Hotsicle

Brooklyn summer heat - must make popsicles. I love all things ice cream, sorbet and popsicle related. And right now, it's too hot for cupcakes. Most of these recipes start out spicy, so they entice you to keep going.

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what you do at the end of the week.

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But a Beach Ain't One

1 ripe yellow mango

1/4 cup raspberries

1/4 cup blueberries

1/2 cup passion fruit juice

Slice mango and remove seed. Chop remaining fruit. Blend mango with raspberries, blueberries and passion fruit juice, until berries are mixed with mango. Pour into mold and freeze. Bring in a cooler to the Rockaways to enjoy on the sand. Because you need something sweet with your sea salt.

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The perfect afternoon snack when it's raining and cold even though it's supposed to be summer. Hotsicle gets into some PB and J-inspired antics (thanks to Big Freedia)  .

Peanut Pick-Me-Up

1 cup unsweetened almond milk

4 tbsp. crunchy or smooth peanut butter

4 tbsp raspberry jam

Blend almond milk and peanut butter. Place two tablespoons of jam in each popsicle mold so that the jam sticks to the sides of the mold. Pour almond and peanut butter mixture in molds and insert sticks. Freeze. Save for a rainy day in Brooklyn.

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Help a paleta sister out! Hotsicle wishes fellow popsicle producer La New Yorkina well. They are running a Kickstarter campaign to purchase a new paleta machine after it was destroyed during Hurricane Sandy.

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The winter storm is pressing on, "Brown Eyed Girl" is playing on the radio, and the egg nog from the other night is up for more delicious fun - nothing complicated.

Midnight Snog

2 cups egg nog

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Pour the egg nog into the popsicle mold. Freeze. Remove from mold. Dust with a sprinkling of ground cinnamon. Eat. Immediately.

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Brooklyn just got a little more wintry in the last 24 hours, so cozy up and make sweet, sweet, creamy popsicles. Sip mulled hot apple cider while you wait for them to freeze. Sigh some more when you discover the magic of an egg nog finish.

Nog And Boots

2-3 cups apple cider

mulling spices (cinnamon, all spice, whole cloves, ground ginger)

1 1/2 cups egg nog(I used lactose free egg nog)

Heat apple cider on the stove top to boiling,  stirring in 1 teaspoon of each mulling spice. Allow to simmer for at least 10 minutes. Pour mulled cider into popsicle mold, to about 2/3 full. Insert sticks. Freeze cider layer until it is completely hard (Optional for making an outer shell: freeze cider until only the outer layer is hard and use an eye dropper to extract the unfrozen inside). Fill remainder of mold with egg nog. Freeze and enjoy a hotsicle for the holidays.

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more hotsicle... wintry goodness, coming soon.

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Paul Cargnello “L’effet que tu me fais” /// VIDÉOCLIP OFFICIEL (by Sixteen Pads Films)

Summertime lovin’ in Montreal, starring my homeboy Nik.

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true love at 2:47

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Latkes, sour cream, apple sauce. Side of eggs. Beginning, middle, and end with an apple pie smoothie. Dusty's and La Senzala are no longer in the neighborhood, but Beautys did me just right.

Montreal, encore une fois avant l'automne. Tu me manques, deja.

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IF-freeze

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This... is pretty accurate.

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Fresh ginger and tamarind bring on the heat, while lime and candied ginger make the tongue twist in different ways.The inspiration for this ice lolly comes via a request from a dear friend in Montreal.

Tamarind Ginger Tryst

1/4-1/2 cup peeled finely chopped fresh ginger

4 cups water

1/4 cup candied ginger cut into small pieces

3 tablespoons tamarind paste (may be hard to find) or 3 pods fresh tamarind (if using fresh tamarind, remove seeds and strings and cut fruit into small bits to put in the lolly)

1/4 lime juice

2 tablespoons honey

Bring water and fresh ginger to a boil on stove top and simmer for at least 20-30 minutes. If you have tamarind paste, add this to the water and ginger. Remove from heat and stir in honey. Allow to cool, preferably overnight in fridge to allow ginger flavor to infuse.

Mix two tablespoons lime juice to one cup ginger infusion and pour into popsicle mold. Add evenly distributed freshly cut bits of candied ginger, tamarind and small bits of fresh lime pulp if you wish, to each popsicle. Freeze. Pucker up.

*I made the lollies pictured here with special icecube molds, but because of the size of the balls spheres I would recommend using normal popsicle molds for more manageable eating

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On summer nights like these, a green delight like this one can save you from sweating over a hot stove, and make you feel good (about getting in some green vegetables).

Peas, Peas Me

2 cups frozen peas (a little thawed)

1/4 cup fresh mint leaves

1/2 cup plain yogurt (optional)

1 1/2 cups vegetable broth or bouillon

1 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon sugar

1 teaspoon fresh ground pepper

Blend all ingredients except for the yogurt. Pour mixture to fill 3/4 of popsicle mold (if using yogurt, fill all the way if not). Freeze. Optional: After 10 minutes fill remainder of mold with plain yogurt and return to freezer until solid.

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Dessert is a social construct.

J. Faber

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Rainbow for a dollar bill.

Uncorked fire hydrant.

East Harlem.

I'm so hot for you when you cool me off.

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I'm a little bit in love with this popsicle. It is a humidity-inspired, thirst-quenching juicy affair. Please enjoy with this soundtrack.

Watermelon Man 

2-3 cups roughly chopped watermelon

1/8-1/4 cup roughly chopped fresh mint leaves

1/8 cup fresh lime juice (or more depending on your taste)

1-2 tablespoons chopped fresh dill

Blend watermelon, mint, lime juice and dill in blender retaining some of the melons' solid texture (don't turn it into completely liquid juice). Pour into molds. Insert sticks. Freeze. Listen to good music and delight while eating.

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crowmunist:

SO I WAS TALKING WITH MY FRIEND FROM AUSTRALIA ABOUT POPSICLES AND SHE DIDNT KNOW WHAT A BOMB POP WAS SO I MADE THIS FREEDOM CRACK ABOUT IT BEING THE MOST AMERICAN POPSICLE

AND SHE ASKED ME IF I KNEW WHAT AUSTRALIA’S “FAVORITE FROZEN DELIGHT” WAS

I ANSWERED “KOALA”

AND SHE SAID NO

IT’S GOLDEN GAYTIMES

GOLDEN

GAYTIMES

THIS /FUCKING/ POPSICLE