Welcome back to another week at The CSI Project. The challenges keep coming and the inspiration is unstoppable. In the summer time, frozen treats are a way to stay cool and a great treat for your kids. In the CSI house, the ones we love are so simple to make and yet the kids look forward to them the most. These are the original treats on a stick and are the trend of the summer.
They’re cool, delicious, fun and easier to make than virtually any other frozen treat. Plus, with the right combination of ingredients, they can as easily be a sophisticated dessert for a grown-up soiree as they are the perfect snack for a kids’ party.
People are making frozen pops for a number of reasons. They’re a fun do-it-yourself treat-one that allows for lots of creativity. Plus, they give a chance to make use of flavorful summer fruits and even veggies. New ice pop molds and quick-makers have also boosted interest in making frozen pops at home.
To make your own, here are some tips for frozen treat success:
1. Do-It-Yourself. You don’t need special equipment to make homemade pops. Small paper cups make great DIY pop molds. Simply fill, cover tops with foil and insert a stick before freezing. Remove pops from cups by snipping top of cup and tearing away from pop.
2. Play with shape. Ice pop molds come in all sorts of fun shapes and sizes. Follow the manufacturer’s directions for filling and removing molds. If a pop is stuck in a mold, run warm water on outside of mold for a few seconds and then gently move stick back and forth to loosen pop.
3. Get creative with the stick! Use colorful straws, lollipop sticks or different shapes of wooden craft sticks.
4. Swirl, layer and stripe. For a swirled look, start with thick mixtures like pudding or yogurt and gently stir. To make multilayered pops, be sure each pop layer is frozen before adding the next layer.
5. Keep it cold. The temperature of your freezer should be zero degrees or colder so that pops freeze solid. Place pops in the back of the freezer where it’s coldest.
6. Serve ’em up! Homemade pops are best enjoyed within a few days of making them. Store pops in molds until ready to serve.
For this recipe, go here.
This challenge is also about Push Up Pops which is another great summer treat. These are great for any party and are easy to clean up. I made these for my 12 year olds birthday this year because she doesn’t like alot of icing or cake. Push Up Pops were the perfect solution and made it fun. She was delighted.
I made a green cake and layered with icing. Then I took cupcake toppers and modpodged them on. It was easy and made a huge impact on the party. Since this was her cake, I simply added candles to the top of them.
I had the priviledge to talk to Morena, from Morena’s Corner about Push up pops on this week’s Podcast called The CSI Confidential.
She has some great ideas and her blog is always full of inspiration. I love meeting bloggers and Morena was a treat to talk to. I wish I could hang out with her and craft or shop! Yes, for sure shop!
I invite you to listen to this week’s CSI Confidential and get inspired. Go by and check out Morena’s Corner. She is always coming up with creative projects that are sure to inspire you to create and share.
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As always, here is the week’s schedule:
Sunday- Sponsor and guest judge of the week are announced
Monday- Tutorial #1
Tuesday- Tutorial #2
Wednesday- Tutorial #3, link up party begins at midnight (MST)
Thursday- Link party continues
Friday- Link party ends at noon, another edition of The CSI Chic Chronicles
Saturday- Winners and new challenge announced
I hope this week you will
Create, Share and Inspire!