A couple of months ago, a wonderful representative from
Litehouse Foods contacted me about
some luscious-looking
fruit and herb popsicles and offering me a sample of their products. In the heat of
summer, popsicles sounded perfect!
I received this beautiful package (samples?!?!) with nine
super-useful freeze-dried herbs. There was one problem: they arrived in the midst
of three of the busiest weeks I had all summer!
Finally, this past weekend, I made a list of the few
ingredients I needed to try a couple of the pops. At my first grocery stop…completely
forgot about the list. Luckily, there was another grocery store in my travels
that day, so I stopped there, list in hand. I’m not sure if I wasn’t looking in
the right place, but I couldn’t find mango or pineapple juice (I would think it
would be in the aisle labeled “juice”?).
That’s when you improvise: I found mango-pineapple juice
blend!
To try the pops, I halved the recipe Litehouse Foods
provided and created Mango-Pineapple-Strawberry Lemon Pops (this made two 3-oz.
popsicles):
- 1/6 cup water
- 1 teaspoon Litehouse Instantly Fresh Lemon Grass
- 3/4 Tablespoon blue agave nectar
- 1 cup mango-pineapple juice blend (Ocean Spray Wave)
- A few strawberry chunks
Mix water and lemon grass in a small saucepan; add agave
nectar and simmer. Let the mixture reduce for 2-3 minutes, then set aside until
it returns to room temperature.
Pour mango-pineapple juice into a cup with a pour spout,
then add syrup mixture and stir. Pour juice mixture into popsicle molds,
leaving approximately 1/2-inch of space at top. Add fruit, then insert popsicle
sticks or lids. Freeze for two to four hours or until frozen.
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| all photos: paulathompsonfreelance.com |
Litehouse Food Instantly Fresh Herbs are unique – they’re freeze-dried,
and you can use them just as you would fresh herbs. Among the samples I
received: Lemon Grass, Ginger, Basil, Chives and Thyme. The only problem with
them that I’ve come across so far: I haven’t been able to find them in any
Amherst stores! The website does have a list of stores where you can find them
in other states, and they are available on Amazon.com.
I found a few other
recipes I’m eager to
try on their website – look for those soon, now that my crazy summer is winding
down!
Thank you Litehouse
Foods for the recipes and the sample products – this recipe was inspired by a
Litehouse Foods recipe.
