Ingredients for making Earl Grey Popsicles Watermelon

Fresh Watermelon: Summer is a watermelon season. Choose sweet and ripe watermelons and remove all seeds. Watermelon is naturally quite sweet, contains lots of water and goes well with citrusy ingredients. In short, it’s a perfect ingredient for making summer popsicles.

Earl Grey Syrup: Earl Grey syrup is a must have for making desserts with tea, especially icy treats. It’s far more aromatic than other black teas and goes well with many ingredients. Earl Grey syrup is a simple sugar syrup made with brewed earl grey tea rather than water. Although it’s possible to buy a pre-made Earl Grey syrup, you can easily make one at home. In fact, if you have a good quality aromatic earl grey tea, it would be a shame not to try making it yourself. Find the recipe here.

Lime: Lime will balance out the flavour by adding a touch of zestiness. Both Earl Grey syrup and watermelon are quite sweet, so adding some lime will bring out more freshness. You can use lemon instead, but it will give a sourer flavour.

Steps for making Earl Grey Watermelon Popsicles

Prepare moulds: Plastic popsicle moulds are super handy for making homemade popsicles. You’ll need approximately 6-7 moulds. Most popsicle moulds will have a base that will keep them upright, but if you have individual ones, you can use plastic cups to place popsicle moulds inside. Both silicone and plastic moulds will work.

Cut the watermelon: Cut watermelon into small pieces and remove all seeds. Place it into a blender and add 7 tablespoons of earl grey syrup. Syrup will add both sweetness and texture. Less syrup will give popsicles an icier, rather than smooth texture. Add lime juice and blend it for 30 seconds. Since the syrup is heavier than watermelon, it will sink to the bottom, creating a two layered look.  

Pour into mould and freeze: Pour the watermelon and earl grey syrup into moulds. Don’t add popsicle sticks just yet. You’ll need to freeze them for about 30 minutes before inserting them. Once you add sticks, leave it to freeze for a couple of hours.

How to store homemade popsicles?

Once your popsicles are frozen, store them in separate wrappers to keep them fresh and flavourful. Popsicles will keep for at least a month. However, if you leave them in moulds, the flavour may change in less than a week. To remove popsicles from a mould, simply leave them outside the freezer for a couple of minutes and gently remove them.

How to make Earl Grey syrup?

Earl Grey simple syrup is a simple sugar syrup made with brewed earl grey tea and granulated sugar. It will take only 10-15 minutes to make. What’s great about making this syrup at home is that you can choose your own ingredients and adjust both texture and flavour:

• You can choose any type of tea, making sure the simple syrup will be super flavourful.
• You can replace white sugar with granulated light brown or dark brown sugar to add a nutty caramel note.
• And you can adjust the texture by adding more sugar.

In general, you’ll need to use 1:1 ratio of tea per sugar for a regular simple syrup. However, a sllightly thicker syrup will give a nicer texture to popsicles. Always use more tea leaves, but don’t over-steep it. You want a flavourful rich cup of tea without bitterness.  

Find the recipe for making a homemade Earl Grey simple syrup here.

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Earl Grey & Watermelon Popsicles

Refreshing homemade popsicles with watermelon and earl grey syrup

Course Dessert

Keyword Earl Grey, Popsicles, Summer

Prep Time 10 minutes minutes

Servings 6 popsicles

Equipment

• 6 popsicle moulds
• 6 popsicle sticks
• Blender

Ingredients

• 300 grams of watermelon, cut into small chunks, de-seeded
• 7-10 tablespoons of Earl Grey syrup
• Freshly squeezed juice of 2 limes

Instructions

• Cut the watermelon into small chunks and removeseeds and rind.
• Add it into a blender, together with lime juice and earl grey simple syrup.
• Blend for 3 seconds.
• Pour into popsicles moulds.
• Place popsicle moulds into a freezer for 30 minutes. Add popsicles sticks.
• Freeze for a couple of hours or until frozen.  

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What is Earl Grey syrup?

Earl Grey syrup is a simple sugar syrup made with brewed Earl Grey tea. Instead of being just sweet, it also has a recognizable Earl Grey flavour. Simple syrups are commonly used for sweetening cocktails and cold drinks because it will easily dissolve even in an icy cold drink.

The unique aromatic scent and flavour of Earl Grey tea come from bergamot orange peel; a citrus that’s mainly produced in Italy. Since bergamot flavour is always associated to Earl Grey tea, it’s rarely used for flavouring teas. In other words, all teas with a bergamot flavour will automatically be called Earl Grey teas.

