9 Yummy Uses For Ice Cube Trays

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They aren't just made for ice-making!

By: Aimee Morales

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Ice cube trays aren't just for making ice or ice cubes. Here are 9 other ways to use them as seen in the gallery below.

1. Mini popsicle sticks
Fill ice cube tray with juice, pudding, or mashed fruit. Cover with foil. Poke popsicle sticks through each cube, and freeze.

Photo by Auntie K

2. Store fresh herbs
Freeze fresh herbs in ice cube trays with a little water, freeze. Drop into pan without thawing to season sauce- or soup-based dishes. Otherwise, thaw.

Photo by suavehouse113

3. Leftover liquids
Fill ice cube tray compartments with leftover liquids like gravy, soup stock, egg whites, wine, tomato sauce or paste, etc. Cover filled slots with foil, freeze. Thaw when needed. Using it for a recipe? 2 cubes = 1/4 cup.

Photo by hellojenuine.

4. Candy mold
Use shaped ice cube trays as mold for homemade chocolates and peanut butter cups to make sizes uniform. See related recipes here: Valencia and Chocolate Hazelnut Bar

Photo by newavegurly

5. Store baby food
Save time by making baby food ahead of time. Fill compartments with puree, oatmeal, or rice cereal, place in airtight plastic bags, and freeze.

Photo by girlonthewire

6. Iced coffee or iced tea
Fill ice cube trays with coffee or tea to make gourmet iced cubes, freeze. Use them to chill iced coffees or teas without diluting the flavors.

Photo by CoffeeGeek

7. Fruity smoothies
Freeze ripe (or overripe) fruits for smoothies and milk shakes, without adding fat or sugar to your drink. Small frozen fruits are easier to blend than ice cubes.

Photo by atomicShed

8. Mini meat loaf
Mix meat loaf as usual, place them into fun-shaped ice cube trays, and freeze. When frozen, remove and store in airtight containers or plastic bags. Also perfect for hors d'oeuvres, baon, or for traveling. See related recipes here: Meat Loaf Recipes

Photo by Adventures of Pam & Frank

9. Fun-shaped anything
From bullets to snowflakes and fossils, here are more cool shapes to make ice! See more cool ice cube trays, too, in the next photos.

Photo by cobalt123