Many critics received Ivanka Trump for her Champagne icicles on Memorial Day a few years ago. But we assure you that they really exist and can be made at home … even with a cheap sparkling wine or a prosecco. Let's find out how
Who said that icicles are only enjoyed by children? Today we prepare an alcohol variant that is forbidden to minors. The secret ingredient? Prosecco.
If you like an aperitif made with iced prosecco, you can't miss the really iced variant … and on the stick.
Yes, we're talking about a prosecco ice lolly. Preparing it at home is very simple and you can have fun adding many other ingredients to turn your ice lolly into a real ice cocktail.
Does alcohol freeze?
Pure ethyl alcohol freezes at -114 ° C, while water at 0 ° C. In order to freeze alcohol you need to add a part of water and sugar and for this reason ice lollies of any kind always have a base of sweetened syrup. The alternative is a very powerful freezer that reaches temperatures below -114 ° C.
Prosecco popsicle recipe
First prepare a syrup based on water and sugar (50 ml of water and 40 g of sugar). Use a saucepan and let the sugar dissolve completely in the water over low heat. Let everything cool and then add 300 ml of prosecco. Pour the liquid into the ice lolly molds and let it cool in the freezer for a few hours.
If you do not have the stencils you can use paper cups, but then it will be difficult to keep the stick straight and it will still have to be inserted after two hours of freezer.
Fruity variants
You can also add fruit or pureed fruit to the base of prosecco and syrup. In this season the strawberries are still very sweet and tasty and the first peaches begin to ripen. You can also mix several fruits together and add leaflets of aromatic herbs such as mint, basil and lavender to give color and aroma to your popsicles.
Aperitif or after dinner
You can amaze your guests with a popsicle based aperitif. Instead of the tray with the glasses, you will bring to the table a tray full of popsicles to accompany canapés, focaccia, small sandwiches and snacks of all kinds. The same is true for after dinner. You can use a sweet sparkling wine for the popsicles to serve with the fruit already cut into pieces.
If you are curious to find out how many other cocktails you can turn into tasty popsicles, take a look at our gallery. Always remember to add a portion of sugar syrup to the basic cocktail recipe otherwise it will never ice!
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