kathryn
Cathlete
Taking my inspiration from the home-made fudgesicle thread from a while ago, I picked up some freezer-pop molds from Amazon and decided to try them out.
My first effort is dreamsicles (orange and vanilla 'ice-cream'). The first batch was okay, but not perfect (I thought that maybe putting the orange juice mix in first, then pouring in the heavier 'ice cream' mix would make the second mix sink into the first to kind of form a coating, but then just stayed layered).
My second batch tastes pretty much like store-bought, though the texture is a bit icier (not a creamy). Here's my recipe (more or less, I didn't measure) if anyone else wants to try it out:
In a blender cup (I use a Magic Bullet--1 of the cup's full makes 5 pops), put in about (all measurements are 'about', LOL!) 4 TBSP frozen OJ (NOT thawed out), 1 1/2 cups vanila rice milk, 1/4 cup agave nectar, 2 tsp glycerine-based vanilla extract (to avoid alcohol taste). Blend up, then pour into the molds. Let set overnight.
I think next time I'll try vanilla soy milk, which might make it a bit thicker?
I also did a lazy-woman's 'fudgesicle,' just freezing chocolate soy milk in some molds. It tastes good, but is pretty hard (almost like an ice cube). Maybe mixing soy milk and chocolate soy pudding would work better?
My first effort is dreamsicles (orange and vanilla 'ice-cream'). The first batch was okay, but not perfect (I thought that maybe putting the orange juice mix in first, then pouring in the heavier 'ice cream' mix would make the second mix sink into the first to kind of form a coating, but then just stayed layered).
My second batch tastes pretty much like store-bought, though the texture is a bit icier (not a creamy). Here's my recipe (more or less, I didn't measure) if anyone else wants to try it out:
In a blender cup (I use a Magic Bullet--1 of the cup's full makes 5 pops), put in about (all measurements are 'about', LOL!) 4 TBSP frozen OJ (NOT thawed out), 1 1/2 cups vanila rice milk, 1/4 cup agave nectar, 2 tsp glycerine-based vanilla extract (to avoid alcohol taste). Blend up, then pour into the molds. Let set overnight.
I think next time I'll try vanilla soy milk, which might make it a bit thicker?
I also did a lazy-woman's 'fudgesicle,' just freezing chocolate soy milk in some molds. It tastes good, but is pretty hard (almost like an ice cube). Maybe mixing soy milk and chocolate soy pudding would work better?
