Experience the sinful taste of chocolate, paired with the cool, tingling freshness of mint or creamy coconut.

Homemade tea popsicles are easy to make & cost less than buying commercial popsicles, which usually contain a lot of sugar, artificial flavours, colourings, & preservatives. When making popsicles with tea, the amount of sugar that is used can be reduced, or eliminated entirely.

When adding sugar, honey or maple syrup to popsicles, it’s always best to dissolve the sweetener in hot tea first, & then add other ingredients. The sweeteners will combine with the rest of the ingredients much more effectively if they have been dissolved in hot tea beforehand. 

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WESTCOAST PEPPERMINT POPSICLE

Ingredients

2 tablespoons Westcoast Peppermint loose tea 
1 tablespoon honey, cane sugar or brown sugar (optional)
1 tablespoon cocoa powder
2 cups non-dairy milk

Directions

1. Bring water to a full, rolling boil. Pour 2 cups water over 2 tbsp. loose tea. Steep for 10 minutes. Strain tea into a heatproof jug (plastic or stainless steel) & stir in sweetener to dissolve. Refrigerate until completely chilled.

2. Stir cocoa powder into 1⁄4 cup of non-dairy milk until it is fully dissolved. Slowly pour more milk into the cocoa powder mixture until it is completely & thoroughly combined. Stir in the chilled, sweetened tea with chocolate milk. Pour into popsicle molds, & freeze. Wait until popsicles are completely frozen before serving.

CHOCOLATE HUG TEA COCONUT FUDGSICLE

This popsicle combines the intoxicating cocoa flavour of Chocolate Hug with rich coconut milk.

Ingredients

2 tablespoons Chocolate Hug loose tea: 1 cup water
1 tablespoon maple syrup or brown sugar (optional)
21⁄2 cups coconut milk

Directions

1. Bring water to a full, rolling boil. Pour 1 cup water over tea. Steep for 10 minutes. Strain tea into a heatproof jug (plastic or stainless steel) & stir in maple syrup to dissolve. Refrigerate until completely chilled.

2. Combine chilled tea with coconut milk. Pour into popsicle molds, & freeze. Wait until popsicles are completely frozen before serving.

Turn into an indulgent adult treat by adding 1/2 cup Bourbon or Irish Cream Whiskey before freezing. Note: Alcohol will prevent popsicles from freezing completely & solidly. Depending on the recipe, you can sometimes add a bit of alcohol to a popsicle, but beware, if the alcohol content is too high, your popsicle won’t freeze completely.

optional: The following teas also work well in this recipe, & can be substituted for the original tea listed in the recipe: Vanilla Plantation, Silk Road Chai or Peach Paradise.