Steps of making popsicles by yourself

The making steps of self-made popsicles include preparing materials, making ice mixture, selecting popsicle mold, filling ice mixture, freezing and curing, demoulding and tasting.

1, prepare materials

First, prepare the required materials, including fruit juice, milk, yogurt or other favorite liquids as the basic components of the ice mixture. In addition, condiments and additives such as sugar, honey and vanilla extract are needed, as well as tools such as popsicle molds, sticks and ice cubes.

2. Make ice mixture

In a container, pour the selected liquid basic ingredients, and add appropriate amount of sugar, honey or other sweeteners according to personal taste. If you want to increase the taste or flavor, you can add vanilla extract or other condiments. Stir well until the sugar is completely dissolved

3. Select the popsicle mold.

Choose the right popsicle mold according to personal preference. You can choose traditional wooden popsicle sticks or plastic molds with covers or bases. Ensure that the mold is clean and has good sealing performance.

Step 4 Fill it with ice mixture

Pour the prepared ice mixture into the popsicle mold, leaving a proper space, because the ice mixture will expand during freezing. If you want to make popsicles with different tastes, you can pour different ice mixed liquids into the mold in turn, or separate different liquids with a separator.

5. Freeze curing

Put the popsicle mold filled with ice mixture into the freezer or refrigerator, and freeze and solidify at low temperature. It usually takes 4 to 6 hours to completely solidify, depending on the refrigeration equipment and the formula of the ice mixture.

6, demoulding and tasting

After the ice mixture is completely solidified, take the popsicle mold out of the freezer or refrigerator. If you use a plastic mold with a cover or base, first follow the instructions to demould it. If you use a traditional wooden stick mold, you can immerse the mold in warm water for a few seconds before demoulding. Finally, you can enjoy homemade popsicles!

Expand knowledge:

1. Homemade popsicles can try different recipes and tastes. Fresh fruits can be squeezed or chopped and added to the ice mixture to make fruit and vegetable popsicles. Nuts, chocolate chips, jam, etc. It can also be added as a taste change.

2. For people who like milk flavor, milk, yogurt or plant milk can be used instead of fruit juice as the basic ingredient to make milk-flavored popsicles. Add chocolate powder, coffee powder or nut paste to improve the taste.

3. When filling the ice mixture, fresh fruit pieces, jam or nut fragments can be added to the mold to increase the taste and beauty of the popsicle.

4. In order to increase the color of popsicles, you can use food pigments or natural dyes. For example, add blueberry juice to make blue popsicles, and add carrot juice to make orange popsicles.

5. If you want to make more creative and interesting popsicles, you can use popsicle molds with special shapes, such as animal shapes and flower shapes. You can also add colored sugar or rainbow sugar to the ice mixture to make colorful popsicles.