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[Sappho]

Coffee pops: dump some coffee grounds in a pot with a bunch of water and maybe a little bit of sugar, and boil it down to almost nothing. Filter out the grounds, mix the concentrate with tvaroh/quark/kvarg/whatever you call it and a spoon full of honey, and pack it into popsicle molds. So good, especially in the summer when it's too hot for coffee.

[scrdest]

Coffee pops: dump some coffee grounds in a pot with a bunch of water and maybe a little bit of sugar, and boil it down to almost nothing. Filter out the grounds, mix the concentrate with tvaroh/quark/kvarg/whatever you call it and a spoon full of honey, and pack it into popsicle molds. So good, especially in the summer when it's too hot for coffee.

Doesn't the first part amount to 'make a strong coffee'? Because that option would actually be easier for me.

[Sappho]

The key is to boil it down as much as possible. Any liquid that remains will make ice crystals in your pops, and they're nicer without them. If you can minimize the amount of liquid, then the pops will have a nicer texture and the coffee will mix better with the creamy goodness.

[Bauglir]

What would your thoughts on instant coffee be in this scenario?

[Sappho]

Obviously it would be less nice, but it could work if that's what you have. Just make it really strong, then try to boil it in a pot until most of the liquid is gone, and it should work fine.

[penguinofhonor]

You can make popsicles out of weird cheese? I have not been properly taking advantage of the summer.

[Caz]

coffee+cheese popsicles? o_o sounds... dubious

[Sappho]

Haha, it doesn't take like cheese. More like sweet cream or yogurt. You can buy frozen tvaroh here alongside the ice cream, and it's great in pastries and fruit dumplings and such.

[scrdest]

Haha, it doesn't take like cheese. More like sweet cream or yogurt. You can buy frozen tvaroh here alongside the ice cream, and it's great in pastries and fruit dumplings and such.

Yeah, it's veeeery mild in flavor, and many people eat it with or as a part of sweet dishes, although with some salt and chives/onion it's a very filling bread-put-on-thingy.

[Sappho]

I suppose it's comparable to cream cheese when it comes to flavor. Maybe a bit sweeter.

[Vector]

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[MaximumZero]

Pumpkin spice hash browns would be awful.

[Bauglir]

... Shit, I know how I'm celebrating this Thanksgiving. That actually sounds pretty damn good, although you'd need to add sugar I think.

[MaximumZero]

Use sweet potatoes?

[Bauglir]

Damn. That's good. Stealing it.