Red, White, and Booze Ice Pops

Is there any better way to celebrate the birth of our great nation than with this red, white, and sort-of-blue Popsicle®? Before you answer, I should mention they're actually strawberry and blueberry cheesecake ice pops that are spiked with booze.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 5 mins
• Total Time: 20 mins
• Calories: 214 Calories

Ingredients

• ½ cup water
• 4 ounces cream cheese, softened
• ¾ cup sugar
• 1 ⅓ cups quartered fresh strawberries
• 1 ½ tablespoons vodka
• 1 tablespoon vodka
• 1 ⅓ cups fresh blueberries

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Whisk sugar and water together in a saucepan over medium heat until sugar is dissolved and syrup is clear, 2 to 3 minutes. Cool syrup to room temperature.

Step 2

Blend strawberries, 1 1/2 tablespoons syrup, and 1 1/2 tablespoons vodka together in a blender or food processor until smooth. Pour strawberry mixture into the bottoms of 6 ice pop molds; freeze until firm, at least 1 hour.

Step 3

Whisk cream cheese and 1 1/2 tablespoons syrup together in a bowl until smooth; whisk in 1 tablespoon vodka. Pour cheese mixture into ice pop molds on top of firm strawberry layer; freeze until cream cheese layer is firm, at least 1 hour.

Step 4

Blend blueberries, 1 1/2 tablespoons syrup, and 1 1/2 tablespoons vodka together in a blender or food processor until smooth. Pour blueberry mixture on top of firm cheesecake layer; freeze until solid, 8 hours to overnight.