SOUR CHERRY POPSICLES
Makes 8 1/3-cup size popsicles
Ingredients:
2/3 cup water
2/3 cup sugar
3 cups pitted sour cherries (a little over a pound of whole cherries)
Directions:
Make a simple syrup by cooking the sugar and water in a small saucepan until the sugar dissolves, stirring a few times. Turn off the heat and let the syrup cool to room temperature.
Process the cherries in a food processor or with an immersion blender until completely blended. You should have about 2 cups of blended cherries. Stir in the cooled simple syrup. Pour the mix into popsicle molds (I use this guy) and slip the popsicles into the freezer until frozen, about 4 hours.
To remove, let the mold rest on the counter for a few minutes. Alternatively, run the mold under lukewarm water for about 20 seconds. They should slip out with a tug.
