Red, White, and Booze Ice Pops
Is there any better way to celebrate the birth of our great nation than with this red, white, and sort-of-blue Popsicle®?
Equipment
- 1 Popsicle Mould
- 1 measure cup
- 1 mixing bowl
Ingredients
Simple Syrup:
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup water
Strawberry Layer:
- 1 1/3 cups quartered fresh strawberries
- 1 1/2 tbsp vodka
Cheesecake Layer:
- 4 oz cream cheese, softened
- 1 tbsp vodka
Blueberry Layer:
- 1 1/3 cups fresh blueberries you can substitute frozen berries
- 1 1/2 tbsp vodka
Instructions
- Whisk sugar and water together in a saucepan over medium heat until sugar is dissolved and syrup is clear, 2 to 3 minutes. Cool syrup to room temperature.
- Blend strawberries, 1 1/2 tablespoons syrup, and 1 1/2 tablespoons vodka together in a blender or food processor until smooth. Pour strawberry mixture into the bottoms of 6 ice pop molds; freeze until firm, at least 1 hour.
- Whisk cream cheese and 1 1/2 tablespoons syrup together in a bowl until smooth; whisk in 1 tablespoon vodka. Pour cheese mixture into ice pop molds on top of firm strawberry layer; freeze until cream cheese layer is firm, at least 1 hour.
- Blend blueberries, 1 1/2 tablespoons syrup, and 1 1/2 tablespoons vodka together in a blender or food processor until smooth. Pour blueberry mixture on top of firm cheesecake layer; freeze until solid, 8 hours to overnight.