Peach, Blackberry, Colada Popsicles

Posted By: Christian (Audra’s daughter)

I live in Texas, and here summer is dreadfully hot! The temperature always seems to be a steamy hundred degrees. Here it is not safe to go outside without a bottle of water, because the fear of dehydration is serious. Ok… I may be exaggerating a little, but not by much. Us Texan’s have to find ways to keep cool during summer, and my peach blackberry colada popsicles will do just the trick! This popsicle is very refreshing after yard work, a work out, or just being outside in general. Hey, they are even enjoyable after a walk around the house, because even my house seems toasty in this sun!

Makes about 10-12 popsicles

Ingredients:

Peach layer
2 Cups frozen peaches thawed
3-4 TBS SO Delicious Coconut Milk: Vanilla Creamer
1 TBS of Simple Syrup (recipe below)

Blackberry layer
2 Cups frozen blackberries thawed
3-4 TBS So Delicious Coconut Milk: Vanilla Creamer
1 TBS of Simple Syrup (recipe below)

Colada layer
1/2 cup fresh pineapple cubed
3/4 cup canned coconut milk
1/4 cup So Delicious Coconut Milk: Vanilla Creamer
remainder of the simple syrup

Simple Syrup
1/4 cup + 1 TBS sugar
1/4 cup + 1 TBS water

In a small sauce pan combine sugar and water over medium heat until sugar is completely dissolved. Set the Simple Syrup aside for later use.

Directions:

Method to unthaw fruit fast: Being the innovative person I am, I put the frozen peaches and blackberries in separate bowls, covered the bowls with foil, and placed them outside to let the hundred degree sun thaw the fruit. Takes about a full hour to a hour and a half.

Place thawed peaches, So Delicious Coconut Milk: Vanilla Creamer, and 1 TBS of Simple Syrup in a blender and blend until pureed. Pour the peach puree into into popsicle molds, I poured about 1-2 TBS of puree in each mold, and DO NOT place the sticks in until the second layer. Place in the freezer and let the peach layer freeze for an hour or until the peach layer is mostly frozen. By doing this it ensures your popsicles will have defined layers.

Next, place thawed blackberries, So Delicious Coconut Milk: Vanilla Creamer, and 1TBS of Simple Syrup into the blender and blend until pureed. If you would like to remove the seeds as I did, place a fine mesh strainer over a bowl and pour blackberry mixture into the fine mesh strainer and  work the mixture through the strainer with a spoon. Once seeds are removed, pour the blackberry layer into the popsicle molds, I poured about 1-2 TBLS of puree into each mold. Now place sticks in the molds and place back into the freezer for about an hour, or until the blackberry layer is slightly frozen.

Now, place pineapple, So Delicious Coconut Milk: Vanilla Creamer, Coconut Milk, and the remainder of the simple syrup into the blender and blend until all combined. Pour the colada mixture into the remaining space of the popsicle molds. Place in the freezer and allow popsicles to freeze for about 4 hours or until completely frozen.

Enjoy!