Today my day started very very early for me! 4am to be precise. This is very unusual for me as I love my sleep and think it should be illegal to be awake at that time of the morning! The reason why I was awake and up at this time was because I agreed to start work at 5am! Luckily I live near my work so can leave it pretty late to get up and leave. Weirdly although I was up unusually early I felt quite awake and full of energy all day. I finished work at 1.30 which is great because it meant I could go home and have a nap for a little while and still have the afternoon to enjoy. As I felt so awake I decided not to have my nap and to do a bit of cooking. I have recently created a folder full of recipe that I want to make and this was one of them. The recipe was from the Good Housekeeping website and for home made FAB lollies. If you don't know what a fab lolly is, it is a fruity strawberry lolly half topped with a white sweet lolly, dipped in chocolate and covered in sprinkles. I love the idea of making these and when I put them in my folder we were going through a heat wave. Unfortunately today the weather is awful! Very wet and windy in Devon. And more wet weather and thunderstorms are due over the weekend. Not the perfect weather for enjoying an ice lolly but luckily once made I can keep them in the freezer ready for some hot sunny weather! This recipe involves whisking coconut milk which I love and sugar together and pouring the mixture into a 2lb loaf tin covered in cling film then leaving until almost set in the freezer for 2 1/2 hours. Meanwhile you put more sugar, vanilla and fresh strawberries into a saucepan and heating until the sugar has dissolved then boil for a little bit (creating a kind of jam) the pureee and cool. Then you poke your lolly sticks into the frozen white mix and pour over the strawberry jammy goo and put back into the freezer to freeze completely. Once it is solid you slice the frozen mixture into lollies with a sharp knife. Finish the lollies by dipping the tops into melted chocolate and sprinkling with sprinkles. Place back into the freezer onto a baking tray covered in more cling film until you want to eat them. Oh my god! I have finally tasted one of my home made fab lollies (after a week of rain and thunderstorms) and my gosh they are absolutely delicious! The strawberry layer is my favourite part because it taste just like a fresh summer strawberry. The coconut layer is lovely and smooth with a hint of coconut and I love sprinkles.
I honestly think everyone should try making these! Although they have a few steps and freezing processes can fit this perfectly around your lifestyle. The only thing I would change is that the shape of the lollies are irregular and slightly rounded, from the shape of the tin. So next time I would like to try it in an ice lolly mould. Repeating each step in the same way but on a smaller scale. I would then take the lolly out of the mould and dip in chocolate and sprinkles.
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Welcome!Hello, I'm Laura and I am a 25 year old foodie with a passion for baking! When I'm not thinking, blogging about food, reading cooking magazines, searching Instagram for food porn I am usually cooking it!
This Blog started a few years ago now as a place for me to store recipes that I like and that work! I love to take pictures of food and I am on all of the social network site as polkadotcooking. I hope you enjoy my site and give me any feedback if you make anything :) Archives
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