How To Make Baseball Player Bomb Pops

Summer has arrived. The warmer weather will bring with it requests for cooler fare – including treats! Chances are, with school being out, you are looking for entertaining ways to keep the kids occupied. Have them pitch in on this recipe for Baseball Player Bomb Pops. These whimsical cool treats are personalized so each person will be able to select their favorite team and player. The setup and preparation time are a breeze. They are fun to make and eat. Nothing says summer like baseball and popsicles. Combine the two and you’ll score a home run!

Preparation Time: 20 minutes
Serves: Makes 8 medium popsicles

Ingredients

• 8 Multi-color bomb pops
• 8 Strawberries
• 1 Tube of White Frosting
• 16 (8 pairs) Sugar Cake Decoration Letters
• 16 Candy Eyes
• 8 Graham Cracker Sticks (cut in half)

TIP: To help you envision this tasty treat, imagine that the strawberries form the baseball helmet and the graham crackers form the arms. The frosting is the “glue” that holds the eyes and letters together.

Preparation

1. Remove the stems from the strawberries then pat them dry removing any moisture.
2. Core each strawberry in the center enough so that it will fit snugly over the top of each bomb pop.
3. Cut off a V-shaped slice of the long edge of each strawberry.
4. Place a dab of white frosting at the center of the strawberry (where you cut the V shape).
5. Attach a sugar cake decoration letter to the frosting. This will be your team’s letter.
6. Place a tiny dab of white frosting near the top of each bomb pop.
7. Stick the candy eyes to the frosting. Alternative: if you do not have candy eyes, simply dab a tiny bit of frosting (as instructed in # 6) and add a tiny piece of chocolate to form the pupils.
8. Add a dab of white frosting to the front of the bomb pop and attach the corresponding sugar cake decoration (team) letters.
9. Dab a bit of frosting to the sides of the bomb pop and attach the graham crackers to form arms.

The next step is easy: eat and enjoy your creation. It will cool you down on a hot summer day. This recipe is also perfect for birthday parties. Have the birthday child and attendees make Baseball Player Bomb Pops for an undeniably great time.