Herbal PopSicles

My favorite seasons are spring and summer. The flowers blooming, fresh veggies starting to grow, the more intimate relationship to the sun. Also what can be more amazing than a cold treat after spending a few hours picking weeds? I am providing a loose recipe on how to make some of my favorite herbal popsicles. When I say loose this means if you don’t have a huge apothecary in your kitchen or every product you can always substitute different fruits or sweeteners based on availability, or diet.

“Lady Zinger Popsicle”

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 - 2 cups of “Lady in Red zinger Tea” prepared (see tea in Shop section to find out more )

• 1/4 cup fresh raspberries

• 1/4 cup fresh blueberries

• 1/4 cup honey

• popsicle mold

• optional: replace honey with 1/4 cup “Elderfairy Syrup” in shop or for vegan option use maple syrup, date syrup or agave. I also love to place glycerites in as well. If you decide to do this you can use less sweetener. With or without it is still delicious.

First prepare strong infusion of tea. I always let mine steep for at least 20 minutes to get that beautiful rich red color. While waiting for tea to steep you can begin smashing your berries in a medium to large mixing bowl. If using “Elderfairy Syrup” or other sweetener you can add that now to the berry mixture and stir. Once tea is done steeping go ahead and add to bowl. Stir to make sure all ingredients are mixed well and then add the mixture into the popsicle mold. Place in freezer.

Depending on the size of your popsicle molds if you have left over mixture I usually place the rest in ice trays. This makes an amazing addition to a cocktail or mock-tail, or just a great way to spruce up your soda water.