MAKING TEAS INTO POPSICLES!
You can turn any herbal tea into a popsicle. This is hand when your kids won’t drink tea. It can help them develop a taste for teas. You can always lower the sugar content each time.
On a hot day in July, you can use any of the teas suggested in the Beat The Heat Post Here and turn them into popsicles for a more refreshing treat!
Instructions for Popsicles from a dried tea:
- 80-100 grams of dried herbal tea
- 2 cups of water
- ¼ – ½ cup honey or maple syrup
- ¼ tsp salt
- 1 cup coconut milk or 1 cup of yogurt
- For icy popsicles use juice with only a tablespoon of honey/syrup
- ½ cup fresh berry of choice
- Ice pop molds
- TO MAKE: Simmer herbs and fresh or frozen berries in water for 20 minutes. Remove from heat and let cool until you can stick a finger in it or till it is less than 120 degrees. Add your honey or syrup and salt and stir till dissolved. Add the coconut milk and stir will allow to cool. You can add more fresh berries at this point and add the cooled mixture to the ice pop molds or paper cups. Freeze for 6 hours or overnight. Yields about 10 ice pops
TIPS:
Greener herbs like infusions might taste better with fewer sweeteners
Coconut milk and yogurt make creamier popsicles. Lighter kinds of milk or just juice makes for icy popsicles
Play around with recipes and have fun
Blended watermelon in place of berries
Lemonade instead of juice
