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Lemon iced tea popsicles with fresh lemon and lemon verbena.

Lemon iced tea popsicles

Author: Sarah Brooks
A fresh lemony popsicle that turns your favourite summer drink into a popsicle!
5 from 4 votes
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Plus freezing time 12 hours
Total Time 12 hours 25 minutes
Course Dessert, Snack
Cuisine American
Servings 10 popsicles, 3.4oz (100ml) each
Calories 26 kcal

Equipment

  • popsicle mold and sticks

Ingredients

  • 5 Lemon scented or black tea bags *substitute with with regular tea if unavailable
  • ½ cup (125ml) freshly squeezed lemon juice *approx. 1 - 2 lemons
  • ¼ cup & 2 & ½ teaspoons (70 gms) granulated sugar
  • 20 Lemon verbena leaves *optional
  • 1 lemon, cut into slices to put into popsicles *optional

Instructions
 

  • Place tea bags and lemon verbena leaves if using into a large heat proof jug.
  • Pour over 2 cups (500ml) boiling water, stir and allow to steep for 7 mins.
  • Remove tea bags and lemon verbeana leaves if using.
  • Add sugar to tea and stir until dissolved.
  • Squeeze and strain lemon juice, add to tea.
  • Add cold water until it makes it up to 34oz (1 litre).
  • Place lemon slices into moulds if using.
  • Pour tea mix into molds, add sticks and freeze for at least four hours, or until froze.
  • Remove from molds and enjoy!

Notes

If you can't get lemon scented tea you can substitute with with regular tea such as black or english breakfast.  You may need to steep the tea for less time to avoid an overly tanny flavour.
Lemon verbena is a lemon scented herb used in sweet and savoury dishes.  You could also try using lemon balm for extra lemony notes but you can also leave it out.
These icy poles/popsicles need at least 12 hours to freeze, preferably 24, otherwise they can have a tendency to break when trying to remove them from the moulds.  

Nutrition

Calories: 26kcalCarbohydrates: 7gProtein: 0.1gFat: 0.1gSaturated Fat: 0.01gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.004gMonounsaturated Fat: 0.01gSodium: 1mgPotassium: 24mgFiber: 0.1gSugar: 6gVitamin A: 169IUVitamin C: 7mgCalcium: 4mgIron: 0.1mg

Nutritional Disclaimer

Nutritional information is an estimate based on an online database. The nutritional content of ingredients may vary by brand. If you require accurate nutritional information, you should calculate this based on the specific brands and products you are using.

Keywords: icy pole, Lemon iced tea, popsicle
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