Popsicles + Wine

Does it get much better than this combination? My answer is not when the temperature has consistently been in the high nineties and humid. This summer I've noticed so many people eating popsicles with their wine- it's been featured in major magazines, on talk shows, discussed on the radio, all over instagram, and now making a debut here on my little corner of the internet. For awhile now I have been seeing these pretty little concoctions and curious about one how they tasted and two how I could make them at home to avoid paying an arm and a leg for one at a local restaurant or bar. After doing some research (aka browsing pinterest) I created my own recipe and it wasn't a fail! This week there are two nights of The Bachelorette, so if you make these sweet treats today, then you'll be able to enjoy them tonight, tomorrow, or both nights as you watch everyone's favorite tv show guilty pleasure of the summer.

Ingredients:
1 can of Dole pineapple juice
3 cups of Strawberries (preferably frozen)
2 cups of sliced pineapple (about half of a pineapple)
White wine or champagne

Directions:
one.
Gather all of your supplies (ingredients, blender, and popsicle molds). You can purchase popsicle molds at your local T.J. Max or Home Goods for cheap. I got these molds for $6 last summer.  If you can't find popsicle molds any where, then another option would be to use an ice cube tray and just skip out on the popsicle aesthetics of the drink.

two. 
Place the three cups of strawberries and 1/3 of the can of pineapple juice in the blender and puree the mixture. It's okay to leave a few strawberry chunks in there. They are yummy in the wine. Once the strawberries have turned into a puree, pour it into a large liquid measuring cup. The liquid measuring cups make it easier to the puree into the popsicle molds.

three. 
Wash out the blender and replenish it with the remaining pineapple juice and the slices of pineapple. Puree the mixture until it is smooth. Once it is pureed, then pour it into a separate liquid measuring cup.

four. 
Now it's time to fill the popsicle molds. Fill the molds 2/3 full with the strawberry puree.  Then fill the remaining third with the pineapple puree.

five. 
Place the molds in the freezer for several hours to let the popsicles form.

six. 
Once your popsicles are frozen, then it's time to enjoy them. Pour yourself a glass of white wine or champagne and place one of your popsicles into the glass. If you don't drink, then place the popsicle in a glass of sprite, gingerly, or your favorite seltzer. As time goes on, the popsicle will fall off the stick and melt into your glass.
**If your popsicle is stuck in the mold, then run it under hot water for 10 seconds**

This sweet treat is a great way to cool off in this wicked hot and humid summer heat. They are incredibly refreshing and take a little bite off from the day you've had. I enjoyed one of these tasty drinks on my deck this weekend before heading out to meet some friends for dinner. After tasting these, I'm excited to try to re-create them with different flavors by pureeing all different types of fruits. 

I hope you enjoy!

XOXO