The original Earl Grey is made with black tea, but today, you can use any Camellia sinensis tea to make an Earl Grey and some herbal teas, too. In fact, rooibos Earl Grey is the most common caffeine-free alternative to regular Earl Grey teas.

If you have 15 minutes to spare, this simple Earl Grey syrup recipe will open dozen of new opportunities to enjoy classic bergamot flavour in other drinks too.

8 simple ways to use Earl Grey tea syrup

1. Make simple popsicles

Earl Grey tea popsicles are super easy to make and taste absolutely amazing. If you are a fan of citrusy popsicles and want a simple treat that will take less than 5 minutes of your time, try out this recipe. Allow them to freeze overnight and use within a couple of weeks. They are great for summer tea parties when you need unique but simple treat that will take only a few minutes to make.

2. Use as a sweetener for homemade rice pudding

Who doesn’t like a good homemade rice pudding? The perfect rice pudding doesn’t need to be complicated. To make the simplest rice pudding, you will need only 3 ingredients – arborio or originario rice, milk and Earl Grey tea syrup instead of a sweetener.

3. Spice up your gin and tonic

A good gin and tonic is all about the right botanicals. A good Earl Grey is all about the right balance of bergamot and black tea flavour. Try adding ½ to 1 teaspoon of bergamot tea syrup to your gin and tonic and be ready for a surprise – they go exceptionally well together.

4. Add Earl Grey flavour to boba tea

A secret to making a flavourful boba tea are flavourful, chewy and sweet ingredients. A tea syrup can take care of the flavourful and sweet part. Use it to coat tapioca pearls and to add more flavour and sweetness to your boba tea. Even if you are using an Earl Grey black tea syrup, it will still go well with other types of tea, like rooibos or matcha green tea boba.

5. Sweeten your coffee with tea

Long gone are the times when mixing tea and coffee would be a weird thing to do. Today, coffee teas are anything but uncommon. Earl Grey sugar syrup can make any coffee latte taste more fragrant.

6. Use it for sweetening pure black iced tea

The easiest and fastest way to turn a pure black tea into an iced Earl Grey is by sweetening it with Earl Grey simple syrup. A great thing about tea syrups is that they will dissolve in cold water much easier than granulated sugar or honey.

7. Make an instant Earl Grey Syrup slushie

You know you can make a delicious, refreshing and fragrant slushie with only 3 ingredients – simple syrup, sparkling water and ice. Check out this recipe for an Instant Earl Grey Slushie.

8. Make your own granola with Earl Grey syrup

The benefit of making granola at home is that you can choose your own ingredients and get as creative as you wish. From rolled oats to rice pops, almonds to pecans, spices and citruses, the list is limitless. Use tea syrup as a binding agent – it will taste delicious.

Ready to try some of these ideas? Learn how to make a very simple tea syrup.

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Ingredients for making Earl Grey Lemon Popsicles

There’s no brewing required for this recipe. Instead, we used an Earl Grey sugar syrup – the best ingredient you could possibly have in your fridge during summer. Fresh lemon and water are the other two. Think of it as a frozen Earl Grey lemonade and you’ll get the idea. You will also need popsicle moulds, which are nowadays available everywhere. They all come with a popsicle stick, but you can replace it with a wooden one.  

How to Make Earl Grey Tea Syrup

We recommend making Earl Grey tea syrup a day in advance. You can store it in the fridge for a couple of weeks and use whenever you want. Earl Grey tea syrup is very easy to make. You will need a strong and fragrant Earl Grey tea and white granulated sugar. This Earl Grey simple syrup recipe makes 20 tablespoons of syrup, which would be enough to make up to 20 Earl Grey Lemon popsicles.  

Check out more ideas on how to use Earl Grey syrup.

Can you replace Earl Grey syrup with some other tea syrup?

Absolutely. However, choose blends that have a citrusy note. Earl Grey is black tea scented with bergamot (Citrus bergamia), a type or orange originating from Italy. These oranges look similar to lemons and are not typically used as regular oranges. Instead, they are famous for its essential oil. Bergamot oil is derived from the peel, and it’s been used for scenting Earl Grey tea for 200 years. Earl Grey without bergamot would not be an Earl Grey.

Lemon flavoured black tea would be a great alternative to Earl Grey. However, they won’t taste the same.

Can you add more syrup and lemon?

Yes, but don’t add less. Use at least 1 tablespoon of syrup per popsicle or more. Simple syrups are very sweet as they are basically only sugar melted in water. We found that 1 lemon is just enough for a good balance.

How to add popsicle stick to watery popsicles

Watery popsicles have a different texture than creamy popsicles. Unless you are using popsicle stick that was originally included with your popsicle mould, you won’t be able to attach a wooden stick immediately. Let them freeze for about 30 minutes before inserting a popsicle stick and freeze for an additional 5-6 hours.

