tarnation didn’t you keep me on track here? I got so worked up about Popsicle Week and the awesome giveaway, I totally forgot to tell you about my popsicles! I had so much fun making popsicles that I had to order another popsicle mold because my ideas were happening faster than they could freeze and be photographed! This 3 ingredient blueberry coconut milk combo is so super easy it’s not really fair to call it a recipe, but summer is about easy and who doesn’t love a simple and refreshing treat to beat the summer heat?!?!

Blueberry Coconut Milk Popsicles

Ingredients

1 pint blueberries
1 13.5 ounce can full fat coconut milk divided
2 - 4 tablespoons agave depending on taste and sweetness of blueberries

Instructions

Add blueberries, agave, and 1 cup of the coconut milk to a food processor or blender and puree until smooth
Pour into popsicle molds, leaving an inch or so of space at the top
Transfer remaining coconut milk to a measuring cup and slowly pour on top of the blueberry mixture
Take a butter knife and slide into each mold and swirl a little bit
Cover with lid, insert sticks into each, leaving about an inch or so out
Freeze overnight
To remove the pops, fill sink with hot water and set into water for 15 seconds, careful not to go over the top
If the popsicles don't easily slide out, dunk the mold again for another 10 - 15 seconds
Serve immediately or refreeze on a plate

I’ve teamed up with 15 other bloggers to help celebrate The Emotional Baker’s 100th Recipe! We’re giving away two prizes.

Grand Prize: $100 Amazon Gift Card.
2nd Place: TEB’s Favorite Baking Tools Prize Pack.

The prize pack includes:

One Camry High Accuracy Digital Kitchen Food Scale // $18.99 value
One iSi Basics Flex-It Measuring Cups // $24.99 value
One RSVP Endurance Spice Measuring Spoon Set // $13.95 value
One Wilton ColorSwirl 3-Color Coupler 9-Piece Decorating Kit // $7.90 value
One Chef’n Switchit Narrow Silicone Spatula // $9.99 value

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Strawberry Key Lime Margarita Greek Yogurt Ice Pops + 50 Summer Cookout Recipes

May 25, 2016 by rachelle 21 Comments

Strawberry Key Lime Margarita Greek Yogurt Ice Pops + 50 Summer Cookout Recipes

Hi, y’all! I’ve missed you! My personal and professional lives got totally busy and complicated and I had to take some much needed time to make some decisions. While I love this here website and all you fine and wonderful friends, I’ve been thinking for some time about cutting back on my twice weekly posting. Seriously, I don’t know how some of you with full time jobs manage to keep up with posting multiple times a week. My hat is off to all of y’all.

So, I’m coming at you on a Wednesday with some boozy popsicles to announce that I’m going to be posting only one time a week at least for the duration of the summer. I may also boycott all social media, but that’s a radical decision that has yet to be made.

While I’ve said that I’ve been contemplating this decision for a while, it was this post from my friend, Annie that was really the turning point and helped me realize that I need to stop and smell the roses or take a moment to enjoy a sangria on the patio with my husband. Or pet a puppy. Or enjoy a boozy popsicle just because I happen to have an abundance of tequila and strawberries.

So let’s get this summer season kicked off right now with some Strawberry Key Lime Margarita Ice Pops! We combined some strawberries, key limes, Greek yogurt, and of course, tequila and poured it all into an ice pop mold for a tangy, boozy, tasty, treat to beat the summer heat. Not that we’ve had much of that around the Carolinas lately, but it’s on the way. Trust me.

Not only are we having some delicious boozy frozen treats on this fine Wednesday morning, I’ve got a bonus for you! The Memorial Day holiday is upon us and that means the unofficial start of summer is next week, so it’s officially barbecue season ’round these parts! In celebration, I’ve teamed up with several fellow bloggers to bring you 50+ recipe ideas for a smashing summer shindig. See all the recipes for our Great Blogger BBQ below!

Appetizers

Korean BBQ Tofu Sliders with Kimchi Slaw by Hello Little Home
Corn, Black Bean, and Feta Dip by Lizzy is Dizzy
Crab, Bacon & Guacamole Crostinis by That Square Plate

Cocktails and Drinks

Blackberry Gin Slush by The Speckled Palate
Homemade Lemonade by Winstead Wandering
Blood Orange Mocktail by Body Rebooted
Fleur Collins Cocktail by Hungry Girl por Vida
Fourth of July Sparkler by Mixplorology
Black Stripe Cold Rum Cocktail by Honey and Birch
Fresh Watermelon Mojito by Twin Stripe
Mint Hibiscus Lemonade by The Little Epicurean
Wine Slushy by Living Well Kitchen
Basil Gin Lemonade by Glisten and Grace

Strawberry Key Lime Margarita Greek Yogurt Ice Pops

Ingredients

1/2 pint fresh strawberries hulled and
2 key limes juice and zest, plus one sliced thin to add to ice pop mold, optional
1/4 cup tequila
2 cups plain Greek yogurt
1/4 - 1/3 cup sugar according to taste and how sweet your strawberries are

Instructions

Combine all ingredients in a food processor and blend until combined
Pour into ice pop molds according to manufacturer's instructions (mine made 10)
I added a slice of key lime to each ice pop mold, but this is totally optional
Freeze overnight
Transfer frozen ice pops in mold to a bowl of 1 inch hot water for a few seconds to loosen up the pops for easy removal

Update: I updated the recipe to include sugar which was accidentally omitted.

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