Taste of Home
Cantaloupe Ice Pops
TOTAL TIME: Prep: 10 min. + freezing
YIELD: 1 dozen.
Your reminders to "eat your fruit" will finally stick once kids take a lick of these mmm-melony snacks. A perfect use for overripe cantaloupe, these pops make a light dessert or healthy between-meal refresher. —Susan Hein, Burlington, Wisconsin
Ingredients
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4 cups cubed cantaloupe
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1/4 cup sugar
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2 tablespoons lemon juice
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1 tablespoon chopped fresh mint or 1 teaspoon dried mint
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1/2 teaspoon grated lemon zest
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12 plastic cups or ice pop molds (3 ounces each)
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12 wooden pop sticks
Directions
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1.
In a blender or food processor, combine the first 5 ingredients; cover and process until smooth. Pour 1/4 cup into each cup or mold; insert pop sticks. Freeze until firm.
Nutrition Facts
1 pop: 35 calories, 0 fat (0 saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 9mg sodium, 9g carbohydrate (8g sugars, 0 fiber), 0 protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1/2 starch.
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