Monday, April 4, 2011

fresh grape popsicles


Recently we've been making lots of popsicles for my son, even before the warm weather came on.  At first we just used orange juice, but then one weekend we had an abundance of grapes in the fridge, and I decided to use them to make fresh grape popsicles.


I used the same recipe for fresh grape sorbet that I had made before.   After simmering the grapes on the stove with a little bit of water, I pressed them into a strainer to extract all of the juice.  Then I added honey and a little bit of sugar.  And then I just froze the mixture in my popsicle trays instead of churning it in the ice cream maker.


They turned out great!  The popsicles had a very, very intense grape flavor.  Everyone loved them.  I'm going to try making all my popsicles with fresh fruit from now on!




Posted by michele at 1:57 PM
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12 comments:

  1. Janice Liao ShiaoApril 4, 2011 at 3:01 PM

    Wow, the color is so vibrant. I wouldn't have expected that looking at the grapes after simmering. I'm going to have to try this one, esp after all the debate on food coloring! Sofia loves the slow melt popcicles (keeps the house cleaner)which I think is basically frozen jello. I'll try this recipie with a little gelatine mixed in. Yum!

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  2. micheleApril 4, 2011 at 3:22 PM

    @janice - yes the color does come out nice! basically all the color from the grape skins is leached out of the grapes and into the resulting "juice" (look at the color of the juice below the simmered grapes). wow i've never had slow melt popsicles, let me know how it turns out!

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  3. AnonymousSeptember 7, 2011 at 12:24 AM

    I've always been in love with grapes, this looks great, I know my kids would have fun making and eating the lollies.

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  4. marla {family fresh cooking}September 20, 2011 at 6:07 PM

    These pops look wonderful! Will be linking to this recipe in tomorrow's post :)

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    1. micheleMay 29, 2012 at 11:55 AM

      @marla {family fresh cooking} - thank you! and thanks for the link! :)

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  5. Adelina PriddisMarch 5, 2012 at 12:36 PM

    We just got some molds, so we're trying this! I liked the idea of slow melt, so we added some orange gelatin to it too. We'll see how it turns out!!

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    1. micheleMay 29, 2012 at 11:54 AM

      @Adelina Priddis - sounds delicious! let me know how they turned out! :)

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  6. AnonymousMay 27, 2012 at 2:34 PM

    Michele - How long do you simmer them?

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    1. micheleMay 29, 2012 at 11:54 AM

      @Anonymous - i just simmered them until they were soft, maybe 10 minutes?

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  8. AnonymousJuly 29, 2013 at 10:08 AM

    I love the molds u have,where could I find molds like that?, thanks for sharing

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    1. micheleAugust 5, 2013 at 3:40 PM

      this is the one i have, and it works great! :)
      http://amzn.to/1cEk8y3

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