pop! goes my summer: a postscript, of sorts

When I started this series, way back at the beginning of summer, I was convinced that I would have my share of fails. But – much to my surprise – each and every pop was truly delicious. Some more than others (hello, Oreo milkshake pops!), but each one pretty much a success.

Except one.

My love of all things s’mores has been well documented here – from s’mores bars to homemade s’mores. So I was determined to find a recipe that combined all the expected flavors into what I imagined would be the most amazing popsicle of them all.

And I did.

Roasted marshmallows, folded into vanilla ice cream and frozen into pops, dunked in a coating of chocolate and finally, rolled in crushed graham crackers.

Amiright????

And ohmygod was it going well. I snuck a spoonful of the roasted marshmallow/vanilla ice cream before transferring to the molds and smiled smugly to myself, yep, this is the one.

Except, when I tried to get the pops out of the molds, I discovered that they were not frozen solid – even after 24 hours.

So they looked like this:

Gah!!!!

Not one to take failure well, I was going to keep this from you all – forever. But calmer heads Mike prevailed and said, “you HAVE to do something with this ice cream. It’s that good”. (It really was).

So I took this “lemon”, and made S’mores Sundaes!

I used some leftover hot fudge sauce and crumbled graham crackers over the top.

Yeah – see those two bowls? Ate ’em both.

So while I can’t say that this was my fave popsicle of the series, I can – without reservation – say that this is one of my new fave desserts.

If you’re “Team S’mores” like I am, give this a try – and if you have any idea why those pesky pops didn’t freeze, please share!

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Sheri Silver

Sheri Silver is a New York-based food photographer and recipe developer who has been cooking and baking for over 30 years. She works with brands, authors and restaurants to create recipes that are as beautiful as they are foolproof - and every recipe on this blog has been made, tweaked and eaten in her own kitchen.

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