Honeydew Lime Popsicles
Refreshing homemade popsicles made with sweet honeydew melon and tangy lime juice, perfect for a cool summer treat. The natural sweetness of honeydew is balanced with fresh citrus for a light and fruity frozen dessert.
Ingredients
- •¼ cup superfine or regular granulated sugar
- •¼ cup water
- •1 whole honeydew melon
- •⅔ cup fresh lime juice
- •8 pieces popsicle molds and sticks
Cooking Instructions
- 1.
Dissolve sugar in water by stirring if using superfine or by heating in a small heavy saucepan if using regular granulated (then cool).
5 min
- 2.
Blend half of melon and half of lime juice in a blender until smooth. Add syrup and remaining melon and lime juice and purée until smooth. Force purée through a fine-mesh sieve into a 2-quart glass measure or bowl, pressing on solids and then discarding them.
10 min
- 3.
Pour mixture into molds and freeze until slushy, about 2 hours.
120 min
- 4.
Insert sticks, then freeze Popsicles until completely hardened, at least 6 hours.
360 min
