If you’re anything like me, you were so excited to make some trees out of cake that you convinced yourself to order a pack of 200+ paper cups. Now, I can only guess at this one here, but I would assume that you too made a cute, edible forest, and are still left wondering what to do with the remaining 175 or so cups that are leftover. Never fear, I have a chilly solution that will please taste buds and tummys alike.

That’s right, more trees! But this time, my evergreens are frozen; green tea freezer pops from My Sweet Vegan, to be exact. They come together in an instant, so they can easily satisfy a sweet craving, and they just happen to be the perfect color without any additional dyes required. Any other sort of popsicle recipe will also work though: Just set the cups in a bunch of mugs like you did for the cake trees and pour the mixture in about 3/4 of the way to the top. Place all the mugs on a tray, and set the tray on a level shelf in your freezer. Let them sit for about an hour or so, until they begin to firm up a bit, and insert the stick into the center so that it stands up straight. Allow at least 4 hours for the pops to completely freeze.
And if you’re still as crazy as me, you’ll think that it’s a pretty cool idea to take the popsicles outside and photograph them in the freshly fallen snow. Okay, so I’m guessing I’m alone on this one, but I just couldn’t resist!
December 17, 2008 at 12:56 pm
Oh…it’s so cute & adorable ! I love your picture, you are very very gifted !
The imitation snow, what is it ? What is the secret ?
December 17, 2008 at 2:02 pm
great idea! you’re just so inventive, lady.
December 17, 2008 at 2:20 pm
Damn! Those look so good. I still can’t find matcha powder =/
December 17, 2008 at 2:51 pm
Cool papercups! I love your picture with the green icicles :-)
December 17, 2008 at 3:14 pm
Hannah those are amazing! I have to admit when I skim read this I thought you’d made pea popsicles, not tea popsicles. That’ll teach me to wear my glasses ;)
December 17, 2008 at 3:46 pm
So enticing.
December 17, 2008 at 4:00 pm
My favorite flavor!!
December 17, 2008 at 6:22 pm
Ooooh, those are pretty, and green tea pops sounds delicious! Another reason why I am excited to be getting My Sweet Vegan for Christmas :)
December 17, 2008 at 6:51 pm
Well I’ll just have to tuck this idea away for warm weather because it sounds so refreshing. We’re in the midst of a record winter storm here in Southern CA – cold and rainy. Makes me want all my food and drinks at mouth-scalding temperatures!
December 17, 2008 at 7:41 pm
Matcha green tea that’s like an anomaly round here! Your trees look ace, though!
December 17, 2008 at 7:51 pm
Perfect! And you are not alone. I think taking there picture in the snow is a perfect idea and if I was there I would have helped. :o)
December 18, 2008 at 12:08 am
Very creative! You always come up with such interesting presentation.
December 18, 2008 at 1:38 am
I could stay hours in front of your photos, they are so pretty! I like this little stage, snow flakes falling on the site !
It’s too cute !
December 18, 2008 at 4:15 am
What a great idea. Those are super cute…though it’s a little cold right now for those.
December 18, 2008 at 8:38 am
so cute and I love that you took them into the snow for their close-up!!
December 18, 2008 at 9:20 am
Another adorable tree. And I love green tea!
December 18, 2008 at 9:28 am
Great flavor!!
December 18, 2008 at 11:37 am
I love how rich the color of the popsicles are! What a great idea.
December 18, 2008 at 5:51 pm
Great idea! I love the picture in the snow :)
December 18, 2008 at 7:55 pm
Yummy!
December 20, 2008 at 9:33 am
Loving all these cone ideas!
December 20, 2008 at 4:40 pm
Christmas tree popsicles, how cute! I’m sure you’ll find a way to use up those paper cups.