from Awesome Ice Pops
Ingredients
2 cups (500 mL) unsweetened pomegranate juice, divided
3 tbsp (45 mL) agave or corn syrup, or 1/4 cup (60 mL) brown rice syrup
2 cups (500 mL) wild blueberries, raspberries or blackberries, thawed if frozen
Directions
In a glass measuring cup, mix 1/4 cup (60 mL) pomegranate juice with syrup. Heat in a microwave oven until mixture is thin, about 10 to 20 seconds on High. (You can also do this on the stovetop, in a small saucepan over medium heat, heating for about 1 minute.) Add to blender with remaining juice and berries; purée at medium speed (see Tip, below).
Strain through sieve placed over a large measuring cup, pressing down and scraping solids with a rubber spatula to extract as much pulp and juice as possible. Discard solids.
Pour into molds and freeze until slushy, then insert sticks and freeze until solid, for at least 4 hours. If you are using an ice pop kit, follow the manufacturer’s instructions.
Tip: Because every brand of blender has a different power capacity, speeds vary greatly. Generally, to purée a mixture, start at slow to medium speed and move up to medium-high speed on a powerful blender, or high speed on a less powerful model. If the engine is very strong, too much air may be incorporated into the mixture at high spee
Nada’s Tips & Tricks: Change up the fruit depending on what’s in season and come up with a ton of flavour combinations…fun!
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