Hot time, summer in the city…and we’ve got a delish treat to cool you off! These lemonade stand popsicles have us drooling. Yes, drooling. Not only are they pretty but they are pretty tasty to boot!
LEMONADE BASE RECIPE
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup room temperature water
- 3 cups cold water
- 1 cup lemon juice
For PINK LEMONADE
For PASSION TEA LEMONADE
- 4 Tazo Passion tea bags
- 3 to 4 cups boiling water
Directions
1. Create simple syrup: Combine the sugar and water in a small saucepan and place the saucepan over medium heat. Stir the mixture occasionally to help it dissolve. Remove from from the heat when the sugar has completely dissolved. Set aside to cool.
2. Pour the lemon juice (either fresh squeezed or store bought is fine) into a pitcher. Dilute the lemonade with the cold water, then add the simple syrup and stir thoroughly to combine.
3. Create additional batches of the basic lemonade for the other flavors. To create pink lemonade, add the grenadine and stir thoroughly to combine. To create the Passion tea lemonade, steep the tea bags in the boiling water. If you’d prefer a stronger Passion flavor, use a lower amount of water, as the lemonade will dilute it (I generally use, and recommend, only three cups for a more concentrated flavor). Set the tea aside to cool, then combine with the base lemonade recipe.
4. Assemble popsicles: Arrange a line of small paper cups in a line and pour in the desired amount of lemonade. When all cups are filled with their first flavor layer, carefully transfer them to the freezer and let them set for about 30 minutes or until almost solid through – soft enough to insert the stick, but firm enough to support it. Insert the popsicle stick part way through the first layer (but not clean through to the bottom of the cup). Transfer the cups back to the freezer to allow the first layer to set completely.
5. Continue adding layers of the various flavors as desired! Make sure each layer freezes before adding the next in order to get the pretty color separation!
After the last layer is frozen, serve when ready by ripping open the paper cup and voila…cool off with a lemonade pop!
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