Strawberry watermelon popsicles
Who thinks you can only eat popsicles when it is +30 Celsius out there? Anyone in favor please raise your hand… No one right? You all agree that popsicles can go anytime, anyday, anywhere… If you’ve followed me for a while you might have seen some more popsicles pass by over the last couple of years but really, I do not make them often enough. And now that I have my brand new toy; a Zoku popsicle maker I will be making even more of those, as it is literally a few minutes work.
The only downside of the Zoku is that it needs to refreeze after every use, but then again, you can make 6 popsicles in one go and there is no need to make them all the same flavor so you could make 6 different ones, or 6 the same, or any combination in between. For my first trial run of the Zoku I kind of messed up a little bit as I should have known that slices of strawberry do not go in very well when there is a stick in the middle and a solid frozen block. I first made a delicious combination of lime and ginger. I made sugar syrup, mixed it with fresh limejuice and added some ginger syrup which I still had in the cupboard.
I loved the flavor combination and apart from the stupid mistake with the strawberry slices (which you can see one or two in the popsicle above) I thought they turned out fabulous. Tom thought they were a little sour for his taste. He is not a big fan of sour, so these were at his limit. Not mine; I start salivating when I think of them right now! O and the mint you see in the photo is not in it. I was planning on adding a hint of mint but …eh…forgot!
I loved the flavor combination and apart from the stupid mistake with the strawberry slices (which you can see one or two in the popsicle above) I thought they turned out fabulous. Tom thought they were a little sour for his taste. He is not a big fan of sour, so these were at his limit. Not mine; I start salivating when I think of them right now! O and the mint you see in the photo is not in it. I was planning on adding a hint of mint but …eh…forgot!
Strawberry watermelon popsicles
Ingredients
- 150 gr watermelon cleaned and cut in chunks
- 100 gr strawberries cleaned and halved
- Juice of 1/2 lime
- 100 gr sugar syrup to make 250 ml of sugarsyrup; use 180 ml water and 110 gr sugar. Dissolve the sugar while heating and then leave to cook for about a minute. Set aside to cool
- Puree the watermelon and the strawberries together in a blender. Put in a sieve and leave to drain. Help it along a bit too if needed. Discard the seeds and remainder once all liquid has been removed. Add the limejuice and the sugar syrup and taste if it is to your liking.Put in the fridge to cool.
- If you have a Zoku, pour in the mixture and see it freeze If you don't then just put it in a mold and wait for it to freeze. This should take about 7-9 minutes.
Disclaimer
The nutritional values above are calculated per portion. The details are based on standard nutritional tables and do not constitute a professional nutritional advice.