How to store Earl Grey lemon popsicles?

Fully frozen, it’s best to keep them in their original mould. You can use one zip-lock bag and place for all of them and store for several weeks. They will keep longer, but if you want to enjoy the best possible fresh flavour, use them within a couple of weeks. We bet you won’t be able to resist them for that long, though.

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Earl Grey Lemon Popsicles

Refreshing, esasy to make popislces with lemons and a cassic bergamot and black tea flavour.

Course Dessert, Summer Treats

Keyword Earl Grey, Popsicles

Prep Time 5 minutes minutes

Freezing time 6 hours hours

Total Time 6 hours hours 5 minutes minutes

Servings 4 popsicles

Equipment

• 4 popsicle moulds
• Measuring cup

Ingredients

• 100 ml of cold water
• freshly squeezed juice of one lemon
• 5 tablespoons of Earl Grey simple syrup

Instructions

• In a measuring cup, mix 100 ml of water, freshly squeezed juice of one lemon and 5 tablespoons of Earl Grey Simple Syrup.
• Mix it until syrup dissolves.
• Pour into moulds and put in the freezer for 30 minutes.
• Add popsicle sticks and leave to fully freeze.

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These recipe uses a pre-made tea sugar syrup. We used brown sugar simple chai syrup, but you can replace it with your favourite tea syrup.

Find a recipe for making a demerara sugar chai simple syrup here.

What are Tea Popsicles?

Popsicles are super easy to make and can be a great replacement for a regular ice cream. Tea popsicles are popsicles made with tea. For making popsicles, you can use almost any tea you want. The best teas are those with stronger flavours, spiced, citrusy and minty blends, fruit teas and rooibos blends. Even if you only have regular unflavoured black tea, you can add vanilla, rum or orange extracts to create a new flavour.

There are two basic types of popsicles – popsicles made with water and popsicles made with a cream base. Popsicles with water are easier to make and will have an icy and mushy texture. Cream-based popsicles are creamier, but they may have an icy texture too. Thankfully, there are several ways to avoid that.

The most common base for creamy homemade popsicle is a plain thick yogurt.

Can You Make Creamy Popsicles with Tea Syrup and Yogurt Only?

Yes, you can make a very simple popsicle by mixing honey or simple syrup with yogurt. We tested multiple techniques, and pure yogurt and syrup popsicles are simply not indulgent enough. They will freeze well, but they will also be more icy and less creamy. If you are in a rush and want to make popsicles in literally a minute, you can use this technique. Otherwise, we do advise to add one more ingredient – whipped cream.

Should Popsicles be Creamy?

Popsicles or ice lollies don’t need to be as creamy as ice cream They can be made from fruit syrups and water, fruit purees or fruit powders and milk. You may prefer one type, or you may enjoy them all. This recipe is for creamier tea popsicles, but not as creamy as a real ice cream would be. They will still contain much less ice crystals than you would normally have if you simply froze yogurt.

Can You Make Popsicles Without Dairy Milk?

Yes, you can use plant-based yogurts too. Choose those with a thicker texture and higher fat content.

For a non-creamy popsicles, you can use a simple syrup only. Find the recipe for Earl Grey simple syrup popsicles here.  

How to Store Tea Popsicles?

The best way to store popsicles is in the original mould. Cover them with a cling foil or place in a zip-lock bag. Do not leave them uncovered for more than a day or two. They are best used within a week but may keep up to several weeks or even months.

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Creamy Popsicles with Chai Demerara Tea Syrup

Easy to make creamy popsicles with chai demerara sugar simple syrup.

Course Dessert

Keyword Popsicles

Prep Time 15 minutes minutes

Freezing time 6 hours hours

Total Time 6 hours hours 10 minutes minutes

Servings 4 popsicles

Equipment

• 4 popsicle moulds
• 4 popsicle sticks
• electric hand mixer
• bowl

Ingredients

• 10 tablespoons of heavy whipping cream
• 6 heaped tablespoons of full fat Greek yogurt
• 5-10 tablespoons of demerara sugar chai simple syrup

Instructions

• Add 10 full tablespoons of heavy whipping cream into a small but tall bowl.
• Using an electric mixer, whip it at low speed for a few minutes until solid and creamy. Do not over whip it.
• Add Greek yogurt and mix it with a spoon until it’s perfectly blended. This may take a minute or two.
• Add chai tea syrup and mix.
• Pour the popsicle mixture into moulds, and put a popsicle stick into each.
• Freeze for 6 hours, or until frozen.

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