Simple to make and stylishly retro, these cool summer desserts are only childproof if you want them to be
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ORANGE CREAM FLOATS
Serves 8
- 2 Pints vanilla ice cream
- 2 cups orange juice, freshly squeezed
- 2 cups club soda
- 1 cup vodka or tequila
Chill eight glasses in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes. Scoop the ice cream and divide evenly among the chilled glasses. Top with the orange juice and club soda.
Serve immediately. (Adult guests may enjoy these floats a whole lot more, if you top their glass with a splash of vodka or tequila.)
BERRY WHITE POPS
Makes 7
- 1 cup hot water
- 0.75 cup sugar
- 1 cup white wine
- 1 tbsp orange-flavoured liqueur
- 4tsp fresh lemon juice
- 1 cup fresh berries
Stir the sugar in hot water until dissolved. Mix in the wine, orange liqueur and lemon juice. Divide fruit (such as blueberries, and thinly sliced strawberries) among seven 5-oz paper cups. Pour the wine mixture into the cups. Cover the cups with foil, and then insert a craft stick into the centre of each pop. Freeze for at least eight hours or overnight. (For kid-friendly frozen pops, simply replace the wine and liqueur with berry-flavoured yoghurt).
