When the heat gets tough, the tough guys start eating popsicles. Coffee popsicles to be precise: a real cure-all against the mugginess and torrid temperatures. To enjoy this pleasure, there is no need to buy pre-packaged popsicles, as you can make them yourself.
In fact, coffee popsicles have the virtue of tasting just like your favourite beverage, but at the same time, they will allow you to enjoy a pleasant refreshment, making them indispensable for surviving the sweltering summer heat.
And if you’re wondering how to make them, you’ve come to the right place! In this article we will reveal a series of mouth-watering recipes for coffee popsicles that you can now enjoy whenever you want.
Coffee Popsicles: the basic recipe
Let’s start right away with an easy recipe that is also light and ‘dietetic’: perfect if you want to enjoy a good coffee popsicle without feeling guilty. You only need two ingredients to make it:
- 400 ml water;
- 6 cups of coffee.
After preparing the 6 cups of coffee, simply pour them into a jug together with the water, stirring until perfectly even. Once this is done, transfer the mixture into the ice-lolly containers and place them in the freezer.
Remember that you will have to wait 3 hours before you can enjoy them nice and cold, after which you can finally take your coffee ice lollies out of the freezer and share them with your friends for a light and fresh snack.
As you can see for yourself, therefore, this recipe is objectively very easy to prepare and is designed for people looking for a truly ‘light’ snack, whose only aim is to provide relief from the heat with a very low-calorie intake. The next recipes we are going to suggest, on the other hand, are decidedly more mouth-watering, although they are also very easy to prepare.
Coffee Popsicles: the recipe with cream
This variation of the coffee popsicle recipe includes the addition of fresh cream: a sweet and tantalizing ingredient designed to make them a little creamier and more nutritious. To prepare it, therefore, you will need the following ingredients:
- 60 ml coffee;
- 120 ml liquid fresh cream;
- 50 ml water;
- 100 g sugar.
The first thing you need to do, again, is to prepare the coffee. Once it is ready, sugar it immediately and put it in the fridge to cool. When it has cooled down to the right temperature, pour it into a bowl together with the cream and water, mixing everything until it is perfectly smooth.
Then pour it into ice-lolly moulds and leave them in the freezer for at least 4 to 5 hours. After this time, your fantastic coffee and cream popsicles will finally be ready to be enjoyed!
Also remember that if you don’t have your own ice-lolly moulds, you can make them yourself using simple paper cups, in which you will of course have to insert a stick – a simple alternative, but with a guaranteed effect.
The tastiest recipe: coffee and chocolate popsicles
This last recipe is designed for the sweet tooth, as it involves making coffee ice lollies with a deliciously ‘chocolatey’ flavour. So, if you feel like treating yourself to a fresh treat, start by getting the following ingredients:
- 300 ml long coffee;
- 100 ml water;
- 4 tablespoons of bitter cocoa powder;
- sugar to taste.
As always, you must proceed with the preparation of the coffee, sweetening it to taste. If you like, you can also enrich it with milk or fresh cream (instead of water), making it even creamier. The important thing, however, is to add the bitter cocoa while the coffee is still hot.
After you have chilled it in the fridge, simply pour the coffee into the usual moulds or paper cups, according to your availability. Put everything in the freezer and leave it for at least 4 hours, after which you can finally enjoy your delicious coffee and cocoa ice lollies.
As you can guess for yourself, this last recipe is the most ‘caloric’. After all, if you need a boost of energy to get you out of the heat-induced torpor, these are undoubtedly the most suitable ice lollies. Not to mention the fact that, just like those in the previous recipes, they contain the main ingredient, the one that absolutely cannot be missed: coffee.
Final tip: the importance of a good coffee
We, who know about coffee, know very well how important this beverage is for the success of your recipes. After all, they are called ‘coffee ice popsicles’ precisely because of the presence of this essential ingredient, without which they would not exist.
This is why the actual success of the recipe depends on it. In other words: if the coffee is not good, the ice lollies won’t be either. And what is the secret to enjoying a properly brewed cup of coffee? Quite simply, that of preparing it in the correct way, with the most suitable means. The truth, in fact, is that if you want to drink good coffee, you should do it with the right machine, such as a lever machine.
We at Pontevecchio are specialised precisely in the production of these machines that, unlike traditional ones, allow you to extract all the nutrients contained within the blend you have chosen, while keeping its aroma perfectly unaltered. This means that your popsicles will not only have a wonderfully intense flavour but will also ensure that your body is supplied with all the nutrients contained in the coffee, literally filling you up with energy. So what are you waiting for? Browse our catalogue and discover the right coffee machine for you: the one that will ensure the perfect espresso and, consequently, unique coffee ice lollies!