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On the Menu - January 2019
12 Easy Icy Pole Recipes
It's summer and heat waves aren't uncommon here in Australia, but this summer we seem to have had more than our share.
One way we Aussies like to cool down is with an icy pole, a frozen treat on a stick the melts almost faster than we can eat it on those hot summer days.
You can buy them, and they're good, or you can make them, and they're really, really, really good.
It's summer and heat waves aren't uncommon here in Australia, but this summer we seem to have had more than our share.
One way we Aussies like to cool down is with an icy pole, a frozen treat on a stick the melts almost faster than we can eat it on those hot summer days.
You can buy them, and they're good, or you can make them, and they're really, really, really good.
Here are a few (well 12) of my family's favourite icy pole flavours. They're all really easy to make, take just a few minutes from start to freezer and all are minimal added sugars, with no artificial flavours or colours. That means indulging in an icy pole every now and then won't hurt you (or your budget - they're all easy on the pocket, using regular grocery items).
Strawberries and Cream Icy Poles
1 punnet strawberries, hulled
1/2 cup vanilla yoghurt
1 cup milk or fruit juice
1 tbsp sugar
Put everything in a blender and whizz until smooth. Pour into icy pole moulds, leave 1cm gap at top for expansion and freeze.
1 punnet strawberries, hulled
1/2 cup vanilla yoghurt
1 cup milk or fruit juice
1 tbsp sugar
Put everything in a blender and whizz until smooth. Pour into icy pole moulds, leave 1cm gap at top for expansion and freeze.
Lemonade Icy Poles
This was my mother's favourite icy pole - just plain old lemonade, frozen. Nothing else added, it really is refreshing and cooling.
Simply fill icy pole moulds with lemonade. Leave 1cm gap at top for expansion. Freeze.
This was my mother's favourite icy pole - just plain old lemonade, frozen. Nothing else added, it really is refreshing and cooling.
Simply fill icy pole moulds with lemonade. Leave 1cm gap at top for expansion. Freeze.
Pineapple Kiwi Fruit Icy Poles
4 kiwi fruit, peeled
1-1/2 - 2 cups pineapple juice
Blend kiwi fruit and pineapple juice until smooth. Pour into icy pole moulds, leave 1cm gap at top for expansion and freeze.
4 kiwi fruit, peeled
1-1/2 - 2 cups pineapple juice
Blend kiwi fruit and pineapple juice until smooth. Pour into icy pole moulds, leave 1cm gap at top for expansion and freeze.
Watermelon Icy Poles
2 cups watermelon chunks
2 cups orange or apple juice (or 1 cup of each)
Blend until smooth. Pour into icy pole moulds, leave 1cm gap at top for expansion and freeze.
2 cups watermelon chunks
2 cups orange or apple juice (or 1 cup of each)
Blend until smooth. Pour into icy pole moulds, leave 1cm gap at top for expansion and freeze.
MOO Barney Bananas
600ml milk
1 can evaporated milk
3 mashed bananas
Mix all ingredients together in blender. Pour into icy pole moulds, leave 1cm gap at top for expansion and freeze. Makes 18.
600ml milk
1 can evaporated milk
3 mashed bananas
Mix all ingredients together in blender. Pour into icy pole moulds, leave 1cm gap at top for expansion and freeze. Makes 18.
Jam Creamsicles
Fill an almost empty jam jar with milk. Shake until all the jam is off the sides and bottom of the jar. Pour into icy pole moulds and freeze.
You can use any flavour jam, but we prefer either strawberry or raspberry.
Fill an almost empty jam jar with milk. Shake until all the jam is off the sides and bottom of the jar. Pour into icy pole moulds and freeze.
You can use any flavour jam, but we prefer either strawberry or raspberry.
Fruit Salad Icy Poles
2 cups fruit salad
1 cup pineapple or apple juice
Blend fruit salad and juice until smooth. Pour into icy pole moulds and freeze.
2 cups fruit salad
1 cup pineapple or apple juice
Blend fruit salad and juice until smooth. Pour into icy pole moulds and freeze.
Strawberry Banana Icy Poles
Ingredients:
1 punnet strawberries, hulled
1 banana, peeled
1 cup apple juice
Blend all ingredients until smooth. Pour into icy pole moulds and freeze.
Ingredients:
1 punnet strawberries, hulled
1 banana, peeled
1 cup apple juice
Blend all ingredients until smooth. Pour into icy pole moulds and freeze.
Rockmelon Icy Poles
1 rockmelon, peeled and seeded
2 cups apple juice
Blend rockmelon and apple juice until smooth. Pour into icy pole moulds and freeze.
1 rockmelon, peeled and seeded
2 cups apple juice
Blend rockmelon and apple juice until smooth. Pour into icy pole moulds and freeze.
