Stay Cool with Strawberries and Cream Popsicles

Summer has officially hit Los Angeles. This heat totally has the ability to humble me, especially considering I live in an apartment without air-conditioning. Phew! Climbing temperatures mean that popsicles are an absolute must. My favorite thing to do is pick up fruit from the farmer's market, puree it and pour it in popsicle molds. I consider July to be a fantastic month for strawberries. They're tart, perfectly sweet and they're usually cheap, cheap, cheap.

Even though strawberries are perfect on their own, there's something that happens when you puree them. They're a bit overwhelmingly tart so I added sugar to balance it out. Feel free to substitute honey for sugar or any other sweetener you prefer.

I've always been a sucker for the combination of strawberries and cream. It truly is one of the great flavor combinations.

Adrianna Adarme is a food blogger and author living in Los Angeles, California. She writes the blog A Cozy Kitchen, where she shares comforting, everyday recipes from her kitchen. She recently authored her first cookbook, PANCAKES: 72 Sweet and Savory Recipes for the Perfect Stack. She's a lover of breakfast, pie (and sometimes even pie for breakfast), corgis and cute things. You can find her on Twitter, Instagram, or Facebook.