These frozen coconut peach bites are an easy, adaptable icy summer treat.
Saturday we bought a newer car for me. Sunday we sold my old car to the first person that came to see it off Craigslist (how did we even function before Craigslist? Also, someone please explain to me how Craigslist makes money. This has been a dinner time discussion more than once in our house with no conclusion). You would think that’s perfect timing and it would be if the car we bought wasn’t in Manheim, Pennsylvania sitting on the auction lot. Ulysses’ job doesn’t have many perks but one of them happens to be access to wholesale cars. Great for the price, not great for convenience as I wait for it to be inspected and shipped to me.
In the meantime, I’m driving my father in law’s old 2000 Hyundai Accent because Ulysses also happened to sell his truck the day before we sold my car. Impeccable timing. I’m usually cool with driving whatever, but let’s talk about this car a bit.
The exterior has seen better days. I don’t know what he hit, a guardrail, a deer maybe? But the driver’s side has a nice big horizontal dent that is now rusting across 80% of it, the inside might never have been cleaned in it’s entire lifetime (I had to sit on a towel yesterday for fear my white pants would’ve been black when I got out if not), it’s stick shift, no power anything and the kicker?
No air-conditioning.
Besides the embarrassment factor of this car (coincidentally, every stoplight I’m suddenly flanked by hot men in pickup trucks) and wanting to plaster a sign to the windshield that says NOT MINE, TEMPORARY LOANER, the A/C part is killing me.
I’m totally that person that drives with the windows down and the air on in the summer just to enjoy the “summer breeze” but when it hits 95-100 degrees like it has every day since selling my car, the windows part becomes overrated. Give me air of the conditioned variety please.
So after 4 separate trips to and from a conference yesterday, I arrived home with my pants sticking to my legs from sweat, my foot cramping from driving stick shift in heels, my hands tacky from dirt caked onto the steering wheel and popped one of these frozen treats in my mouth.
They almost make me forget the horror that is that car.
They’re good, but I’m ready for my car to get here.
Frozen Coconut Peach Bites
Ingredients
- 1 cup coconut milk, from a can
- 1 peach, chopped
- 1/4 cup currants, optional or substitute blueberries
Instructions
- Combine coconut milk and chopped peaches in a food processor and pulse a few times until blended but a few chunks remain.
- Pour mixture into a small bowl and add currants or blueberries if using.
- Pour coconut mixture into either and ice cube tray or a mini muffin tin.
- Either leave as is and freeze for a couple of hours until frozen or, freeze until just starting to set and insert popsicle sticks in the middle for an easier handheld treat.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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Aren’t you just obsessed with that mini muffin pan? I’m finding a way to use it all the time now. It just makes such stinkin cute food.
I love these, Gina! they look so very refreshing. I’d probably add booze to them though. Don’t judge me.
Look fabulous and refreshing…perfect for a summer day. (And cute, too!)
they’re like mini popsicles only cuter and you can eat 10 of them, I like it! My car died on the side of the highway at night in the middle of a vermont winter. I’ve been carless since but luckily everything I need right now is biking distance. No AC for this girl either ha.
um yes i understand the embarrassing car, the one i have left in KC for when i travel back is in sad shape, but I need it every other month so I let it be
Love this idea. I need to get my hands on some more coconut milk asap.
What a great little idea, love the combination of the coconut and peach and these must be the perfect snack to have on hand when it’s sweltering outside.
These look delicious. I’m sure they’re prettier than that car. Could we get a photo of it, please? ;)
These look nice and refreshing. Hope you get your new car soon!
Your coconut peach bites look delish!! I love simple, healthy frozen treats! Beats the crap they have at the store! Have a great day!
Just bought coconut milk and peaches , this is simple enough for me to do ,minimal time in kitchen
think Ill add some shredded cocunut!