Fizzy fruit pop, made by you! Hold on to your hat, the bubbles tickle! This easy no-cook recipe is for ages 5 to 9 (grades K–3rd), takes about 5 minutes and serves 2. Crumb, our tiny chef, reads every step aloud with a picture, so a child can follow along.
Ingredients
1 cup orange juice1 cup (240 ml) orange juice
1 cup sparkling water1 cup (240 ml) sparkling water
1 cup ice1 cup (240 ml) ice
¼ cup blueberries (optional)¼ cup (60 ml) blueberries (optional)
Teaching a class? This recipe needs no heat and no knife: the class version for 25 has a shopping list and a card to print.
Tools
Cups or glasses, A big jug, A big spoon, Measuring cups.
Steps
Wash your hands with soap for twenty seconds, then let's make Fizzy Fruit Pop!
Share 1 cup of ice between two glasses.Share 1 cup (240 ml) of ice between two glasses.
Pour 1 cup of orange juice over the ice, half in each glass.Pour 1 cup (240 ml) of orange juice over the ice, half in each glass.
Now pour in 1 cup of sparkling water very, very slowly.Now pour in 1 cup (240 ml) of sparkling water very, very slowly.
Give it one slow stir with a spoon.
Drop in a few ¼ cup of blueberries for sparkle.Drop in a few ¼ cup (60 ml) of blueberries for sparkle.
Sip your fizzy pop and feel the bubbles tickle your nose!
Safety notes
None of the nine major allergens as written. Still read the labels on packets.
Squash blueberries a little for little ones under 4.
Freezer time.
Kitchen science
The bubbles are carbon dioxide gas squeezed into the water, and stirring hard lets it escape, so stir slowly.
Make it your own
Use a different juice, like apple or white grape, and see how it tastes.
Squeeze a little lemon in for a sour fizz.
Freeze a few blueberries to use instead of ice cubes.