Blueberry Basil Martini Pops

• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup Demerara syrup (equal parts demerara sugar and hot water)
• 1 1/2 cups fresh basil
• 4 cups blueberries
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1/4 cup vodka

1. Combine the water and sugar together in a small pot.
2. Bring to a boil over high heat, stirring occasionally, until the sugar completely dissolves.
3. Add the basil and stir.
4. Remove from the heat, cover and cool to room temperature to make a basil-infused simple syrup.
5. Strain, discarding the solids.
6. Puree the blueberries, lemon juice and basil syrup in your blender in batches.
7. Strain into a large bowl, mashing the puree around with a spoon to extract as much as liquid as you can.
8. Discard the solids.
9. Whisk with vodka.
10. Fill the pop molds with the blueberry mixture leaving 1/4 inch at the top.
11. Freeze until slushy, then insert a stick in each.
12. Freeze overnight, until solid.

sugar, syrup, fresh basil, blueberries, lemon juice, vodka

Taken from www.foodrepublic.com/recipes/blueberry-basil-martini-pops-recipe/ (may not work)