It’s not every day that I hang out with Kelly Ripa. I mean, she’s about the wittiest morning TV host ever, and I have a serious girl crush on her. It’s DEFINITELY not every day that I hang out with Kelly and swap popsicle recipes, cooking tips, and the skinny on what she feeds her kids (hint: it’s all from the totally jazzy fridge pictured below).
I’ve been lucky enough to do a lot of morning TV in my 29 years on Earth, but was still BEYOND starstruck as Kelly basically hand-fed me her famous Coconut-Margarita Icepops (mine were virgin, and still insanely delish). It was hard for me to decide on what was the most attractive: meeting Kelly, homemade healthy frozen treats being fed to me by the funniest girl on TV, or the wildly cute French-door Electrolux fridge she kept whipping ingredients out of. If you live in NYC, you know that fancy dinners , frequent celeb sightings, and spa appointments are no big deal, but refrigerators with double doors are a serious luxury in these parts.
Did I mention this magical fridge also temperature controls each compartment for optimal freshness of each food? For example, there’s a space dedicated to the perfectly chilled white wine. That’s the most vital piece of appliance information I’ve heard since the debut of adjustable heat flat irons.
Kelly’s Coconut-Margarita Ice Pops
Makes 6-8 pops (depending on size of mold)
Combine all ingredients (one cup unsweetened coconut milk, ½ cup Coco Lopez Cream of Coconut, ¼ cup fresh lime juice, two tablespoons superfine granulated sugar, ¼ cup water, ¼ cup shredded coconut) in a food processor and blend until smooth
Note: add ¼ cup silver tequila for adult version
Pour mixture into individual popsicle molds (reserving ¼ inch at the top)
Chill the popsicles for 30 – 45 minutes in the refrigerator (the versatile Luxury-Design Lift Off Shelves in my Electrolux refrigerator allow me to customize the space so my chilling popsicles have a safe, designated area and the designer LED Lighting provides full visibility, even when the refrigerator is full) The LED lighting feels forced.
Remove the molds from the refrigerator, insert sticks and freeze at least six more hours or until solid
Once solid, dip molds in warm water to loosen popsicle and remove from mold
Pour shredded coconut into a large mixing bowl, dip one side of each popsicle into shredded coconut to garnish
For more info on the fridge of my dreams, check out the Electrolux website. For more info on how to be a pretend to be in Kelly’s life on the regular, make the recipe above, and morning nosh whilst watching Live.
