How to Make Home-made Popsicles and Icecream

How to Make Popsicles and Ice-cream

Popsicle are a delicious, sweet snack to enjoy during a hot summer. You and your family can stay on the healthier side my using fruits, and natural sweeteners or you can use other ingredients such as chocolate to sweeten up your popsicle. Either way, there are only a few simple ingredients required to make your own popsicle. Making popsicles are also a great summer activity to do with friends and family. Here’s how you can make your very own at home.

Popsicles

Popsicles are such a cooling sweet treat you can easily make. Most ways to make a popsicle is using a popsicle mold. Here are just some ideas to get you thinking about making your own popsicles!

Make a smoothie-after you have made a smoothie, use the leftover to pour into your popsicle mold
Another easy way to make a popsicle, is to simply freeze a banana and dip it in chocolate, after it is hardened, enjoy!
Use juice and pour contents in mold, freeze, then ENJOY!
Use pudding, and put in popsicle mold
Use yogurt and put in the popsicle mold

If you do not have your own molds, try investing in some or use ice-cube trays. Both can be used to create your very own popsicles! Cups can also be used-just pour the mixture in and add a popsicle stick. Have fun and experiment with different popsicle flavors. Maybe try adding Gatorade or other liquids of your choice into the molds:)

Ice-cream

Like popsicles, ice-cream is a yummy, cooling treat perfect for the summer season. Who doesn’t love a nice creamy ice-cream? Instead of buying it from the store, try making it yourself! You will be able to pick your favorite flavors and make it to how you like it the most. Making ice-cream is a little more challenging than popsicles, but if you are willing to try, here are some ways to make ice-cream. An important thing to know while making ice-cream is to churn. Churning the ice-cream is what makes the ice-cream. You can churn with a spoon or you can use an electrical churner. If churning sounds to difficult, a bowl or plastic bag with sea-salt can be used instead. If you decide to churn your ice-cream, search up different recipes for a variety of flavors and recipes. Today, for a simple way to make homemade ice-cream, this is how to make ice-cream with a plastic bad with sea-salt.

Using a Ziploc bag make sure it is a gallon.

Take ice to fill the bag about halfway
Use rock, table, or sea-salt and put in 1/2 cup in the Ziploc bag
Set Ziploc bag aside
Take a smaller bag (pint-sized) and add in 1 cup of half and half milk, 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract-make sure to add these ingredients in a bowl first before adding it in the bag
Add in 2 tablespoons of white sugar
Zip the bag tightly
Take the smaller bag and place it inside the larger-ice bag
Shake up the bag (5 mins) until the mixture hardens
Check once in a while to see if it thickens

Hope you enjoy these ways to make your own popsicles and ice-cream! Have a great summer and enjoy! Comment if you like popsicles or ice-cream better:)