FRESH GINGER MOSCOW MULE

PG tested

Ice pops aren’t just for kids. This adults-only treat is a lickable version of the Moscow mule, a popular cocktail made with vodka, spicy ginger beer and lime juice.

3 ½ ounces vodka Juice of 1 lime 1 thumb-size piece of fresh ginger,

peeled and grated 2 ounces ginger syrup (recipe

follows) 8 pieces of ginger from ginger

syrup 13 ½ ounces club soda

In a jug, mix the vodka, lime juice, grated ginger, ginger syrup and club soda.

Divide mixture between ice pop molds, place lid on tray and freeze for 30 minutes.

Add ginger pieces from the syrup to the molds, slide ice pop sticks into the lid slots and freeze for a further 12 to 14 hours, until solid. Makes 8 ice pops.

FOR GINGER SYRUP 8 ½ ounces boiling water 3 ½ ounces (7 tablespoons)

super-fine sugar Large piece (about 1 ounce) fresh ginger, peeled and cut into thin rounds

Stir boiling water and sugar together until sugar has completely dissolved.

Add ginger and leave until cool. Cooled syrup will keep in the fridge to 4 weeks.

- Adapted from “The Poptail Manual: Over 90 Delicious Frozen Cocktails” by Kathy Kordalis (Hardie Grant, May 2017, $14.99)