Summer Sangria Ice Pops

Please drink (or eat ice pops) responsibly!

Whew, y’all! It’s been a while since I posted on here!

We’re still working on making the new house pretty (we just bought curtains this month), and while I spend a good bit of time cooking, I just haven’t made the time to blog anything lately.

On Father’s Day, we made lunch for both families. We recently got a new grill, and what better way to break it in than to host a BBQ! We got steaks for our dads, and we grilled burgers/sausages/hot dogs for the families. For dessert, I made these summer sangria ice pops. 🙂

In hindsight, these ice pops sort of had a 4th of July theme going on, but really…with summer berries going strong, I couldn’t help myself! These are just so great for a summer-y dessert (for adults, of course)! The recipe is a few ingredients, and you could pretty much use any of your favorite fruits with the sangria base. 🙂

Summer Sangria Ice Pops
mildly adapted from The Brewer & The Baker

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup water
• 1 bottle of dry, white wine
• 1/2 cup orange liqueur
• 1 lemon
• 1 orange
• 2 cups chopped fruit (I used strawberries and blueberries)

Directions:

1. Place the sugar and water in a small pot, and cook on medium, until the sugar has fully dissolved. Set aside to cool.
2. Add the wine, orange liqueur, juice of one lemon, juice of one orange and chopped fruit into a large pitcher. Once the syrup has cooled, add 1/2 cup of the simple syrup into the pitcher. Stir all ingredients together.
3. Pour the sangria mixture (making sure to stuff it with the fruit) into an ice pop mold, filling just below the edge of the mold. (Side note: The mold I have has the molds with a cover that has slots cut into it for you to place the wooden sticks.) So, if you have a similar mold, after you pour in the sangria mixture, cover the pops, and place the wooden sticks in the slots, until it’s almost at the bottom of the pop mold.
4. Freeze for 5-6 hours or overnight, until everything is solid.
5. Enjoy!