Recipe Roundup | Ice Lollies

With thoughts of summer holidays in mind, I set the theme for August’s BSFIC as ice lollies.

So eager was I to share my genius idea with you that I posted my first BSFIC post right at the beginning of the month! My Pickleback Ice Lollies (bourbon + pickled gherkin brine) were both lauded as fabulous and scorned as disgusting, but hey, they definitely got a strong reaction! Let me know what you think but if you’re at all curious, I’d suggest giving these a go yourself. I also made versions with just the pickled gherkin brine, and loved these too!

Hannah from Corner Cottage Bakery created these very indulgent adult-only Peach Bellini Lollies. The process is two fold: first Hannah pureed and combined peaches, lemon juice, vodka and sugar which she froze in lolly moulds, and then she served the lollies in glasses of champagne. Flat peaches are still in the shops – I’ve been gorging myself on them for many weeks – so you’ve plenty of time to make your own!

From adults only to a recreation of a favourite childhood memory: Laura from How to Cook Good Food made a Banana Shake Pop that couldn’t be more simple – her instructions call for you to “go to your local corner shop, sweet shop or post office and buy yourself a bottle of banana milkshake. Pour it into some lolly moulds and freeze.” Nostalgia rules!

Back to me again for my second entry this month. I made Coke Float Ice Lollies in honour of that much-loved magic that is the coke float. The outer shell is vanilla custard and the inside is frozen Coca Cola. They worked well enough, but am keen to try them again haven taken on board the suggestion to reduce the Coca Cola to a more concentrated syrup first. Since the fizz doesn’t freeze anyway, this would be a great way to achieve a stronger coke flavour.

Something quite unusual from Gill, the author of Tales of Pigling Bland who posted about her BFG Lollies, so named for the black forest gateau flavours of chocolate and cherry. Gill combined chocolate cake, cherryade and a few ripe cherries, though she adds a postscript wondering whether the cherry wine she came across recently might have been even better. I really like the multi-level aspect of these!

Jennie from Things I Eat worried that her Summer Lollies wouldn’t count as proper lollies as they’re not a frozen liquid. But my definition is much broader, including frozen fruit puree, custards or really anything liquid enough to pour into the moulds and enjoy frozen on a stick! She made an Italian meringue into which she folded sieved raspberries and double cream. This was frozen (around a core of whole fresh raspberries) and then dipped into crushed freeze-dried raspberries for a fantastic finish.

Mardi from Eat Live Travel Write sent this one in just past the deadline, so I’m including it in the roundup but not the competition. After making delicious peach melbas for a Dorie Greenspan challenge, Mardi wondered what to do with the two portions that had melted in the heat. After popping them into the fridge to think about, she suddenly thought to freeze them, and made some delicious Peach Melba Ice Lollies!