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What could be more perfect on a hot summer's day than a refreshing teapop? That's right..nothing! Ignore the sound of greensleeves blasting from the local ice cream van, and why not try out our simple, tasty and super fun recipe for a teapigs teapop. As our tea temples contain the very-best-quality real ingredients (whole leaf teas, whole herbs and whole pieces of fruit and spices) they are essentially little bags of intense flavour which you can use to make all sorts of wonderful creations - including teapops! 

As ever, we’re big fans of experimenting, so give the below method a try with your favourite tea temples. Once you’ve nailed the basic method, there really is no limit to what you can create but we’ve given you our favourites to get you started below.

what you'll need...

  • 4 teapigs tea temples (depending on how strong you like your flavour)
  • 100ml boiling water to brew
  • 350ml of cool water or your milk of choice (for milky teapops)*
  • 60g/6tsp runny honey or agave to sweeten (more/less to taste)
  • Some optional extras to make it even fancier - fresh fruit, agave syrup, cinnamon, vanilla  

method:

1. Brew your tea temples for at least 4 minutes – the longer you leave them, the more intense the flavour

2. Sweeten with honey or agave syrup to taste - approx 10g/1.5 tsp per pop

3. Remove the tea temples and leave to fully cool

4. Top with 350ml water or your chosen milk

5. Prepare your fresh fruit and any extras you want to include

6. Pour your cooled tea into your ice lolly moulds and add in your extras

7. Pop in the freezer overnight to set

8. Take out the freezer and ENJOY!

some ideas to get you started...

fruity pops: 

top tips!

  • Some of the flavour drops to the bottom of the moulds while freezing so you get a burst of flavour at the top of your pop! For a more even flavour, give the lollies a stir or two mid-freezing
  • Feel free to swap out the water for some milk or yoghurt to make milky pops
  • For the kids, we have lots of lovely caffeine free options, but fear not grown ups - our black teas (particularly chai) are fab if you're after a little caffeine boost
  • Matcha fans - why not work a matcha pop into your everyday routine this summer? There’s no need to brew it - just whisk the matcha straight into your milk and pop it in the freezer!

Teapops are perfect for making with the little'uns this summer - and the brilliant thing is you know exactly what you're putting into them. If you're after more summer inspiration, why not also try a teapigs teashake or iced tea?

Be sure to share your creations on facebook, twitter and instagram - we would love to see!

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