Watermelon-Mint Paletas recipe

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Ingredients

½ cup water
½ cup white sugar, or to taste
4 cups cubed, seeded watermelon
1 teaspoon chopped fresh mint
½ lime, juiced
½ teaspoon grated lime zest
¼ teaspoon salt

Nutrition Info

57.7 calories
carbohydrate: 14.8 g
cholesterol: : -
fat: 0.1 g
fiber: 0.3 g
protein: 0.4 g
saturatedFat: : -
servingSize: -
sodium: 59.2 mg
sugar: 13.8 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  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.

Recipe Yield

10 ice pops

Recipe Note

These Mexican frozen pops are just what you need on a hot summer day.

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