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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Lifestyle
Janine Israel

Easy freezy: eight fruity recipes for frozen summer treats – no ice-cream maker required

Liam Charles’ berry smoothie popsicles are zingy, sweet and loaded with antioxidants.
Liam Charles’ berry smoothie popsicles are zingy, sweet and loaded with antioxidants. Photograph: Issy Croker/The Guardian. Food styling: Benjamina Ebuehi. Prop styling: Rachel Vere.

When the weather is hot and midsummer’s bounty of berries, stone fruit, melons and bananas need a life after the fruit bowl, these frozen desserts are just a quick blitz away.

Who needs an ice-cream machine when granita, sorbet and ice blocks can be devised with a swift spin in a blender and a few hours of chill in the freezer? Many of these recipes can be prepared in under 15 minutes, leaving more time for summer’s ultimate pastime: doing nothing at all.

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