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These homemade frozen pops are a refreshing — but never boring — summer treat.
Ingredients
- 2/3 cup sugar
- 1 tablespoon light corn syrup
- 1/4 teaspoon table salt
- 3 tablespoons water
- 2 1/4-inch-thick jalapeño pepper slices (with seeds)
- 4 large peaches, peeled and quartered
- 1 1/2 teaspoons firmly packed lime zest
- 1/4 cup fresh lime juice
- 10 food-safe wooden craft sticks
Directions
For the pops
Bring the first 3 ingredients and 3 tablespoons water to a boil in a small saucepan over medium. Boil, stirring constantly, 1 to 2 minutes or just until sugar dissolves. Add the pepper slices, and cook, stirring occasionally, 1 minute. Remove from heat; let stand 15 minutes. Discard the jalapeño pepper slices.
Process the sugar syrup, peaches, and next 2 ingredients in a food processor until smooth, stopping to scrape down sides as needed.
Pour the mixture into 10 (2-ounce) plastic pop molds. Top with lids of pop molds, and freeze 1 hour.
Insert craft sticks, leaving 1 1⁄2 to 2 inches sticking out, and freeze 7 more hours or until sticks are solidly anchored and pops are completely frozen.
