White Chocolate Watermelon Pops Food

WATERMELON POPS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 13x9-inch pan with cooking spray. Make and bake cake mix as directed on box for 13x9-inch pan, using water, oil and egg whites and adding pink paste food color. Cool completely.
• Line cookie sheet with waxed paper. Crumble cake into large bowl. Add frosting and chocolate chips; mix well. Shape into 32 oblong balls; place on cookie sheet. Freeze until firm. When cake balls are firm, transfer to refrigerator.
• Remove several cake balls from refrigerator at a time. Dip tip of 1 lollipop stick 1/2 inch into melted white candy and insert stick into 1 cake ball no more than halfway. Dip each cake ball into melted candy to cover; tap off excess. Poke opposite end of stick into foam block. Let stand until set. Dip each cake ball into melted green candy to cover; tap off excess. Return sticks to foam block. Let stand until set. With toothpick, decorate cake balls with light green candy to look like watermelons. Let stand until set.

LAYERED WATERMELON ICE POPS

Steps:

• Puree the watermelon with 1/4 cup of the sugar in a blender. Pour into a medium bowl and freeze, stirring every 30 minutes, until the puree resembles a slushy mixture, about 2 hours.
• Fold the chocolate chips into the watermelon slush and pour into six 3- to 4-ounce ice-pop molds, filling them about three-quarters full. Insert wooden or plastic (without guards) ice-pop sticks. Freeze until the mixture is just slightly set, about 30 minutes.
• Meanwhile, mix the coconut milk and 2 tablespoons of sugar in a small bowl and refrigerate.
• After 30 minutes, pour the coconut milk mixture on top of the watermelon mixture, leaving a 1/4-inch headspace at the top. Freeze until the mixture is just slightly set, about 30 minutes.
• Right before the coconut milk mixture is just set, puree the avocado, lime juice, 1/4 cup of water and the remaining 2 tablespoons sugar in a blender until smooth and creamy. Top the coconut layer with the avocado mixture and freeze until solid, about 4 hours.
• Let sit at room temperature for about 5 minutes before unmolding.

WHITE CHOCOLATE CAKE POPS RECIPE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350ºF.
• Prepare cake batter and bake as directed on package for 13x9-inch cake, blending dry pudding mix into batter before pouring into prepared pan. Cool completely.
• Crumble cake into large bowl. Add frosting; mix well. Shape into 40 (1-inch) balls; place in single layer on rimmed baking sheet. Freeze 10 min.
• Melt chocolate as directed on package. Working in small batches, dip 1 lollipop stick 1/2 inch into melted chocolate, then insert dipped end of stick into center of 1 cake ball; return to baking sheet. Repeat with remaining cake balls and additional lollipop sticks. Freeze 30 min. Let remaining melted chocolate stand at room temperature until ready to use.
• Cover second baking sheet with waxed paper. Warm remaining melted chocolate by microwaving it on HIGH 30 sec. or just until heated through, stirring every 10 sec.
• Dip cake pops, 1 at a time, into chocolate, turning to evenly coat all sides of each pop with chocolate; top with sprinkles. Stand, stick ends up, on prepared baking sheet.
• Refrigerate 30 min. or until firm.

WATERMELON POPS

Steps:

• Mix 1/3 cup sugar and lime gelatin mix in medium bowl. Add 1 cup boiling water; stir 2 min. until completely dissolved. Add enough ice to 1/2 cup cold water to measure 3/4 cup. Add to lime gelatin; stir until ice is completely melted. Refrigerate 25 min.
• Meanwhile, repeat Step 1 using strawberry gelatin mix and omitting the refrigeration step. Pour into 16 (3-oz.) paper cups. Freeze 20 min. Stir 1/2 tsp. chocolate chips into gelatin in each cup.
• Beat cream cheese and remaining sugar with mixer in medium bowl until well blended. Stir in COOL WHIP; spread over gelatin in cups.
• Pour lime gelatin over cream cheese mixture. Insert wooden pop stick into gelatin in center of each cup. Freeze 3 hours or until firm. Remove pops from cups just before serving.

WHITE CHOCOLATE CAKE POPS WITH PEPPERMINT TWIST

Steps:

• For the modeling chocolate: Microwave the semisweet chocolate chips in a microwave-safe bowl in 15-second intervals until melted. Add the corn syrup and stir together until blended. Cover and set aside on the counter for later.
• For the cake pop: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease two 8-inch round cake pans with butter.
• Mix the flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt in a bowl and set aside. In a small microwave-safe bowl, microwave the white chocolate chips at 15-second intervals until melted.
• In the bowl of a stand mixer, cream the sugar and melted butter until light and fluffy. Add the eggs 1 at a time, mixing well. Stir in the flour mixture alternately with the milk. Mix in the melted white chocolate.
• Pour the batter into the prepared cake pans. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the cake centers comes out clean, 25 to 30 minutes. Let cool completely, then cut the cake into squares, put in a food processor and mix.
• Make a small ball of the modeling chocolate and place it on the end of a candy cane. Using the moisture of the cake, take 1 tablespoon of the processed cake and mold it around the modeling chocolate ball on the end of the candy cane. Repeat with the remaining candy canes, cake and chocolate. Freeze until firm.
• In a microwave-safe bowl, microwave the melting chocolate in 15-second intervals until melted. Dip the cake part of each cake pop 1 at a time in the melted chocolate. Decorate as desired.

WHITE CHOCOLATE WATERMELON POPS

Steps:

• Cut 1/4 medium seedless watermelon into 12 small wedges (about 1 inch thick); trim off the rind. Insert a wooden stick into each and freeze until firm, about 1 hour. Melt 4 ounces chopped white chocolate with 1 tablespoon coconut oil in the microwave in 30-second intervals. Dip the watermelon in the chocolate and immediately sprinkle with shredded coconut, crushed freeze-dried strawberries and chopped pistachios. Let set.

WATERMELON MEZCAL POPS

Steps:

• Blend the watermelon, mezcal, lime juice and sugar in a blender on high until very smooth and thoroughly combined, about 1 minute. Give the mixture a good stir with a large spoon or rubber spatula to make sure most of the foam has subsided, then pour into six 4-ounce ice-pop molds. Freeze until solid, at least 8 hours and preferably overnight.
• The ice pops will keep in the freezer up to 2 weeks. Right before serving, run them under hot water for 5 to 10 seconds to make them easier to unmold.

WATERMELON POPS

Steps:

• Cut the watermelon into 2cm-thick slices. Cut each slice into a triangular wedge.
• Make a small incision into the middle of the skin on each piece, large enough to push in a lolly stick.