It’s been a pretty hot summer here, so anything frozen is a welcomed refreshment. With the new season of Diablo underway, it was time to create a chilling dish that would combat the heat from the Burning Hells.

JUSTICE is best served cold! Right Tyrael?

This recipe is pretty easy, so you’ll be able to whip it up between your rift runs! Plus, it’s got a little bit of booze in it. A nice way to end summer with one last tropical cocktail!

UNIT COMPOSITION

1. 2 oz of blue curacao
2. 3 oz of rum
3. 1 cup of pineapples, chopped
4. 3 – 4 pineapple spears
5. 1 can of coconut cream

BUILD ORDER

Prep time for this recipe is about 15 minutes. Chill time is about 8 hours (~6 hours without alcohol). This will make about 6 popsicles.

You will want a popsicle mold that has a removable shell. I’m using Zoku popsicle makers for this. This can be done with a standard mold, but it may be a bit trickier!

OPENING

1. Take your pineapple spears and cut them into strips. The goal is to create rays of light similar to this:
   
2. Once you’re happy with the shape and size of the pineapple rays, place them inside the popsicle mold.
3. Place the molds face down in the freezer and let the pineapple harden for about 5 minutes.
4. Any left over pineapple pieces from this process can be added into the next step!

MID GAME

1. While your pineapples are freezing, combine your pineapples, coconut cream, and rum in a blender.
2. Remove your molds from the freezer. Place the molds in their holder so they’re standing up straight.
3. Slowly pour in the mixture into each mold.

LATE GAME

1. Carefully pour blue curacao into each mold. Since the piña colada mixture is dense, the curacao should easily sit on top of it.
2. Using a chopstick or knife, gently poke the curacao into the piña colada mix. You’ll want to focus mainly on the edges of the popsicle mold in order to make the blue color more prominent. This is the same technique used for the burning hells popsicles.
3. Return the popsicles to the freezer and allow it to chill for about 8 hours.
4. When the popsicles are ready, use warm water to help ease the popsicles out of their molds.
5. Eat!

Now you’ve got a cool treat worthy of the Angels. GG WP!

Now, get back to rifting! See you in Sanctuary, Nephalem!

Growing up, I would play A LOT of N64 games. It was basically an after school ritual for me — I’d come home, eat a snack and then immediately become glued to the television and my console.

One of my favorite games is Super Smash Brothers. I would play hours on end and when I returned to school the next day, I’d jump into these deep discussions about why I thought Kirby was a really awesome character to play. I mean, c’mon, he basically can steal anyone’s special! Plus, that   ↓ special? HE TURNS INTO A ROCK TO CRUSH HIS ENEMIES!

Because I enjoyed playing Kirby so much in Smash, I eventually rented a copy of Kirby 64 from Blockbuster. Yeaaaah, that was quite a while ago.

Admittedly, I still don’t know what Kirby is. I just know that he’s a happy little dude who LOVES to eat. So, I’m sure he would appreciate having his imaged turned into a tasty popsicle!

UNIT COMPOSITION

1. 1/2 cup of strawberries
2. 1 1/2 cups of almond milk
3. 1 scoop of Quest Banana Cream protein powder
4. 1 scoop of Quest Strawberries & Cream protein powder
5. 2 tablespoons of white chocolate, melted
6. 8 sliced almonds
7. a few drops of blue food dye

BUILD ORDER

Prep time for this takes about 10 minutes. Chill time for this is about 6 – 8 hours. Decorating time is about 15 minutes. This makes 4 servings.

Each serving contains: 11g of Protein, 1g of Fat, and 1g of Net Carbs

You will need a round ice popsicle maker for this recipe.

OPENING

1. Combine your protein powders with almond milk in a blender. It should have a fairly thick consistency (think pudding!).
2. Reserve two of your strawberries, and slice the rest. The remaining two will be used to make the mouth and the blush.
3. Add your sliced strawberries to your protein mix. Blend the strawberries into the mix.

MID GAME

1. Carefully pour the mixture into each popsicle mold.
   
2. Freeze for 6 – 8 hours.

LATE GAME

1. Heat your white chocolate until it melts. Carefully add 2 drops of blue food coloring. Stir the food coloring into the chocolate.
2. Dip the end of an almond slice into the white chocolate. This will create the blue part of Kirby’s eyes. Repeat this step for 7 more almond slices.
3. Let the chocolate on the almond dry.
4. Add more blue food coloring to the white chocolate. You’ll want the chocolate to be as dark as possible.
5. Using a toothpick or a chopstick, gently drizzle the dark chocolate above the blue part of the almond. Be sure to leave a white space at the top. Allow the chocolate to dry for about 5 minutes.
6. Remove your popsicles from the freezer and take them out from their molds.
   
7. Slice your strawberries and cut out shapes to create Kirby’s mouth (basically cut out a “D”) and blush.
8. Dampen the back of the almonds and strawberries with water. Then, lay your popsicle horizontally (I used a mug to hold up mine) and adhere the almonds and strawberries to the pops.
9. Place the popsicle back in the freezer for 2 minutes.
10. Remove from the freezer and eat!

Ta-da! It’s KIRBY! GG WP.

Now you’ve got this portable Kirby to nibble on during the warm summer days!

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The weather has been heating up which means that summer is upon us! You know what will cool you down in the heat? POPSICLES!

So, I invited an honorable guest to help me create these frozen delicacies… And let me tell you, he sure knows a thing or two about how to deal with the heat!

Tiny bourbon for a tiny Lord of Terror.

I imagine that it must get pretty damn hot in the Burning Hells, and I would think that Diablo likes to enjoy a good cocktail or two while he’s plotting the demise of the Nephalem. I always knew he was an Old Fashioned kind of demon.

For this recipe, instead of going with something spicy to burn your mouth , I decided to go with a different type of burn: BOOZE!

UNIT COMPOSITION

1. 1 oz of bitters
2. 3 oz of bourbon
3. 1 cup of cherries, pitted
4. 2 cups of orange juice
5. 1 peach, chopped
6. OPTIONAL: sweetener of your choice*

*These popsicles are a little bit on the tart side, if you want it to be sweeter, feel free to add 1/2 tablespoon to each of the mixtures before freezing.

BUILD ORDER

Total prep time for this recipe is about 20 minutes. Total idle time is about 8 hours (or 5 – 6 hours if you make this without the alcohol).
This makes about 6 popsicles.

OPENING

1. Combine your chopped peach and 1 cup of orange juice in a blender. Add in 1/2 of your bitters and bourbon.
2. Blend the mixture and set aside.

MID GAME

1. Combine your remaining orange juice, bourbon, bitters and cherries in a blender.
2. Blend the mixture and set aside. The cherry mixture should be less viscous than the peach mixture.

LATE GAME

1. Begin pouring in your orange and peach mixture into each popsicle mold. You’ll want to fill it up to 2/3 of the mold.
2. Top off each mold with the cherry mixture. Using a chopstick or knife, poke the cherry mixture into the peach mixture. This will cause the cherry color to bleed into the orange color.
3. Let chill for 8 hours.
4. Remove the popsicles from the mold.
5. Eat!

GG WP!

Since this recipe does contain alcohol, I do recommend making these popsicles right before you sleep since alcohol takes a much longer time to freeze. As a result, they’ll also defrost faster once you take them out, so eat them quickly!

If you don’t like alcohol, or if you want to make this kid-friendly, this recipe works great without the bourbon and bitters. You’ll just need to add a little bit more orange juice.

Now, go forth and enjoy the warm weather, Nephalem!