Strawberry Lemonade Vodka Popsicle Recipe (2024)

FAQs

How much alcohol to add to freeze pops? ›

Mix Your Base With Booze

For a 10-slot popsicle mold, utilize 4½ cups, or 36 ounces, of your base liquid, mixed with a ½ cup of your added alcohol, or the equivalent to three shots. You can choose to use a versatile, clear option such as vodka or gin, but bourbon, tequila or any other liquor will work.

Most home freezers are set for 0°F. This means, if you want your alcoholic beverage to freeze, you need to bring its alcohol-by-volume (abv) down to that sweet spot where the water in the bottle freezes and solidifies the alcohol along with it, rather than the two separating and turning into a slushie.

The Key to Spiked Frozen Desserts

To make booze-filled goodies like poptails, spiked granitas, and ice creams, you need to keep the amount of alcohol low. Too much liquor—particularly anything over 40 proof—and it will not freeze. With ice pops, it is best to keep the mixer to alcohol ratio at 4-to-1 or lower.

Pure ethanol alcohol needs to be -173 degrees Fahrenheit to freeze. At around 40 percent alcohol (80 proof), vodka has a freezing point that hovers at around -16 degrees Fahrenheit. And while putting it in the freezer will affect it somewhat, it won't freeze solid in your traditional freezer.

It tastes like strawberry lemonade/pink lemonade and it doesn't have a harsh aftertaste or a significant burn going down. It's sweet enough you can drink it straight, although I prefer a chaser of my favorite soda.

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. INGREDIENTS: CONTAINS PURE FILTERED WATER, SUGAR, LEMON JUICE, NATURAL FLAVORS.

All alcohol will freeze at a cold enough temperature, but any proof higher than 50 will not freeze in a conventional freezer. This covers the majority of harder spirits you may buy, but beer, wine, and liqueurs will certainly freeze with enough time.

What is the ratio of alcohol to water for freezing? ›

For quick, cheap cold packs, you can use a bag of frozen veggies or little takeout condiment packets of mustard, ketchup, etc., that have been kept in the freezer just for this purpose. You can make your own money-saving cold pack using 3 parts water to 1 part alcohol (example, 3/4 cup water and 1/4 cup alcohol).

Due to its ethanol content, vodka will not actually freeze solid until it reaches a temperature of -16 degrees Fahrenheit. Standard freezers are 0 degrees Fahrenheit, but that is still too cold for premium vodka. The optimal drinking temperature of vodka is somewhere between 32-39 degrees Fahrenheit.

If your pops are too full, there could be an issue, so give it a test "pull and fold" over the sink your first time to ensure you've got the hang of it. Keep pulling tight and place on the heat bar on your vacuum sealer. Keeping the bag pulled tight, close the lid with a few stray fingers and hit seal.

Instructions: Mix equal parts Unicorn Butterfly Pea Vodka and water. Fill your favorite ice cube tray and freeze. Ready for a shot that stands out from the crowd?

It can be served on the rocks (with ice) or frozen. Margaritas can also be made with different flavors, such as strawberry, raspberry, or mango. The alcohol content of a margarita can vary from 0% (a virgin margarita) to 55% (a super-sized margarita). But the average alcohol content of a margarita is around 18-25%.

Plan on using about twice as much ice as other ingredients to create that just-right frosty-to-flavor balance. Too little ice may result in a soupy, instead of slushy, drink. Too much ice can dilute your flavors.