Homemade Ice lollies to help you cool down this summer

While I was out and about a few days ago, I popped into one of the 99p stores. While I was browsing around I came across some ice lolly makers or moulds. You can use these to make some mouth watering home made lollies. I made some orange juice iced lollies a few days ago.

These are particularly good for people who suffer with allergies. If you make your own, you do not have to worry about the ingredients.

Home made orange juice ice lolly

Orange juice lollies

All you need are:

Ice lolly makers (mould with lolly sticks)
Some fruit juice e.g. orange juice, pineapple juice or combination

Ice lolly stick

All you have to do is thoroughly wash the ice lolly containers and then pour the fruit juice into the moulds. Put them into the freezer for a few hours until frozen. You can then enjoy your homemade lollies.

If you want to experiment, you can use my banana smoothie recipe or mixed fruit smoothie recipe to make some interesting iced lollies. (See related links below.)

I love real banana flavoured iced lollies, they are so nice. However, you will need a blender or smoothie maker to liquidise all the fruit and maybe a sieve if you are using fruit with seeds like strawberries, blackberries, kiwi etc for a smoother taste.

If you want your lollies to have a bit of a sweet and sour taste you can add some lemon juice or lime. I love lemons and lime.

I think it would be fun to experiment with a number of fruit, fruit juices, cordials and mixer drinks with some fruit added or blended for sorbet style lollies to make some interesting flavours.

These will help you to consume more fruit too, which is particularly great for some children who do not like fruits or veggies.


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