FRUIT ICE LOLLIES

 

Making ice lollies with 100% fruit is easy. All you need is
o a small hand blender
o Some ice lolly moulds
o Ripe fruit and a freezer.
If you haven't got a blender use a fork to mash the fruit instead. Ice lolly moulds usually start appearing in large supermarkets late spring or early summer.

When making ice lollies make sure the fruit you use is ripe so that you get maximum flavour and sweetness. This is important because none of the fruit recipes have any added sugar in them. A little forward planning may be needed as not all fruit is completely ripe when you buy it. The best taste and colours are achieved by timing the ripeness of your fruit correctly. Unripe fruit can spoil an otherwise tasty ice lolly.

 

Banana and Pineapple ice lollies

 

You Will Need:-

  • 2 very ripe bananas

  • 1 small tin of pineapple (220g)

  • Juice (optional)

 

Method:

  • Prepare the fruit and blend the bananas, pineapple and juice together

  • Pour into the ice lolly moulds and freeze immediately

  • Makes about 6 lollies

  • (60 ml / 2 fl oz moulds)

 

Orange & Red Ice lollies

 

ORANGE

 

You Will Need:-

  • 1 ripe mango

  • 2 pineapple rings from a tin (more if you prefer)

  • Makes about 4 ice lollies (60 ml / 2 fl oz moulds)
     

Method:

  • Peel and de-stone the mango.

  • Chop the two pineapple rings into smaller pieces.

  • Blend the pineapple and mango together.

  • Fill the ice lolly moulds with the puree and freeze.
     

RED

 

You Will Need:-

  • 1 ripe mango

  • 2 pineapple rings from a tin (more if you prefer)

  • Makes about 4 ice lollies (60 ml / 2 fl oz moulds)
     

Method:

  • Blend the mango and pineapple as above, but add some washed and hulled strawberries to get a different flavour and colour.

  • Add more strawberries for a darker red.

  • Some of the pineapple juice can be added to make the puree go a little further!

     

Tips

  • Let the children know that the ice lollies won't be ready until the next day so they are prepared to be patient for the ice lollies to be frozen.

  • If the ice lollies are made early morning they could be ready by tea-time depending on the size of the lollies or your freezer.

  • Never use frozen fruit for these recipes

  • If you are not keen on mango then use a very ripe banana instead.

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Releasing the ice lolly

To remove an ice lolly from its mould, once frozen, the individual mould needs to be held in a container filled with warm water or under a running tap until the ice lolly can be released. Enjoy!
 

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