This treat is just for the adults! Our bubbly ice lollies are sweet, cool and perfect for an outdoor pool party this summer.

MAKES 8 // COOKING TIME 30 min, plus freezing

INGREDIENTS
2 tbsp sugar
2 tbsp boiling water
1 cup sparkling wine
¾ cup blueberries
8 strawberries, sliced lengthways

METHOD
1. Dissolve sugar in the boiling water. Leave to cool.
2. Mix gently with the wine to avoid losing the bubbles.
3. Divide the blueberries and strawberries between the ice lolly moulds. Pour in the wine.
4. Insert sticks and freeze the ice lollies overnight.

Recipe & styling: Caro Alberts
Photography: Juliette Bisset // HMimages.co.za

Loving this recipe? Our spiked berry ice lollies are another favourite!

The post Summer bubbly ice lollies for the adults appeared first on MyKitchen.

The ultimate summer treat! Whenever you feel like cooling down or enjoying a refreshing treat, grab one of these berry iced-tea lollies and slurp away.

MAKES 8 // COOKING TIME 10 min, plus overnight freezing

INGREDIENTS
2–3 berry teabags
3–4 tbsp sugar
Handful mint
2 cups boiling water

METHOD
1. Steep teabags, sugar and mint in boiling water for 5–8 minutes. Remove the teabags and cool to room temperature.
2. Place a few mint leaves in each lolly mould. Pour in the tea.
3. Insert sticks, freeze overnight.

Recipe & styling: Caro Alberts
Photography: Juliet Bisset // HMimages.co.za

Keen to try more flavours? Make our floral watermelon ice lollies!

The post Be summer-ready with these berry iced-tea lollies appeared first on MyKitchen.

The perfect summer treat exists, and it’s these holiday floral ice lollies with edible flowers! Keep them in the freezer for a hot summer’s day.

MAKES 8 // COOKING TIME 30 min

INGREDIENTS
250 ml water
100 g caster sugar
100 g strawberries
Handful edible flowers (we used pansies)
Juice of 1 lemon
2 tsp rose syrup

METHOD
1. Place the water and sugar in a pot over medium heat. Stir until the sugar has dissolved. Set aside to cool down.
2. Place the strawberries and flowers in 8 ice-lolly moulds. (Pack in the strawberries so they hold the flowers in place against the sides, otherwise they will float up.)
3. When the sugar syrup has cooled, add the lemon juice and rose syrup and mix well.
4. Pour the syrup into the ice-lolly moulds. Insert a stick into each one. Place in the freezer until set, about 4 hours.

Recipe & styling: Diane Heierli
Photography: Christoph Heierli

Keen to try more recipes like this? Make these fruity yoghurt lollies!

The post Holiday floral ice lollies with edible flowers appeared first on MyKitchen.

Summer calls for fresh fruity flavours to enjoy with all of your loved ones, like these watermelon ice lollies with ginger and edible flowers.

MAKES 8 // COOKING TIME 20 min plus overnight freezing time

INGREDIENTS
8 wooden ice-cream sticks
½ cup sugar
3 cm piece of ginger, finely sliced
½ cup fresh lemon juice
1½ cups watermelon juice (blended and strained)
Edible flowers

METHOD
1. Soak the ice-cream sticks in water for one hour.
2. Combine ½ cup water and the sugar in a saucepan over medium heat. Stir until the sugar is dissolved. Add the ginger and leave to infuse for a few hours.
3. Remove and discard the ginger pieces.
4. Combine the sugar syrup, lemon juice and watermelon juice and mix well.
5. Divide the mixture between 8 ice-lolly moulds and push the flowers into the sides.
6. Freeze for at least one hour and then insert the soaked sticks. Freeze overnight.
7. Run warm water over the moulds to loosen the lollies.

Recipe & styling: Diane Heierli
Photography: Christoph Heierli

The post Floral watermelon ice lollies appeared first on MyKitchen.

Our fruity yoghurt lollies make a healthy summer dessert. The yoghurt is full of calcium for strong teeth and bones, so it’s a great snack option for your kids as well. Make them in empty yoghurt containers, or in shot glasses for mini versions.

Makes 6–10 // Cooking time 1 hour, plus freezing time

Ingredients

2 cups plain yoghurt
1 tsp vanilla essence
200 g frozen strawberries, hulled, half sliced
3 kiwis, peeled
3 granadillas, pulp only
Handful frozen cherries, chopped
Handful frozen blueberries

Method

1. Mix the yoghurt and vanilla, then divide between 4 bowls.
2. Purée the strawberries in a food processor. Remove. Purée the kiwis.
3. Mix the strawberry purée, kiwi purée and granadilla pulp into 3 of the bowls of yoghurt. Leave the last bowl plain.
4. Pour the yoghurt into the moulds, adding the strawberries, cherries and blueberries as you go. To create the layers, pour a little yoghurt into the mould, then place in the freezer for about 45 minutes, until almost fully frozen. Then add the next layer and freeze for another 45 minutes.
5. Insert ice-lolly sticks (or teaspoons) into the semi-frozen lollies, then freeze for 3–6 hours until frozen solid.
6. To release the ice lollies from their containers, run under hot water for 5 seconds. Serve immediately.

Also read: Frozen banana breakfast tart with pineapple and coconut

The post Fruity yoghurt lollies appeared first on MyKitchen.

The height of summer is almost upon us and, as always, we are dreaming of a poolside glass (or three) of chilled Haute Cabrière. Now I’m a real Tranquille fan (if you haven’t spent much time with a bottle of this blush white, you need to), so I didn’t think much could really beat a chilled glass of this on a balmy day.

But, alas, I ate my words. Or should I say, I ate and then drank my words. Because this season, we just might have found something better… Ladies and Gentlemen, may we introduce to you the frozen boozy treat we didn’t know we were waiting for: wine popsicles!

Pierre Jourdan Wine Popsicles, or PJ Pops, as they have fondly been dubbed, are the country’s first home-grown wine popsicle to swoop on to the shelves and into our shopping bags. Conceptualised by JML Consulting, these popsicles have transformed your favourite glass of vino into a playful icy delight.

The pops come in two different flavours; one infused with Pierre Jourdan Brut, a Cap Classique, and the other made with the delicious, rose-tinted Pierre Jourdan Tranquille. Both wines are produced by the acclaimed Franschhoek cellar Pierre Jourdan, at Haute Cabrière.

They are both gorgeously light, easy to devour and insanely refreshing. But we could have expected that, really. What I truly appreciated was the way sucking on an ice lolly instantly catapults you back to your childhood, to the days when you would sit in the park or the beach nursing an orange or mango or berry ice lolly. It’s a delightful feeling. Or maybe that was the wine talking…

These adults-only frozen treats are also vegan-friendly, crafted using all-natural ingredients that make for delicate flavours and beautiful fruity notes. These lollies are the perfect addition to summer braais, garden picnics or afternoons spent lazing on the beach.

So the only question now is: red, white or iced?

The post A lolly to truly make you jolly appeared first on MyKitchen.