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10 succulent (and stylish) recipes to make with your ice cube tray

We sometimes forget it and yet, the ice cube tray is a powerful ally in the kitchen! The resulting recipes surprise us and add color (and taste!) to our dishes and drinks. So, as of today, it's decided:we're rehabilitating the ice cube tray!

1/ Mint flavored ice cubes

When it's hot, adding a few ice cubes and mint leaves to a tall glass of water/lemonade gives it a delicious refreshing note. So why not just make ice cubes with mint leaves? Very simple, the recipe will only take you 10 minutes. Mmmm!

> Read the recipe on cubedeglace.fr

2/ Surprise frozen candies

Imagine... You grab a chocolate, with an icy shell... you bite into it and there, as your teeth sink in, you discover a strawberry tagada or a melting nougat... A pleasure full of contrasts and easy to match... Why deprive yourself of it?

> Read the recipe on www.bluemarguerite.com

3/ Chocolate strawberries

Do you like chocolate. Do you love strawberries? So, increase your pleasure tenfold by mixing these two magic ingredients! 10 minutes max of cooking to reach the Nirvana of deliciousness.

> Read the recipe on coindecuisine.weebly.com

4/ Our sweets

Junior and you love lollipops, marshmallows or other gelatin candies? Good news:not only can you make it yourself, but you can also make the recipes according to your inspiration, all while having a great time of complicity.

> Read the recipe on xalamarecettes.jimdo.com

5/ Coffee ice cubes

To make an iced coffee or accompany a good cocktail/digestive (like Bailey's), you can slip coffee ice cubes into it. An original and chic idea that will impress your guests!

> Read the recipe on www.kitchentrotter.com

6/ Mini popsicles

With Petits Suisses, water mint, strawberry:to enjoy these ice lollies, simply put the product of your choice in the ice cube tray with a small stick. To be enjoyed without moderation.

> Read the recipe on www.teteamodeler.com

7/ Herb and olive oil ice cubes

This is the trick that will allow you to keep your herbs from the market. Rather than letting the excess rot, you freeze it with olive oil. And presto, whenever you want to add these herbs to a hot recipe, you simply slip an ice cube into the pan.

Note:You can also use your ice cube trays to store your pesto, your egg whites, your pancake batter,… Magic!

> Read the recipe on www.marciatack.fr

8/ Caramels

No comments to add. Except that they are salted butter caramels. All is said. Now we want some!!!

> Read the recipe on palaisdeslys.over-blog.com

9/ Flowery ice cubes

Your guests will be amazed:flowers wrapped in ice, which delicately melt in their glasses. A moment of poetry that feels good!

> Read the recipe on www.aux-fourneaux.fr

10/ Ratatouille jelly ice cubes

Certainly the most unusual recipe of our Top. This one was made by Thomas Clouet and will make Junior love vegetables even more! Yippee!

> Read the recipe on www.cuisine-plus.tv