Fruity – Tofu Popsicle

Whenever I think of Popsicle, it brings a sort of nostalgic feeling. During the lunch break, we rush to the school gate, where Popsicle (Kuchi ice) were sold in a small ice box mounted on a wheel called Ice vandi. 

 

Everyone would gather around the Ice vandi and making their choice of colour (flavors). There is not much choice; Orange, grape and mango costing 15 paisa each. Milk ice (pal ice) and vermicelli Ice (semiya ice) popsicles were sold at 25 paisa each, if I am not wrong. In fact, there was a good relationship build between us and the ice vendor. 

During the secondary, the Popsicle era started demising and same colored/ flavored water  is filled in a long transparent plastic sheet, called pepsi ice.

Why I am writing all these here? Because, today the expensive brands offers huge choice and taste much better than those Popsicles but, the feel is missing. Big brands can’t match the feel of those artificially flavored and colored popsicles. After all, food is all about the feel. Not just a taste alone. 

Okay back to Fruity – Tofu popsicles, I go with all natural flavors and colors to fight this summer. 

Ingredients :   ½ cup of lemon juices with sugar    ;         ½ cup of orange juice with sugar      ;       ½  cup + 2 tbsp of pureed soft tofu           ;        1/2 cup of pureed raspberry with added sugar        ;    2tbsp of cream

In a mixer add 1/8 cup of tofu and lemon juice, blend it well keep separately. Similarly, blend the orange with Tofu and Raspberry with Tofu. At last, mix 2 tbsp of tofu with cream and 1 tsp of sugar keep it in the fridge for about 1 hour. 

In molds first pour lemon juice mixture and keep it the freezer for 45 min. then pour the orange juice mixture (on top of lemon juice mixture) again keep it in the freezer for 45 min and then pour the raspberry mixture keep it the freezer another 45 min. At last pour the tofu cream mixture and keep it the freezer for about 10 hrs.

I dedicate this colorful Popsicle to all my classmates of elementary, primary and the ice vendor.

White Chocolate Popsicle

The scorching summer has set in. thought, it is a bit late this year, but, in full swing. Want to treat myself with something cool at the same time something other than a Drink.  

An ice cream or a Popsicle would be a best choice. My son says it’s a usual one and suggested me to think something different. 

Rewinding my school days memories, Popsicle are my favorite and used to buy very often during lunch break, which sold on the gate of our school.

Popsicle, are also known as freeze pop, ice lolly, ice block, icy pole, ice pop, freezer pop etc.

Popsicle are usually made by freezing flavored liquid around a stick. Once the liquid freezes solid, stick used to hold the ice pop.  But, if Popsicle made without stick known as freezie.

Keeping all in mind, decided to make a fusion. i.e Kind of Ice cream on the Popsicle. Again, as you may know, it’s almost impossible for me to do something without chocolate! But, this time not dark Chocolate……..a twist…White Chocolate.

It’s already very hot…..let’s do it now so that, can enjoy in the noon.

The Ingredients’ are : 100g   White chocolate (melted by Double Boiler)    ;      2 cups of Vanilla custard      ;     1 tsp of Vanilla essence     ;   1 /2   cup  of Whipped cream    ;    1 tsp of Icing sugar

Prepare Vanilla custard (with ready-made powder) about 2 cups and add melted white chocolate to the custard and blend well till both combine.

Let the custard to cool in ice bath. But, skin should not form. Whip the cream with 1 tsp of icing sugar and vanilla essence till stiff peak then fold with custard mixture. Fold gently till cream get together fully with custard.

Pour it in the Popsicle molds and let cool for about 6 hours. 

Those who don’t like in Popsicle style May freeze the mixture in a try and slice it like this…….(freezie)
 

 
















Feeling Cool now…………..It’s a different feel and taste.  Popsicle is usually hard. Here, it’s soft like Ice cream and pretty tasty too.