Watermelon-Mint Paletas

These Mexican-style frozen watermelon and mint ice pops are just what you need on a hot summer day.
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Total Time 8 minutes
Servings: 10 servings
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: Mexican
Calories: 58

Ingredients
  

Ingredients
  • 0.5 cup water
  • 0.5 cup white sugar, or to taste
  • 4 cups cubed, seeded watermelon
  • 1 teaspoon chopped fresh mint
  • 0.5 lime, juiced
  • 0.5 teaspoon grated lime zest
  • 0.25 teaspoon salt

Method
 

  1. Mix water and sugar in a small saucepan and bring to a boil, stirring to dissolve sugar, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat and let cool.
  2. Blend sugar syrup, watermelon, mint, lime juice, lime zest, and salt in a blender until liquefied, 1 to 2 minutes. Pour the mixture into 10 ice pop molds.
  3. Freeze paletas for 2 hours and insert wooden sticks or handles into the molds; return to freezer and freeze until solid, 12 to 24 hours.

Nutrition

Calories: 58kcalCarbohydrates: 15gSodium: 59mgSugar: 14g

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