Home Made Peach Popsicles

SPC is so often about things we love. Easy recipes that make the six o’clock shit show more manageable, cool products made of safe-for-kids materials, amazing parents who are in it with us on keeping their families at the table… you know, our day-to-day obsessions. Today I bring you a bit of , well, hate. I hate ice cream trucks. Hate them. Hate the maniacal music that lures children to them like an evil Pied Piper on wheels. Hate the way they circle parks and other kid-dense areas. Hate the way I feel like a jerk trying to talk my kids out of what they’re selling. Luckily my neighbourhood has great ice cream options, like White Squirrel Cafe and Cool Hand Luc. But best of all is when I can say, “We’ve got something so much better at home.” And be able to deliver on it.

The kids and I have been whipping up a lot of frozen treats so far this summer. The only downside to making them at home is the wait. Sometimes I do the prep on my own after they’ve gone to bed so I don’t have to endure a minute-by-minute enquiry as to the popsicles’ status in the freezer. We’ve been experimenting with different combinations but our version of a creamcicle was a huge hit. Made with peaches, a bit of cream and some Greek yogurt and not a bit of sugar, there was a day we had them for breakfast. photos: Stacey Boag

Ben has an allergy to most stone fruits and until we know for sure, we act as if our kids are too.