Green Tea Hibiscus Pops
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Green Tea Hibiscus Pops
Description
The Green Tea Hibiscus Pops recipe uses steeped green and hibiscus tea mixed with pineapple juice, lime juice, and sugar to create a flavorful base. This combination offers the floral tartness of hibiscus partnered with the fresh, mild green tea and tropical pineapple notes. After steeping and sweetening, the liquid is cooled and poured into popsicle molds, leaving space to accommodate expansion during freezing.
The instructions include steeping hibiscus for 10 minutes with green tea added at the 8-minute mark, which ensures balanced infusion. A helpful technique is freezing the pops partially before adding sticks to keep them centered and easy to hold. These popsicles provide a cold, slightly tangy, fruity snack ideal for warm days or as a light dessert.
User notes suggest adjusting mold size by saving extra liquid or using leftover mix for flavored ice cubes. The recipe encourages care with mold handling for easy pop removal to maintain shape and texture.
Ingredients
- 24 oz water
- 2 green tea teabags
- 2 hibiscus tea teabags
- ¼ cup sugar
- ¼ cup pineapple juice fresh
- lime juice of 1
TOOLS NEEDED:
- 10 pop mold
- 10 Popsicle Sticks
Instructions
- Bring water to a boil.
- Add hibiscus tea bags and steep for 10 minutes, adding the green tea bags at the 8 minute mark.
- Remove tea bags and stir in sugar until dissolved.
- Add pineapple and lime juice and allow mixture to cool.
- Using a funnel or a measuring cup with an easy-pour spout, pour the tea into a 10-pop mold.
- Leave a little bit of empty space at the top of each pop mold, pops will expand when they freeze.
- Freeze until solid: Approx. 5 hours or overnight.
- If your mold uses a lid and wooden sticks, you can allow your pops to partially freeze, uncovered, for about an hour, then add the lid and carefully insert the sticks. The partially frozen slush will cradle the stick and help you keep it straight for easy removal. This method is great because you can also place the sticks more on the shallow side this way, allowing more of a handle for little (or large!) hands to grip.
- EASY REMOVAL: To remove pops from even the most stubborn sticky situation, fill an extra large bowl with water and lightly dip your pop mold into the water, steering clear of the top so you don't submerge it. Pops will come out clean and easy and can go through a "second freeze" (see storage tip below) to make them extra firm and less likely to melt all over you.
Notes
- If using smaller molds, reserve leftover liquid for additional pops or flavored ice cubes.
- Partially freezing the pops before inserting sticks helps keep them straight and easier to remove.
- Use a funnel or measuring cup with a spout for clean pouring into molds.
- Allow pops to freeze solid for about 5 hours or overnight for best results.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 10servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 23 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 23kcal | 1% |
| Carbohydrates | 6g | 2% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 1g | 2% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Sodium | 4mg | 0% |
| Potassium | 8mg | 0% |
| Sugar | 6g | 12% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 2mg | 0% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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