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Poptails for Mommy {and Daddy}

July 2, 2012 By Shannah 20 Comments

**Full Disclosure:  The Popsicles featured here should not be given to anyone under the age of 21 {or whatever the legal drinking age is where you live}.**

There, now I can’t be sued right?  **blink, blink**

For our recent block party, I wanted to take something a little fun and different as my contribution.  Last year’s Cranberry Moonshine punch wasn’t much of a hit because someone knocked it over within the first 10 minutes of it being out there {sorry Mr. and Mrs. Beergarita for your {still} dead grass}.

This year, I chose something spill proof: poptails {a.k.a. boozy Popsicles}

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I got the idea while reading The Kitchn one day.  Their recipes all sounded ah-mazing but, since this was my first try, I wanted to do something fairly simple.  Enter their recipe for Strawberry Basil Margaritas.

Easy peasy…turn a drink recipe into a Popsicle and be done.  I do it all the time with V8 V-Fusion for the kids. 
So, I grabbed my ingredients and got to poptail making

Sliced Strawberries

I mixed the drink as written and then threw in a few extra strawberry slices into each of the Popsicle molds.  I froze them overnight in our big freezer.

 

Success…as long as you don’t want to actually eat it!

Yep, this first attempt was a total poptail fail.  I really should have taken pictures of the faces of my taste testers to illustrate exactly how awful these were.  
I guess I now have two things I don’t do well in the kitchen: bake and bar tend.

I was not giving up though and tried to solve the problem. I grabbed a new batch of strawberries, basil, tequila…and a blender!
I cut my strawberries in half and threw them, with the rest of my ingredients, into the blender.



Once they were all mixed up, I poured them into my popsicle mold and back into the freezer they went until the next day.

Yep…actual success this time!  These were edible and pretty delicious!
Of course, with all the trial and error, I ran out of time to actually produce enough for the block party.  Oh well, there is always next year.

Want to make them yourself?  
You will need:
1.25 lbs of strawberries, hulled and halved
1/2 cup tequila
10 basil leaves
1/2 cup granulated sugar (superfine is best)
1 Tbsp lime juice

Blend it all together in the blender.  You can then push the mixture through a sieve if you want them to be less seedy {I did half and half}.  Pour them into your popsicle mold {leaving room for expansion} and freeze for 24 hours.

Enjoy responsibly.
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Comments

  1. Randi~Dukes and Duchesses says

    July 2, 2012 at 4:06 pm

    Yum … those sound so yummy! Might have to make a batch.

    Reply
  2. the cape on the corner says

    July 2, 2012 at 5:03 pm

    boozy popsicles? yes and yes! i’ve been sipping some pineapple soda and coconut rum…i bet that’d be good as popsicle, too.

    Reply
  3. Clairejustine says

    July 2, 2012 at 9:29 pm

    Yummy these are great,I need to try these:) thanks for linking up to Creative Mondays…

    Reply
  4. Ivy and Elephants says

    July 3, 2012 at 6:12 pm

    Oh I know what I will be doing tomorrow. What an inspirational post! I would love it if you share this awesome post at our What’s It Wednesday linky party. I hope you can join us!

    Paula
    ivyandelephants.blogspot.com

    Reply
  5. momphotographer says

    July 5, 2012 at 4:08 pm

    wow! that looks so delicious!

    Reply
  6. Mom of A and a says

    July 6, 2012 at 9:11 pm

    Hi, coming over from Love notes by Lauren! Thanks..that’s my kind of popsicle for sure!! 😉

    Reply
  7. Jill @ Create.Craft.Love. says

    July 6, 2012 at 10:26 pm

    OMG! That looks so refreshing and delicious! What a great treat for Mom and Dad! Thanks for sharing at the Pomp Party! Pinning to our Pomp Party board!

    Reply
  8. Jane says

    July 7, 2012 at 2:29 am

    Yum! I actually have that same Popsicle maker in the top picture … I’ve made my own boozy pops, but this sounds really good 🙂

    Jane
    http://thehealthybeehive.com

    Reply
  9. CSI girl says

    July 8, 2012 at 6:19 pm

    This is fantastic! We have the same pops and I love the strawberries in them. I hope you will link this up to The CSI project this week starting Wednesday. The challenge is Frozen treats and Push Up Pops. You just might win.
    Each day we have a fun tutorial and on Wednesday you can start linking up!
    Come on over!
    http://www.thecsiproject.com

    Reply
  10. Michaela @ coveredinmodpodge.blogspot.com says

    July 8, 2012 at 7:24 pm

    Man, these sound yummy! We really love strawberry basil lemonade with rum in it. We should turn it into a poptail. Thanks for the inspiration!

    Reply
  11. Natural-Nesters says

    July 10, 2012 at 4:38 pm

    Um this is an awesome idea! I just pinned this to my party planning board! I think this would be such a fun idea for a party for just our friends!! Thanks so much for linking this up!

    I wanted to let you know that we featured this at this weeks Naturally-Nifty Party! STop by and check it out and grab a featured button!

    http://natural-nester.blogspot.com/2012/07/naturally-nifty-party-22.html

    Reply
  12. cestlavie22 says

    July 11, 2012 at 4:38 pm

    um yes please- hello summer 🙂

    Reply
  13. J's mom says

    July 11, 2012 at 8:13 pm

    I would love it, if you would share this, & any other recipes you may have, on my recipe link up. http://goodrecipesonline.com/organized-linkup-for-all-your-recipes-goodrecipesonline-com/.

    Reply
  14. Morena Hockley says

    July 12, 2012 at 3:17 pm

    Boozy popsicles…I love it! What a fun idea. Thanks for sharing at the CSI Challenge!

    Reply
  15. Sylvia Phillips says

    July 13, 2012 at 1:09 am

    MMM!!I love it, Popsicles for adults!! Must try!!

    Reply
  16. Brooke - shoplemondrop.com says

    July 14, 2012 at 1:11 am

    Poptails! OH MY! That is the cutest thing I’ve ever heard!!!

    Reply
  17. andie jaye says

    July 14, 2012 at 4:34 am

    i’ve never heard of these before! thanks again for linking up 🙂

    Reply
  18. Sharon @ Elizabeth & Co. says

    July 16, 2012 at 1:57 am

    My book club girls would love these!

    Reply
  19. Sharon @ Elizabeth & Co. says

    July 16, 2012 at 1:57 am

    My book club girls would love these!

    Reply

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