I made some popsicles, over the three day weekend, with the leftover blood oranges I had from last week’s candied oranges recipe. So, I thought I’d kick off the week with quick tutorial for making these pops.
This particular recipe is one of my favorites as of late. The combination of sweet and tart is A+ in my book. Plus, it only has two ingredients, which means it pretty much doesn’t get any easier.
Ingredients:
- Blood Orange Italian Soda (available at Whole Foods and Trader Joe’s)
- One Blood Orange
Instructions:
1. Start by slicing a blood orange into 1/4 inch thick pieces (or even thinner if you prefer) and then cutting those slices in half, so they’ll fit in the popsicle trays.
2. Next, lightly squeeze the juice from the orange slices into the popsicle tray. Then add the orange slices into each individual popsicle mold.
3. Pour the soda into each popsicle mold. Then, pop the whole tray in the freezer for about 45 minutes.
4. Pull the popsicle tray out and add popsicle sticks. Then put them back in the freezer to fully harden (about 4 hours). Once frozen, remove the tray from the freezer and run warm water over the underside of the tray for 20-30 seconds to remove.
*Because of the fizziness / bubbles in the italian soda, these tend to pop out or overflow from the mold a bit when they freeze. It doesn’t make them taste any better or worse. Just an interesting thing that happens.
Recipe, photography, and styling by Brittni Mehlhoff
And if you have any leftover italian soda, you might as well make a cocktail or two. Add vodka or sparking wine and an orange slice and you’re good to go.
For more popsicle recipes like this one, visit the popsicle page.
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Even though it’s super cold I want these now !
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arnella kajtezovicI hear ya, Arnella. The cold weather won’t stop me from eating (or making) popsicles when blood oranges are involved. Haha.
BrittniYou are the popsicle queen! These look SO GOOD
Jacquelyn | lark & linenHaha. Thanks Jacquelyn! I definitely have quite the obsession with popsicles at this point.
BrittniNot only do these look amazing but I am such a fan of the fact that they only consist of two ingredients!
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RaeThanks Rae. I’m a big fan of limited ingredient recipes too. It makes everything so much easier (and cost effective).
BrittniThese look absolutely delicious! I can’t wait to make these. Thanks for the post!!
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JeannieThanks Jeannie.
BrittniThese sound delicious and ingeniously easy! Thanks for sharing.
Dream & SchemeThanks Dream & Scheme. They were pretty delicious. The italian soda really added a lot.
BrittniNot only do the Popsicles look yummy but so does the counter top😠how do you like your carrera marble? How easy or how hard hard is it to care for???
Anne OswaldHi Anne. This is just the magic of photos….The marble is actually a large cutting board (not countertop)…but I do love it. 🙂 It was just resealed the other day, actually. Still going strong after a year or more.
Brittniyum! I wish the weather was a bit warmer in London so i could make some now!
lauraI hear ya, Laura. You can always bookmark them for when things start to warm up again.
BrittniThis is brilliant! I got a popsicle mold to make another recipe from your site and am happy to see you post more things I can make with it! 🙂 Esp. because the TJs blood orange soda is AMAZING.
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Kelsea EchoYum! I just picked up some blood oranges from the farmers market last weekend. Now I have something delicious to make with them!
EmileeThese look so good! I love any sweet citrusy dessert… I’ll just have to tuck this recipe away for a hot summer day!
Kevin | Thou SwellLooks so yummy!
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Favorites Of My Feed | Elise's ChoiceLooks great! Silly question, but what make is the mould you are using? I’ve searched high and low for this particular shape and can not find it anywhere. Thank you!
LanaThese look and sound amazing! I can’t wait to make some.
MichelleWonderful ,these must taste as they look!
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