It’s hot. You’re hot. Everything’s hot and you feel like you’re melting. You need to cool down with a boozy ice lolly (or four, who’s counting?) which are easy to make at home.
Alternatively, for a British Summer: it's cold. You're cold. Everything's cold and it's raining so much it looks like the sky is melting. You need to cheer yourself up with a boozy ice lolly. Or four. Definitely four.
Here’s a selection of our favourite recipes.
All of these tasty treats require sugar syrup. To make your own, simply heat 2 parts sugar in 1 part water until it dissolves, then chill.
All of these tasty treats require sugar syrup. To make your own, simply heat 2 parts sugar in 1 part water until it dissolves, then chill.
Need a lolly mould? Most supermarkets do them, including Sainsbury's lolly moulds for a mere £2.50!
The classic G&T ice lolly recipe
Light and refreshing, these are hard not to love.
Ingredients:
Mix all the liquids together, pour into lolly moulds, add a slice of lime or cucumber (depending on your taste) and freeze for six hours.
The Mojito popsicle recipe
Minty fresh, boozy goodness. Need we say more?
Ingredients:
Mix the rum, lime juice and sugar syrup together. Soak half the mint leaves in the mixture for ten minutes.
The classic G&T ice lolly recipe
Light and refreshing, these are hard not to love.
Ingredients:
- 15ml of your favourite gin
- 80ml tonic water
- 15ml sugar syrup
- 10ml lime juice
- Slices of lime or cucumber
Mix all the liquids together, pour into lolly moulds, add a slice of lime or cucumber (depending on your taste) and freeze for six hours.
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| Add watermelon for a watermelon mojito! Photo: Wicker Paradise (CCL) |
Minty fresh, boozy goodness. Need we say more?
Ingredients:
- 15ml white rum
- 20ml lime juice
- A handful of mint leaves
- 10ml sugar syrup
Mix the rum, lime juice and sugar syrup together. Soak half the mint leaves in the mixture for ten minutes.
Put a piece of mint into each mould, add the mixture, then top with soda water and freeze for six hours.
The Bellini ice lolly recipe
For a sense of occasion, go up market with Champagne, or stay true to the Italian recipe with Prosecco.
Ingredients:
Gently mix the ingredients (so as not to lose the fizz in your fizz), pour into lolly moulds and freeze for four – six hours.
The Bellini ice lolly recipe
For a sense of occasion, go up market with Champagne, or stay true to the Italian recipe with Prosecco.
Ingredients:
- 25ml peach purée
- 60ml sparkling wine
- 10ml sugar syrup
Gently mix the ingredients (so as not to lose the fizz in your fizz), pour into lolly moulds and freeze for four – six hours.
Have a lovely weekend - even if the sun doesn't shine. Tell us your brilliant weekend plans in the comments.
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