Gin and Tonic Popsicles

How to make Gin and Tonic Popsicles using only four ingredients and enjoy them all summer long.

Frozen cocktails are the ultimate in hot weather boozy refreshment but getting out the blender to make slushies involves a little work and cleaning up afterwards. Popsicles, or ice blocks as they’re called in Australia are easy to make and they can be prepared ahead of time and kept in the freezer to enjoy on demand.

To make Gin and Tonic Popsicles, you only need four ingredients, gin, tonic, lime and cucumber. Choose your favourite gin, be it a London dry style, a citrus-forward or floral gin and pair it with your favourite tonic water. The lime zest adds an extra zing and the frozen cucumbers inside the popsicles are refreshing to eat on a hot summer’s day.

With so many styles of gin and a variety of tonic water readily available, you can try a number of different flavours and have a frozen version of your favourite summer tipple ready to enjoy. Here are some pairing suggestions:

• gin, blackberry, basil
• gin, strawberry slices and basil
• savoury gin with fresh thyme
• pink gin, blueberries, fresh mint
• sloe gin, strawberry slices

The recipe makes approximately 8 x 60ml popsicles. Depending on the capacity of your moulds, simply adjust the quantities using the ratio below.

Gin and Tonic Popsicles Recipe

Makes approx 8 x 60ml popsicle moulds

Ingredients

• 60ml gin
• 60ml lime juice, freshly squeezed and strained
• 400ml tonic water
• 1 Lebanese cucumber, thinly sliced* (not shown in photo)
• grated zest of half a lime

Equipment: popsicle moulds, pouring jug

Method

In a pouring jug, add the gin, freshly squeezed and strained lime juice, grated lime zest and tonic water. Give the mixture a good but gentle stir to combine. Pour the liquid equally into the popsicle moulds leaving a little space at the top as it will expand when frozen. Slowly slide in two cucumber slices per mould then insert the popsicle sticks. Freeze for a minimum of 8 hours or preferably overnight.