You have old ice cube trays lying around that you really want to discard because the fridge already has a built-in ice dispenser.
Don’t throw away these trays! Whether it be recreating unique foods or storing away homemade detergent, the ice cube tray is an inexpensive but useful object.
Freeze your eggs.
Those Costco eggs were such a great deal, but now you’re left with so many eggs that you cannot finish before the expiration date (which is typically a couple weeks after purchase date). Save these expiring eggs by freezing them in ice cube trays! Pour the yolks, whites, or both in the container and store in freezer.
Create coffee cubes.
A boiling cup of coffee on a sweaty, summer day sounds terrible. Cool down your freshly brewed coffee with the ice cube trays to maximize surface area. You can also store the coffee in ice cube trays and freeze it to prevent water separation.
Make bite-sized chocolate.
Instead of messily breaking a massive slab of chocolate, melt down the chunk and pour into the ice cube tray to create small, bite-sized doses of sweetness.
Make laundry detergent pods.
Rather than using expensive, chemical detergents, make your own laundry detergent pods using ice cube trays and this natural recipe. Click here to learn more.
Bake tater tots.
Silicone ice cube trays are heat resistant and work well in the oven. Grate potatoes, drizzle the oil, and stick tray in the oven for a quick, inexpensive meal.
Garnish a glass of water.
Make water more aesthetically pleasing with ice cubes garnished with edible flowers. Next time your guests are around, give them this floral, zero-calorie drink and they’ll be amazed.
Make bath bombs.
Instead of emptying your wallet at Lush for bath bombs, make your own with cheap, easily accessible ingredients such as corn starch and baking soda. Find a recipe at this site,
Recreate the paint palette.
Don’t want to head to the store to get an overpriced paint palette? Use those old ice trays lying around for a clean way to paint and organize the colors.
Store your jewelry.
Jewelry is beautiful but can be a mess. They tangle all the time and, if left untended, can become more of a blob of chain rather than beautiful jewels. Save yourself from this mess by organizing them into ice cube trays.
Freeze cookie dough.
Preserve your cookie dough in ice cube trays. This will also help proportion the dough, giving you uniform cookies when you bake them.
Make your own lotion.
Lotion can be expensive; make your own natural version at home with ice cube trays. Melt down 1/5 of a 1 pound bar of beeswax, 1/2 cup almond oil, and 1/2 cup coconut oil and pour into tray. Let harden, and you have mini, portable lotion bars.
Devour milk and Oreo chunks.
Instead of drinking the typical milk and oreo, chomp on some bite-size, creamy snacks. Simply mix together milk and Oreo chunks, fill up the ice cube tray, and freeze. This would be a perfect summer treat.
