Is there nothing better than an
ice-cold popsicle on a sweltering
summer day? No need to wait for the
icecream man’s truck to make a
pass through your neighborhood. It
is easy to make your own popsicles.
Do you make popsicles at home? How
do you make your favorites? I
bought the rocket molds for these
popsicles years ago. Similar molds
are available through by Tovolo.
The Tovolo molds come with a
snap-in base to hold them upright
in the freezer. The molds easily
come off of the popsicle after you
run them under warm water for a few
seconds. The handle doubles as a
“drip pan” to catch the juice
as it melts. A potential problem is
that the molds may stand too high
for some people’s freezer
compartments. But the upside is
that you can easily remove one
popsicle at a time. There are other
molds available on the market, some
with built-in reusable plastic
sticks, some using wooden sticks.
An ebay or Google search for
“popsicle mold” will turn up
many options. In addition to the
popsicle molds by Tovolo I found
similar sets of popsicle molds for
sale. What juices to put in the
mold? My favorite is lemonade. If
you use ready made juice or
lemonade, you might want to boil it
down first, reducing the juice by
about a half, and add a little corn
syrup. If you are using frozen
concentrated juice, add half as
much water as you would normally.
The biggest problem with homemade
juice popsicles is that they turn
out too icy. A higher sugar to
water ratio will help reduce the
iciness, as will a little bit of
corn syrup.
