Summertime Lemon Ice Pops Food

SUMMERTIME LEMON ICE POPS

Steps:

• Whisk ingredients together and pour into ice pop molds.
• Freeze until hard (about 2 hours).

CLASSIC LEMONADE ICE POPS

Steps:

• In a small saucepan over medium heat, combine ½ cup water, sugar and lemon zest.
• Bring to a boil, then decrease heat and simmer for 3 minutes.
• Set aside to cool.
• Strain syrup through sieve placed over large measuring cup, discarding solids.
• Whisk in lemon juice and remaining 2 cups water.
• Pour into molds and freeze until slushy, then insert sticks and freeze until solid, for at least 4 hours.
• If you are using an ice pop kit, follow the manufacturer's instructions.

SUMMERTIME LEMON ICE POPS

Steps:

• Whisk ingredients together and pour into ice pop molds.
• Freeze until hard (about 2 hours).

FROZEN YOGURT ICE POPS WITH LEMON CURD

Steps:

• Grate the zest of the lemons, then juice them. Place the zest in a bain-marie or double boiler. Pour the juice through a strainer into the bain-marie, add the sugar, then stir to combine. Cut the cold butter into small cubes and add to the bowl.
• In a separate bowl, beat the eggs and the additional yolk with a fork. Gently heat the butter, sugar and lemon mix in the bain-marie or double boiler until the butter has just melted then add the beaten eggs.
• Cook for 10-12 minutes, stirring with a silicone spatula until the mixture thickens and coats the spatula. A line drawn with a finger through the mixture on the spatula should remain visible for several seconds.
• Pour the lemon curd into a storage container and leave to cool in the refrigerator. Extra lemon curd can be served with berries, over yogurt, or on biscuits.
• Pour the cream into a small saucepan, then add the agar agar. Mix with a hand whisk and bring to a boil over medium-low heat. Cook for 1 minute, then remove from the heat. Pour the warm cream into a bowl, add the yogurt, and stir to combine.
• In a separate bowl, mix half the measured lemon curd with one-third of the cream and yogurt mixture.
• Pour a layer of the plain cream and yogurt mixture into the base of each ice-pop bar mold, followed by a layer of the lemon curd mixture. Continue alternating the two mixtures until the molds are almost filled. Ripple the remaining lemon curd through the surface of each ice pop. Insert a wooden ice-pop stick into each mold.
• Transfer the ice-pop molds to the freezer and chill for 6 hours or until frozen. To unmold, dip one ice-pop mold at a time into boiling water for 20 seconds, then remove the ice pop from the mold by gently pulling on the stick. Serve immediately.