Homemade Plastic Free Watermelon-Lime Popsicles

My kids love popsicles (OK, so do I), and I finally figured out a way to make popsicles without plastic! I know there are BPA-free plastic molds out there, but as you know Most Plastics Leach Hormone-Like Chemicals and I'm trying to eliminate unnecessary plastics from our life, especially those that come in contact with food. My solution? The humble canning jar.

From my beautifully staged, yet blurry photos, you can probably figure out how to assemble the frozen treats. The trick is to choose a jar that has a mouth equal to or wider than the base and also has a two part lid. You need to remove the inner seal part of the lid,* and pour in your popsicle concoction. We pureed watermelon with a little lime juice. Don't forget to leave room at the top for expansion and then cover with a small piece of parchment paper before screwing on the metal ring. Poke the wooden stick through the paper and freeze. When removing the frozen treat you will need to run the glass jar under a little hot water to loosen, but it's not difficult.

I like the way the parchment catches any drips that might normally slide down little hands, and it's easy to store half-eaten treats in the freezer since New Kid often doesn't finish his.

While eating his pink treat Kiddo declared, "Yum! No sugar and no toxic chemicals! Delicious!"

I have him well-trained.

*The lids are coated with BPA plastic -- I realize this is plastic waste, I'm not perfect, but perhaps they could be used for another purpose?

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