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            "prep": "15 min plus freezing",
            "serves": "Makes about 6 lollies",
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            "ingredients": [
                "1 tea bag of Tropical Sun Tulsi",
                "200ml freshly boiled water (100C)",
                "150g ripe strawberries, hulled",
                "1 tablespoon honey, or to taste",
                "100ml cloudy apple juice"
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                "Blend the strawberries with the honey and apple juice until smooth.",
                "Stir the cooled tulsi brew into the strawberry mix and taste for sweetness.",
                "Pour into lolly moulds, leaving a little room at the top, and add the sticks.",
                "Freeze for at least 4 hours or overnight, then dip the moulds briefly in warm water to release.",
                "Keep the tulsi brew light at 3 minutes; steeped longer it turns savoury and pulls the lolly away from the fresh strawberry note."
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