SUMMER CANTALOUPE AND LIME POPSICLES

         SUMMER CANTALOUPE AND LIME POPSICLE'S 

It's HOT!!!! I know we Californians complaining about the heat is funny to you guys in the Midwest or East coast, but really... its HOT!  We haven't had a summer like this in years.  It's humid and a hot 90 degrees in Southern California. We are used to our nice, warm 75 degree perfect beach weather.  Well, apparently mother nature had another plan for us this summer. So what are we to do? Well, make popsicles to cool us down of course!  Faye gave me a great gift this year for my birthday, an old fashioned, but updated, popsicle making kit!  Well let's just say that with this unbearable heat, that popsicle kit and I have become good friends this summer.  

 

My mom always made us homemade popsicles growing up so I'm just going back to my roots. The recipe possibilities are endless! But I am going to start you off with a simple and delicious one!  Cantaloupe is really cheap right now at the stores. I picked up this one for $.50 the other day and with those .50,  I made 12 delicious popsicles.  A cool treat for under $1.00, honestly who can beat that?  

 

Ok... back to the Cantaloupe and Lime Popsicles.. these are so good. They are sweet and tangy,  a perfect combination of summer flavors. They have the perfect consistency when you remove them from the Popsicle mold. Nice and solid, so very easy to eat.  I really hope you give these popsicles a try and cool down your summer a bit.

 

 

Fresh Cantaloupe and Lime Popsicles

Makes 12 regular size popsicles



Ingredients: 

1 large cantaloupe

1 lime

2/3 cup granulated sugar

2/3 cup water + an additional 1/4 cup

12 Popsicle sticks

1 Popsicle mold
** See note below if you do not have a mold

 

Directions:

Combine 2/3 sugar and 2/3 water in a small sauce pan.  Add the juice of 1 lime and then 1/2 of the juiced lime. Cook at medium-high heat, stirring so that the sugar doesn't stick to the bottom. About 5 minutes until sugar has dissolved.  Cool until warm to touch. 
 

 

Cut and seed the cantaloupe.  Put the chopped cantaloupe into a blender and discard the rind.

Add the cooled lime sugar into the blender along with 1/4 cup of water.

Blend on high for about 2 minutes until smooth.
 

Pour cantaloupe mixture into Popsicle mold.  Add popsicle stick and freeze for about 5 hours. Overnight is the best.

Enjoy!!

NOTE: If you do not have a popsicle mold, you can still enjoy this delicious summer treat! Check out these instructions for making popsicles without a mold on Modern Parents Messy Kids