Fruit Lollies Recipe By Tasty

FRUIT LOLLIES RECIPE BY TASTY

Steps:

• Blend together the banana, half of the strawberries, half of the blueberries, half of the raspberries, and all of the yogurt in a food processor.
• Remove the blade, then stir in the rest of the fruit.
• Pour this mixture into a bread tin and put 12 lollipop sticks in, evenly spaced apart.
• Freeze overnight.
• Allow to defrost for approx 15-20 minutes.
• Remove from tin, and cut the lollipops out with a sharp knife.
• Enjoy!

FRUIT JELLIES

Steps:

• Place 2/3 cup juice in a small bowl or measuring cup and sprinkle with gelatin. Let sit 5 minutes. Meanwhile, in a medium saucepan, combine remaining 2/3 cup juice and 1 1/2 cups of the sugar. Bring to a boil over medium-high and cook, stirring, until sugar dissolves, 5 minutes. Add preserves and whisk to combine. Return to a boil and cook until thick and syrupy, 2 minutes. Add gelatin mixture and whisk until gelatin dissolves. Pour through a fine-mesh sieve into an 8-inch square baking dish. Refrigerate until set, 3 hours (or up to 2 weeks).
• Place remaining 1 cup sugar in a pie plate or shallow bowl. Cut fruit jelly into 1-inch squares. Toss in sugar to coat just before serving.

OLD-FASHIONED LOLLIPOPS

Steps:

• Place lollipop sticks in hard candy molds or arrange sticks 3 in. apart on greased foil-lined baking sheets; set aside., In a heavy saucepan, combine corn syrup and sugar. Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring occasionally. Cover and cook for 3 minutes to dissolve sugar crystals. Uncover and cook over medium-high heat, without stirring, until a candy thermometer reads 300° (hard-crack stage). , Remove from the heat; stir in flavoring and food coloring, keeping face away from mixture as odor is very strong. Immediately pour into prepared molds or pour free-form over ends of lollipop sticks on baking sheets. Let cool before removing.

STRAWBERRY ICE LOLLIES

Steps:

• Tip the strawberries into a blender, food processor or smoothie-maker and blitz to a purée. Add the yogurt and blitz again to combine. Taste for sweetness and add as much sugar or honey as needed - this will depend on the ripeness of the fruit as well as your personal taste.
• Divide the mixture evenly between the holes of a six-hole ice lolly mould - they should be filled to the brim. Insert the lolly sticks and freeze for 4 hrs or until solid. Will keep frozen for up to a month.

HEALTHY FRUIT JELLY LOLLIES

Steps:

• Line a tray with baking paper.
• Simmer the juices and berries until they are reduced by half, then add the sugar and tartaric acid and boil the mixture for 3 minutes more.
• Strain.
• Add a little of the hot juice to the gelatine and stir till it dissolves, then add the mix to the rest of the juice.
• Stir thoroughly for a few minutes to make sure it doesn't separate, then pour it all into the tray.
• Leave the mixture to set- this will take around 30 minutes.
• Now use a knife or kitchen scissors to cut the jelly into squares, diamonds, or snakes.
• Or use cookie cutters to cut out fat jelly babies, jelly bunnies, stars or circles.
• Store the jellies between baking paper in a sealed container in a dry, cool place for a day or two, but not too long- remember, they don't have any preservatives in them.
• Throw them out if they start growing mould or look or smell odd, or start dissolving into mush.