![]() ![]() ![]() Yes, the fruit ice mold wine chiller will slowly melt over time, so you could put a small towel underneath to absorb the water or a pretty dish if you have one that works! You don’t want a sticky, slushy mess before your wine is even chilled! It’s best to wait until just before your guests arrive to pull the ice bucket out. I stumbled upon this tropical-ish bottle of white wine from Trader Joes and knew it had to go on my table! Aren’t the palm leaves darling? It was really inexpensive, so I can’t fully commit to a recommendation, but it fit my motif so it went in the cart □ We also tried a wine bottle and 2 hammers before deciding filling it with water might be our best bet!įinally, pop a bottle of wine inside and set it out for guests to ooh and ahh over! It really is a stunning work of art! This is the part you would avoid if you had heavy rocks to weigh down the center container. You might have to keep working at it for a few minutes by re-running hot water and more twisting. As for the middle container, run hot water inside and let it sit on top of the frozen block of ice.and gently twist the container around until it’s loose. I let the ice mold freeze overnight to be sure it was rock solid.Īfter you pull it out of the freezer, gently flip it over so the bottom is up in the sink and gently run hot water on the bottom and sides. If your fruit didn’t displace the water too much, you can add a bit more on top before you put it in the freezer, but be sure to leave an inch or so for expansion while in the freezer. The amount of fruit I used was approximate but I did fill the ring pretty full. I alternated pineapples and limes as I made my way around the ring and tossed in a few leaves and pineapple crown pieces along the way and a few extra on top at the end! Then, start dropping your fruit pieces and basil leaves in! Next, fill the area outside the plastic container with water leaving about an inch or so at the top. It was a bit tricky to get the container out once the ring was assembled and fully frozen because you’re working with ice on the outside of it and rock solid ice on the inside. Side note: if you have rocks to use instead, I would recommend using them. Once it was frozen, I placed my plastic container inside the bucket and filled it with water. Now on to the assembly of the mold! I filled up my stainless steel ice bucket with about 2 inches of water to create a solid base and then put in the freezer for about 6 hours. Since I knew the fruit would float to the top once in the water, at the last minute I pulled 8-10 pieces of the crown of the pineapple in hopes they would stick out from the edge of the mold a bit. Next I grabbed 5 – 6 fresh basil leaves and put them with the cut fruit. The limes were cut in rings and then from there, some cut in half, some in quarters and a couple pieces I left as round slices. Note: I left the outer skin on the pineapple pieces to give them some texture. After I had 4 or 5 rings cut, I cut each ring into 6-8 pieces to form triangles. I sliced the pineapple down side to side to form 1/4″ to 1/2″ thick rings. rocks or other heavy object for weighing inner container downįirst, cut up your fruit.smaller container to fit inside the ice bucket, but big enough for a bottle of wine to fit inside.Here is what I did… FRUIT ICE MOLD WINE CHILLER SUPPLIES ![]() If the wine’s gotta stay cold, might as well be in an adorable summer-y, tropical fruit-filled chiller! I have countless wine chillers and ice buckets in my stash, but decided I would try my hand at a Fruit Ice Mold one instead. No matter the season or occasion, one dinner party staple around here is wine. I know it’s a mouthful and may seem a tad complicated, but I assure you it was a cinch to put together! HOW TO MAKE A FRUIT ICE MOLD WINE CHILLERĪlthough the pineapple trend has been ongoing for several years now, I just can’t help but think of the cute little things in the Summer time! They just belong in summer entertaining! Thanks to Heather of Southern State of Mind for assembling our hostesses again for this fun seasonal entertaining hop. With school out, the kids running circles around me all day, everyday and the warmer weather upon us, I guess it’s time to call it what it is… SUMMER! I’m pretty sure those are all telltale signs, am I right?! We’re more than a week into June, which means Baby #3 will be here soon, but it also means its time to join my girlfriends for another virtual Progressive Dinner Party and this time we’re hosting in Summer Style! Today, I’m going to show you a simple way to instantly amp up your Summer dinner party with this DIY Tropical Fruit Ice Mold Wine Chiller. ![]()
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