Dr. Nandi Ice Pops
Dr. Nandi Ice Pops
Ingredients
- You are going to need to make two separate layers
Watermelon layer:
- 1/4 cup raw sugar
- 1/4 cup water
- 1/4 cup coarsely chopped fresh mint
- 2 cups cubed seeded watermelon
- 1 Tbsp fresh lime juice
Lemon layer:
- 6 Tbsp raw sugar
- 1/2 cup water
- 2/3 cup fresh lemon juice
- 1/3 cup fresh orange juice
- 1/4 tsp orange extract
Instructions
- When making the watermelon layer, add 1/4 cup sugar and 1/4 cup water in a small saucepan over medium-high heat.
- Bring to a boil; cook for 30 seconds, keep stirring until sugar dissolves.
- Stir in mint; cover and let stand 30 minutes.
- Strain through a sieve into a bowl.
- Place watermelon in a blender; process until smooth.
- Strain puree through a sieve into bowl with mint syrup and press with back of a spoon to extract juice.
- You will not need the solids, we suggest composting them.
- Stir in lime juice; cover and chill 1 hour.
- Pour about 2 1/2 Tbsp watermelon mixture into each of 8 ice pop molds.
- Freeze until almost set (1 1/2-2 hours).
- Arrange 1 wooden stick into mixture, being careful not to push through to bottom of mold.
- Return to freezer. Freeze 1 hour or until frozen.
- Now it is time to make the lemon layer.
- Add the 6 Tbsp of raw sugar and 1/2 cup water in a small saucepan over medium-high heat.
- Bring to a boil and cook 30 seconds.
- You must keep stirring until sugar dissolves.
- Pour into a bowl and stir in lemon juice, orange juice, and extract.
- Cool 15 – 20minutes.
- Cover and chill at least 1 hour.
- Remove molds from freezer.
- Pour about 3 Tbsp lemon mixture over frozen watermelon mixture in each mold.
- Freeze 2 hours or until completely frozen.
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