This year we were lucky to have an abundance of tomatoes thanks to my parents and neighbors. The past couple of weeks our meals have included chili, stews, homemade spaghetti sauce and sides of just plain sliced tomatoes and cherry tomatoes.
Yesterday I was juicing the rest of our tomatoes to freeze because even though my husband and daughter eat them like candy there was even too many for them to go through before they went bad. I will use the juice for future stews, soups and chili.
While I was juicing an idea popped into my head!
Tomato Popsicles!!
One of my first blog posts was Rhubarb Popsicles so I am not a stranger to obscure popsicle flavors.
So into my popsicle mold went some of my freshly juiced tomatoes.
When the kids got home from school I presented them with this new and amazing snack. I told them it was a surprise flavor and they had to figure it out on their own.
Bency, my five year old thought it was watermelon and thought it was REALLY good (he hates fresh tomatoes).
Iris thought it tasted like a vegetable and really healthy and thought it was pretty good.
When I finally told them what it was Bency wouldn’t eat anymore while Iris started devouring it even faster saying it was the best popsicle ever!
Kids are weird. If you find yourself with an abundance of tomatoes try Tomato Popsicles!!
Bency eating a tomato popsicle
I’m with Bency on this. Yuck! Better be careful, he may stop eating all together, only ice cream, worried about what you are putting in his food
When it was cold like that it was hard to tell it was tomato!! If I had not told him what it was he would have ate the whole thing!! He’s always a little leery of my cooking because I’m always trying to slip healthy stuff in!! Oh well, next time I know to keep my mouth shut!!! haha!!
What a great idea. I am hoping to get some more tomatoes at the market tomorrow. Maybe tomato Popsicles are in my kids future!
Thanks!! It’s a scientific experiment if nothing else!! I loved seeing the reactions of my kids!!
I love tomatoes. Actually, let me rephrase that, I love a GOOD tomato. I cannot even imagine for a moment eating a tomato popsicle, LOL.
I see you fall into the tomato as a vegetable camp. Is it? Or is it a fruit? Quite controversial. LOL.
My studies have told me it is in fact a fruit but tastes like a vegetable. This turned my daughter off at first because a healthy “vegetable” taste and popsicles should never be in the same sentence. However since she considers tomatoes part of the candy group she loved them once she found out!!
I thought as much, LOL.
Did you like them? It might be even better if you juiced a few more veggies, and made it like a V 8 popsicle. You could do fruits with the vegetables too like the V8 fusion juice.
They weren’t bad but holy cow your idea would be SO good!! I’m definitely doing that with my next batch!!
I wouldn’t have told him what it was. I would have just given it some wacky awesome name and left it at that. Prince Charming would have caught on, but not cared. It would take Buttercup years to figure out what she were eating. Sometimes we call her ‘Edith Bunker.’ LOL
haha!!! I’m thinking next time I might use beets and not tell them!! Those would have to be some beautiful popsicles and you’re right they will have to have an awesome name!!!
My cousin eats peanut butter and tomato sandwiches. Sounds weird, but to my surprise, they weren’t bad.
You know I’m going to try this out as an experiment in my house….My daughter HATES peanut butter but LOVES tomatoes. My son HATES tomatoes but LOVES peanut butter….this could be interesting….(insert devilish laugh)!!!
They will either be converted or you will have a pile of uneaten sandwiches. Good luck with that.
I like fresh tomatoes but I’d have never thought of making them into a Popsicle. My husband swears kids will eat anything as long as it is presented in a fun way. I’m going to have to try this and see what we get….
I just picked up another popsicle mold at a rummage sale today…we are going “healthy” popsicle crazy here and I can’t keep them in stock fast enough!!! My next one is going to be cranberry!!!
We made spinach cupcakes for St. Patrick’s Day. You’ve gotta get those veggies in when you can.
oohh…I’ve never heard of that! I’ve made zucchini cupcakes before! Yes, always slipping in the veggies!!!