Lemon Lime & Bitters Icy Poles
1/2 cup Lemon Lime & Bitters cordial
2 cups lemonade
Blend together. Pour into icy pole moulds, leave 1cm for expansion and freeze.
1/2 cup Lemon Lime & Bitters cordial
2 cups lemonade
Blend together. Pour into icy pole moulds, leave 1cm for expansion and freeze.
Raspberry Jelly Pops
1 raspberry jelly
1 cup boiling water
1 cup vanilla yoghurt
Dissolve jelly in boiling water. Cool for a few minutes. Add the vanilla yoghurt mix well. Pour into icy pole moulds, leaving 1cm at top for expansion. Freeze.
1 raspberry jelly
1 cup boiling water
1 cup vanilla yoghurt
Dissolve jelly in boiling water. Cool for a few minutes. Add the vanilla yoghurt mix well. Pour into icy pole moulds, leaving 1cm at top for expansion. Freeze.
MOO Frozen Yoghurt
You will need:
1 - 2 cups frozen fruit (strawberries, pineapple, raspberries, peaches, mango - even banana for banana frozen yoghurt).
1 tsp honey
Juice of half a small lemon - about 1 tablespoon
1kg plain yoghurt
Step 1. Put the frozen fruit in the bowl of the food processor and process until smooth. This takes 2 - 3 minutes so be patient. It is important to use frozen fruit to get the texture of the frozen yoghurt right,
Step 2. Add the honey and process for a few seconds to mix. Don't be tempted to leave the honey out, it isn't for sweetening. The honey helps everything stick together to get the texture right.
Step 3. Add your yoghurt. I add 1 cup at a time (approximately - eyeball it!) and process. For two cups of frozen fruit I use 1 kilo of plain Greek yoghurt. Blend for 2 - 3 minutes until the mixture is very smooth.
Now you can eat it immediately, and it will be like a soft serve frozen yoghurt, or you can freeze it for a hard frozen yoghurt. Pour into icy pole moulds and freeze for frozen yoghurt pops.
You will need:
1 - 2 cups frozen fruit (strawberries, pineapple, raspberries, peaches, mango - even banana for banana frozen yoghurt).
1 tsp honey
Juice of half a small lemon - about 1 tablespoon
1kg plain yoghurt
Step 1. Put the frozen fruit in the bowl of the food processor and process until smooth. This takes 2 - 3 minutes so be patient. It is important to use frozen fruit to get the texture of the frozen yoghurt right,
Step 2. Add the honey and process for a few seconds to mix. Don't be tempted to leave the honey out, it isn't for sweetening. The honey helps everything stick together to get the texture right.
Step 3. Add your yoghurt. I add 1 cup at a time (approximately - eyeball it!) and process. For two cups of frozen fruit I use 1 kilo of plain Greek yoghurt. Blend for 2 - 3 minutes until the mixture is very smooth.
Now you can eat it immediately, and it will be like a soft serve frozen yoghurt, or you can freeze it for a hard frozen yoghurt. Pour into icy pole moulds and freeze for frozen yoghurt pops.
Icy pole moulds come in all manner of shapes and sizes and prices. I have some Tupperware icy pole moulds I've picked up from op shops or garage sales and they're great and easy to use.
I have some from $2 shops. The bases on some of them can be hard to get on, but for $2 - $3 a set I'm not complaining.
There are fancy shcmancy icy pole moulds you can buy at kitchenware stores. They look amazing, but at $15 - $20 a set of 4 - 6, they are way too expensive for my kitchen.
There are at least five of us eating icy poles, so I have six sets of icy pole containers. This means as they empty, they can be cleaned, refilled, and frozen so we don't run out on those really hot days and nights.
Don’t have icy pole containers? Most of us have small plastic containers around the half cup size lurking in the cupboards. They make great slushy containers, so use them. You'll just be eating your icy pole with a spoon after it's thawed for a couple of minutes, instead of from a stick.
Do you have a favourite icy pole flavour?
I have some from $2 shops. The bases on some of them can be hard to get on, but for $2 - $3 a set I'm not complaining.
There are fancy shcmancy icy pole moulds you can buy at kitchenware stores. They look amazing, but at $15 - $20 a set of 4 - 6, they are way too expensive for my kitchen.
There are at least five of us eating icy poles, so I have six sets of icy pole containers. This means as they empty, they can be cleaned, refilled, and frozen so we don't run out on those really hot days and nights.
Don’t have icy pole containers? Most of us have small plastic containers around the half cup size lurking in the cupboards. They make great slushy containers, so use them. You'll just be eating your icy pole with a spoon after it's thawed for a couple of minutes, instead of from a stick.
Do you have a favourite icy pole flavour?