How to Freeze Alcohol in Fruit Pops

Various juice and alcohol combinations can be made when mixing your own ice pops.

Frozen ice pops are a summertime treat that nearly everyone enjoys, especially when they are made with fruit juice. The taste of an ice pop can be amplified by freezing canned or fresh fruit in with the juice or, for adults, adding in a little bit of your favorite alcohol. Alcoholic fruit pops can easily be made using your favorite kind of fruit juice and alcohol such as vodka, rum and tequila. Does this Spark an idea?

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3 cups of fruit juice
½ cup alcohol
Mixing bowl with spout
Ice pop mold
Paper cups
Wooden ice pop stick

Instructions

- 1
  
  Choose a fruit juice to make your ice pop with. Choose from a variety of juices including cranberry juice, orange juice or lemonade. You can also prepare a packet of powdered drink mix to use instead of fruit juice. Pour 3 cups of the juice into a bowl with a spout.
- 2
  
  Choose an alcohol to mix with the fruit juice. Choose an alcohol that will complement the fruit juice you choose, such as vodka with orange juice or cranberry juice and tropical-flavored rum with pineapple juice. Your ratio of juice to alcohol should be 12 to 1, or 3 cups of juice to 1/4 cup of alcohol. Adding in any more alcohol will prevent the ice pops from freezing completely.
- 3
  
  Add in chunks of real fruit if you desire. Segment and puree an orange or grapefruit, drain a can of crushed pineapple or add in frozen or fresh blueberries, raspberries or sliced strawberries. Add in as much fruit to the mix as you wish.
- 4
  
  Pour the mix of juice, alcohol and fruit into ice pop molds. Fill each mold three-fourths of the way full. If you don't own ice pop molds, pour the mixture into paper cups, filling each cup three-fourths of the way full. Place a wooden ice pop stick into each cup after one or two hours when the pops have set up but are not completely frozen. Freeze until the pops are completely frozen and serve. This recipe makes approximately six ice pops.