Blackberry Lavender Ice Pops Recipes

FRESH BLACKBERRIES AND CREAM ICE POPS

Steps:

• Place the blackberries into a blender or food processor. Cover and puree until the mixture is smooth. Pour the blackberry puree through a fine sieve placed over a large bowl to strain out the seeds.
• Add the softened frozen yogurt and sugar to the strained blackberry puree and mix well. Pour into ice pop molds, and freeze.

FROZEN BLACKBERRY-CREAM POPS

Steps:

• Puree blackberries with juices in processor until smooth. Pour into strainer set over bowl, pressing on solids to extract as much puree as possible (about 1 1/8 to 1 1/4 cups puree). Discard solids. Transfer 1 cup berry puree to 4-cup measuring cup (reserve remaining berry puree for Blackberry-Mint Syrup). Add sugar to measuring cup and whisk until dissolved. Whisk in half and half and lemon juice.
• If not using ice cream maker, pour sherbet into six 1/3-cup frozen pop molds,* dividing equally. Insert pop-mold handle into each. Freeze overnight. If using ice cream maker, process sherbet according to manufacturer's instructions. Divide mixture equally among six 1/3-cup frozen pop molds. Insert pop-mold handle into each. Freeze overnight. (Can be made 1 week ahead. Keep frozen.)
• Divide Blackberry-Mint Syrup among 6 dessert glasses. Remove cream pops from molds. Place 1 pop in each glass.
• *Frozen pop molds are available at many cookware stores.

CREAMY LAYERED BLUEBERRY ICE POPS

Steps:

• For lemon syrup, place first 4 ingredients in a small saucepan; bring to a boil, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat; let stand, covered, 10 minutes. Remove rosemary and lemon zest. Stir in lemon juice; cool completely., Place blueberries and sugar in another saucepan; cook and stir over medium heat until berries pop, 5-7 minutes. Cool completely., Add whipped topping to the lemon syrup, whisking to blend. Transfer half the mixture to a pastry bag. Pipe into molds. Layer with blueberries. Pipe the remaining whipped topping mixture over top. Close molds with holders. If using paper cups, top with foil and insert sticks through foil., Freeze until firm, about 4 hours. To serve, dip pop molds briefly in warm water before removing.

BLACKBERRY-LIME GIN AND TONIC ICE POPS

Steps:

• Combine tonic water and sugar in a small saucepan and bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Boil for 2 minutes and remove from heat. Stir in gin and let cool while you assemble the ice pops.
• Cut lime into 6 slices. Cut each slice in half. Place 2 pieces of lime in each mold. Evenly divide berries among the molds.
• Pour tonic water mixture into the molds through a funnel, leaving a 1/2-inch space on the top. Freeze for 8 hours, or overnight.

BLACKBERRY LAVENDER ICE POPS

Steps:

• Combine the blackberries, sugar, water, and lavender in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Bring the ingredients to a boil, reduce the heat, and simmer for 8 minutes.
• Mash the ingredients with a potato masher to extract as much juice as possible from the berries.
• Let the mixture cool in the refrigerator for about 30 minutes. Remove from the refrigerator and add the lemon juice.
• Using a fine-mesh strainer, strain the mixture into a large liquid measuring cup (or something similar with a pour spout). Discard the solids. Evenly divide the liquid among whatever pop molds you are using. Cover the molds with foil and poke sticks through the foil to secure them in place. Freeze for at least 4 hours before serving.