Simple frozen treats

[o0OSusieO0o]

Oh my gosh..... ideas....ideas.....ideas..... it gets sooooo hot here in Redlands (southern California) during the summer, triple digits, and with my daily hot flashes I'm going to have make a lot of cold treats and freeze. Just need to keep Mary's (13 yr old daughter) grabby fingers out, LOL.
 

[shawn116]

Yep...making these tonight.  I can't believe I had forgotten about chocolate mint!   I'm so addicted to Popsicles these days and tired of spending my carbs on those store bought versions.   

[umpa]

Just seltzer water with flavored syrups like mango pineapple are good! The possibilities are endless

[mouseissue]

Just seltzer water with flavored syrups like mango pineapple are good! The possibilities are endless

If you're in the mood, I found adding a few drops of FTS Zero will make nice sweet drinks.

Tony

[shawn116]

Do you find that the seltzer water freezes hard Umpa?  I've been trying to find a recipe for popsicles that are close to the store bought ones like Cherry and Grape that don't freeze hard like a ice cube and don't have cream in them.  I have heard that vegetable glycerin helps to keep them from freezing hard but I also know that is used as a sweetener.  I can't find any nutritional information on it though.  Does anyone have any idea how many carbs are in it?   

[umpa]

Xanthan gum I have used to keep my ice creams creamy but not vegetable glycerin TooSweet.

[shawn116]

Well I guess it's time to experiment on what is best to use and do some investigation on the glycerin    Thanks   

[mouseissue]

Hi, Shawn!

Basically, vegetable glycerin is a carbohydrate derived from plant oils.

Vegetable glycerin has more carbs than table sugar (about 5g per tsp).
This is probably because vegetable glycerin is a more concentrated form of sugar.
But not as "high-octane" as high-fructose corn syrup.

Tony

[shawn116]

Yicks!!         I had best stay away from that then.  Thanks my friend   

[umpa]

You will figure it out TooSweet!