My kids LOVE ice lollies, of any kind, and in this hot weather they have been eating them by the bucket load. To try and keep them a bit healthy, we often make our own mixed fruit lollies. They are really simple, and you don’t need any special equipment – not even ice lolly moulds or lolly sticks!
You will need:
- A selection of fruit – whatever you have in the fruit bowl. Chuck it all in!
- Milk and orange juice
- A blender, small jelly moulds and some plastic spoons.
To make your lollies:
- Peel and chop your fruit, and pop it into the blender jug.
- Add milk until it just covers the layer of fruit, then add a generous cup full of orange juice.
- Blend for a good minute until the mixture is smooth and creamy, before pouring into small jelly moulds.
- Using a pair of sharp scissors, cut the end off of some plastic spoons so you are just left with a stick. Pop this into the middle of your lolly mixture – because the mixture is fairly thick it should stand up.
- Freeze – we find leaving them overnight works best.
- Pop the jelly moulds off, and enjoy!
There you have it. They may not be the prettiest of lollies, but they taste great, cool you down on a hot day, and give you a great big hit of fruity goodness. Can’t say better than that!
This is my entry to the Center Parcs and Tots100 July challenge. If I’m chosen, I would like to visit Longleat. We were inspired by this tip from Deb Rogerson on the Center Parcs blog: “For a really quick and simple way to make delicious ice lollies, get some ice lolly sticks, stick them into your favourite yoghurt pots and pop them in the freezer. Remove the pot and voila – you have an ice lolly!”
Oh these look yummy! And great that they are totally natural!
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I love that I know exactly what the kids are eating.
I love how fresh these are, will definitely be trying them out myself!
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They really are fresh – hope you enjoy them!
these look really nice! it’s definitely something that i’d try out. perfect for this warm weather we are having. A nice healthy alternative to ice cream!!
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It’s a great alternative to ice cream.
Oh these look just fantastic! I’ve never made my own ice follies before!
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I can’t believe you haven’t made lollies before! Try it out – it’s SO easy!
I’ve just bought some lolly moulds and was thinking about different recipes so thanks!
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That’s genius, I usually use ice lolly moulds but sooner or later they break
yum ones and cheap!
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Oh fantastic, will drop by!
Yummy! It looks very tasty! 🙂 x
Such a great idea, I never thought about using jelly moulds for ice lollies #recipeoftheweek
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