Homemade Sweet Tea Popsicles
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Every summer, I find myself looking for easy ways to help my family cool off without spending a fortune on frozen treats. We always have a pitcher of sweet tea in the refrigerator, so one day I wondered why not turn it into popsicles?
After a little experimenting, these Sweet Tea Popsicles quickly became one of our favorite hot-weather treats. They’re simple to make, refreshing on a scorching afternoon, and a fun twist on a classic glass of Southern sweet tea.
If you’re looking for an easy homemade popsicle recipe that’s perfect for backyard barbecues, pool days, or simply surviving a summer heat wave, I think you’ll love these.
Tea Flavored Popsicles
Sometimes, popsicles are a snack, and sometimes, they are a dessert. This sweet tea popsicle might even be considered a drink. I love to turn snack time into something fun and refreshing, like with this watermelon-shaped butterfly, or Jell-O beach snacks.
For this summer snack, sweet tea is required, but lemon is optional.
Ingredients You’ll Need to Make Sweet Tea Popsicles
- Black tea bags
- Water
- Sugar
- lemon wedges – optional
Suggested Equipment:
- Popsicle Tray
- Popsicle Sticks
- Cling Wrap – if you don’t have lids for your popsicle molds
How to Make Sweet Tea Popsicles
- Pour the tea into a popsicle mold or plastic cups
- Optional – insert slices of lemon
- If you don’t have tops for your mold or want to use wooden sticks, use cling wrap to hold the sticks in place.
- Freeze until ready – this will probably take around four hours.
- Run the sides of the mold under hot tap water to loosen the popsicles
- Pull the Popsicles out and enjoy
Sweet Tea Popsicles
Equipment
- popsicle mold
- popsicle sticks if needed
Ingredients
- 16 cups water
- 10 black tea bags
- 1&1/2 cups granulated sugar
Instructions
- Using a medium saucepan, boil half of the water
- Remove from heat and add the tea bags
- Submerge the bags and let them brew for about 5 minutes
- While removing the tea bags, use 2 spoons to squeeze the liquid out of the bags and into the pot of tea (Place bags on a spoon and use the back of another spoon to apply pressure to the bags)
- Add the sugar and stir until dissolved
- You have your sweet tea base
- Add the base to a pitcher
- Add the remaining water and refrigerate until cold
Popsicles
- Pour the tea into a popsicle mold or plastic cups
- Optional – insert slices of lemon
- If you don't have tops for your mold or want to use wooden sticks – Use cling wrap to hold the sticks in place
- Freeze until ready – this will probably take around 4 hours or overnight
- Run the sides of the mold under hot tap water to loosen the popsicles
- Pull the Popsicles out and enjoy!
needed an idea for my son who is a first responder Firefighter and in this heat it will be great way to cool down.