Ingredients

Makes ten-twelve 2.5 ounce Pops

• 1 cup (240ml) pomegranate juice
• 1 ½ cups (360ml) water
• ½ cup (120ml) vodka
• ½ cup (100g) sugar
• ¼ cup (60ml) fresh lime juice
• ½ teaspoon orange bitters
• optional – 2 tablespoons pomegranate seeds, for garnish
• ¼ teaspoon ground Cloves
• ½ pound (455g) Strawberries, tops removed sliced ¼” thick
• ½ pound (225g) day-old Rustic White Bread with crusts removed
• cubed ¾” pieces
• Butter a 2-quart (2-L) baking dish

Instructions

Makes ten-twelve 2.5 ounce Pops

1. Soak wooden pop sticks in a glass of warm water for at least 30 minutes.

2. Stir together all ingredients (except optional pomegranate seeds) until the sugar is dissolved. If garnishing with pomegranate seeds, place 5-6 seed in each ice pop mold.

3. Pour ½-inch of the ice pop mixture into each mold and par-freeze for about 1 hour or until the pops just start to freeze. Divide the remaining mixture between ice pop molds.

4. Insert pop sticks and freeze for 4 hours or until completely solid.