Making Ice Blocks At Home

We ve got three delicious options right here piña colada icies tropical fruity icies and strawberry and yogurt icies.

Making ice blocks at home.

Luckily making large blocks of ice at home is not hard. An ice block will not melt as quickly as ice cubes because of its density. But this simple 4 ingredient recipe changes all that. Fresh fruit ice blocks from the nerd s wife.

It costs less and you can make the size blocks that work best for you. This igloo cooler is a totally workable vessel for making clear ice blocks in my home freezer. If you use a cooler for food storage block ice will last far longer than ice cubes. You can buy blocks of ice of course but when that isn t practical making blocks of ice in your home freezer is a workable solution.

And making your own has two advantages. Freezing an ice block for ice blocking. Place a container the size of the block of ice you want to create in the freezer so that the bottom of the container rests on a flat solid surface. Lava flow ice blocks from one lovely life.

So why even make block ice. Summer apricot yoghurt ice blocks from strudel and cream. Sometimes too it can be hard to find block ice and so you have to make your own that s our problem. These home made ice blocks are perfect for hot summer days especially when enjoyed outside by the pool or in between slips on the slip n slide.

Commercial ice blocks tend to be packed with sugar and many that claim to be fruit flavoured contain only 5 20 actual fruit. Method 1 of 2. Luckily it is of a shape that allows for easy removal of the ice block. Kiwi and pineapple ice blocks from the slow roasted italian.

In this first experiment with the cooler i set the freezer temperature on the lowest setting. Coconut raspberry ice blocks from chelsea s messy apron.