Summertime means peaches, popsicles, and refreshing rosé. I mean, really, those are the only things that make this oppressive heat bearable.
So when the temperature pushes 90 you feel like you need a snorkel just to go outside, well, you best take precautionary measures and indulge in all 3. At once. Preferably while sitting next to a swimming pool. Or sitting inside in the glory of the AC (your choice).
These whole-fruit peach pops taste like a ripe summer peach took a swim in a chilled glass of rosé. With just a touch of sugar to bring out the peach’s natural sweetness, and a splash of lemon juice for tartness, you are 4 ingredients away from summertime bliss.
I love my popsicle mold, but the metal lid is basically useless. Sure, it’ll ‘hold’ the sticks in place but it does nothing whatsoever to keep them straight. Instead, I find the best way to get straight sticks is to forget the lid entirely and let the pops freeze for about an hour until the liquid is slightly frozen and thicker than when it started, then position the stick.
Same for the slice of peach: if you put it in at the beginning it’ll just sink to the bottom. But once you’ve basically got a peach slushy, it’s thick enough to suspend the fruit fancifully in the middle of the pop.
Just be sure you set a timer, because 2 or 3 hours later… well, what good is a popsicle without a stick? Yeah, pretty useless.
I don’t know about you, but I don’t have time to peel peaches. Even though it only takes, like, 30 seconds, it’s still another step that I just don’t feel like doing today.
Especially since it’s just a good (if not better) to use the whole dang fruit.
Well, technically it’s not the *whole* peach, since I removed the pit.
Technicalities.
Still, I love how these pops look and taste with the skins: the blender pulverizes them enough so they are not a nuisance, but rather just an aesthetic touch on an otherwise solid-orange popsicle. I mean, don’t they look just like peach jelly beans? Those speckles are everything.
The best way to store your finished popsicles is to wrap them individually in parchment or waxed paper, and then put the wrapped pops in a zip-top bag. This will prevent freezer burn and keep the pops from absorbing the flavors floating around the freezer and keep your pops tasting fresher, longer.
Not that these will last that long, anyway, but still. Good to know.
Boozy whole fruit peach popsicles made with rosé wine – the ultimate frozen summer treat!
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