To Quench that Thirst or To Satisfy that Sweet Tooth!

Oh those hot days can be unforgiving! On a hot summer day, I would open the freezer/fridge in search of anything to quench my thirst and to cool my body down. Water is always the best option but sometimes I like to have something sweet. In those instances, I prefer to grab something homemade rather than ice-cream etc bought from the store; at least I know exactly what I am eating. Maybe we can try some ice pops or ice lollies as they are affectionately called in St. Lucia.

Ice Pops / Ice Lollies (Emma's (my sister-in-law) Method)

*3 cans carnation (12 fl oz)
*1 can condensed milk (14 oz) (use two cans) or add sugar to taste if using one can
water (28 ounces / 3.5 cups)
nutmeg (to taste)
Food/icing color (optional)




* for a healthier version, fat free evaporated milk and condensed milk can be used.

Grate some nutmeg into a large bowl. Then stir in the carnation and the condensed milk.

Mix Well!

Add in the food color of your choice.

Mix well

Pour into the ice pop containers and/or sandwich bags. 

Yielded: 15 pops and 7 ice-lollies

Emma taught me to make this and as any good student would, I went home and I practiced. Yep! I did some on my own. Here they are!

I added blue food color to this one

To add flavor

I used yellow food color in this one and I added almond butter to the recipe. To add this flavor (or peanut butter etc), blend 3 tbsp almond butter to some of the mixture and then stir that blended mixture into the larger batch. Next time I will try custard flavored ice pops/ice lollies.

For the grown ups, the sandwich bags shown below can be used for the ice lollies.

Sandwich Bags


The kids may enjoy ice-pops though, so go ahead and use ice pops containers for the kids.

Please leave a comment and let me know if you tried a healthier version or if you tried any new flavors. I would love to hear from you. Stay cool!