This kind of does not even feel like a recipe but, it’s really good…trust me! It’s not often I crave something sweet (and this recipe isn’t unless you add lots of sugar) or something cold when it’s still cold here. But, once in awhile I will want something a little off the chart, so to speak. Like popsicles. I wanted popsicles and I don’t even know why, so I came up with this lil jigamapop.
First a story of my affirmation against sweetness. I like very few sweet things, and if you know me you know this lil fact. I like fruit but, sometimes that is even too sweet. The only candy I eat is sour patch kids and that’s because it’s sour before sweet. One day at work, I ate about a bag and a half..out of boredom. I wasn’t even hungry. I left work about an hour later and did not make it two miles down the road when I had to pull over and well…barf!!
I thought it would be hilarious if a police officer came upon the scene.
Officer: “Ma’am have you been drinking?”
Me: “No sir, I’ve had one too many sour patch kids”.
Officer: “Yeah right, come with me Miss you’ll need a breathalyzer”. As he rolls his eyes and thinks, “At least she came up with a new one, sour patch kids…mmm huh”.
Oh, the things that go through your head when you’re hanging out of your car wretching…okay, onto the recipe!
Sorry for the visual sidetrack ;P
Strawberry and Red Grapefruit Juice Popsicles
2 1/2 c. strawberries, stems removed and quartered
2 c. red grapefruit juice
1/4 – 1/2 c. sugar (to your liking, I added a tablespoon)
popsicle holders
blender
Popsicle holders…love these! I come up with all kinds of frozen goodies.
Cut up your strawberries and add to the blender
Add your red grapefruit juice and put into a blender.
Give it a good puree.
And you should be close to 4 cups of liquid, the popsicles holders hold about a half cup each.
Let settle for about 5 minutes and then fill your popsicle holders.
You may have a little bit leftover (due to foam), feel free to drink it, it’s just like a smoothie…mmm! Put the popsicles in the freezer.
Voila! the next day you have homemade popsicles.
To remove popsicle from container use a little lukewarm water and they will ‘pop’ right out. Enjoy and have a great weekend y’all!
P.S. I even gave one to the dogs to split and they gobbled it up 
Oh, yum!! I’m kinda, sorta a popsicle addict, so these will definitely be made once I buy some good strawberries.
They’re so refreshing
Mmm! I loved homemade popsicles as a kid, and I haven’t had them since I was about . . . 6. And by the way, I love the word “jigamapop” and I think I will adopt it.
Every summer I have 2 neighbor kids that come over so between smoothies and popsicles, I’ve come up with a lot of recipes!! Adopt away
Have you heard of this Zoku popsicle maker? http://www.amazon.com/Zoku-ZK101-Quick-Pop-Maker/dp/B003U9ZCRO
My MIL got one and we make popsicles with my nieces all the time, they freeze in like 2 minutes, its crazy. Oh and my husband still cannot eat gummy anything because he did the same thing as a kid, it all came right back up
I’ve never seen one until now, that’s a pretty cool gadget and it would be fun for kids to do. I’ll have to stick with what I have because I don’t have room for ANYTHING kitchen-wise anywhere! Yikes. Lol about your hubs story..hee hee
A tablespoon of sugar! LOL–it figures. Your story about the imaginary scene with a police officer made me laugh.
Your strawberries look so pretty and red and it’s making me want some so bad!
1 tablespoon for 8 popsicles…I know!
I like the tart edge and the berries are sweet enough for me, it’s probably just because I’m soooo sweet….bwah!!!!!
That’s cute, I should have thought of that first. You’re too sweet to need any more sugar in your life! <3
These sound so refreshing and they have great eye appeal as well. My grandsons will adore them. I hope you have a great day. Blessings…Mary
Okay, now I’ll be getting strawberries today for sure! Already have the red-grapefruit juice on hand (makes a yummy salty-dog) and have the pop holders…thanks for the awesome idea, Suzie!
Yum, never thought of using that in a salty dog. Sounds good!
I don’t like too many sweet things too – I’d much rather have pretzels and potato chips, but I love all things graperfruit – yum!