Whole food popsicles are delicious and nutritious. I love making popsicles out of frozen 100% juice, but using the whole fruit is even more nutritious because it preserves the fiber. Yesterday we had a watermelon that wasn't going to keep much longer. It was mildly sweet, but not overly delicious. Since it was a seedless watermelon, I just put the cubes in the blender and gave it a whirl.
Since it wasn't super tasty, I could have added a pinch of sugar, but was feeling lazy. That turned out great, because after it was frozen, the so-so watermelon tasted like candy.
Once it was blended, I poured it into popsicle molds. I had lots of watermelon left over, so I filled an ice cube tray and 2 pampered chef crushed ice containers.
The ice cubes were delicious today with a little 7-up over the top. Not as frothy as an icecream float, but yummy just the same.
I haven't tried it yet, but I don't see why this concept wouldn't work with other fruits like bananas, strawberries, kiwi, blueberries, peaches, nectarines. Do them alone or make a nice combo.
those look really good. i'm definitely gonna have to try this, my dad is somewhat obsessed with popsicles. thanks for the recipe!
Posted by: lola | July 30, 2009 at 05:08 PM
I just made watermelon and strawberry popsicles today. Let you know how they come out!
Posted by: Marcia | August 08, 2009 at 07:31 PM