Vanilla, fennel and honey ‘Mini Milks’

  • Portion size: Serves 8
  • Hands-on time 25 min, plus 6 hours freezing
  • Difficulty: easy

Homemade ‘Mini Milks’ just got sophisticated in this retro dessert recipe for a classic childhood ice lolly.

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Ingredients

  • 1½ tbsp fennel seeds
  • 450ml double cream
  • 170g condensed milk
  • 1 tsp vanilla bean paste or ½ tsp vanilla extract
  • 2 tsp Greek honey or clear honey
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Method

  1. Heat a small pan over a medium heat, then add the fennel seeds and toss until toasted and fragrant. Grind in a pestle and mortar.
  2. In a large bowl, whisk the cream and condensed milk with an electric hand mixer to stiff peaks. Gently fold in the vanilla, honey and ground fennel seeds. Spoon the mixture into a disposable piping bag, snip a large hole in the bottom, then pipe evenly into 8 x 80ml cylindrical lolly moulds (see Know-how). Tap the moulds on the work surface to get rid of any air pockets, then smooth the tops and cover with foil. Use the tip of a sharp knife to make small slits in the centre of each foil lid, then push in a lolly stick. Freeze for 6 hours or until solid.
  3. To serve, remove the foil and dip the moulds into hot water for a few seconds (run a small knife round the inside of each mould if necessary).
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Nutrition

  • 354kcals Calories
  • 32.4g (20.1g saturated) Fat
  • 2.7g Protein
  • 13.1g (13.1g sugars) Carbs
  • 0.1g Fibre
  • 0.1g Salt

Per lolly

Quick wins & tips

The lollies will keep in their moulds in the freezer for up to 3 months.

We used a Faringdon Swift Ice Lolly Maker set (from Tesco and online cookshops), but replaced the plastic handles with retro wooden lolly sticks (from saltandpepper.co.uk).

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