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  • Makes 12
  • 180 minutes
  • Difficulty Easy
  • 5 Ingredients

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Sweet Fruity Summer's Treat


Ingredients (makes 12 Icy-poles)

  • 1 cup water
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 2 sprigs mint
  • 1kg watermelon, peeled, diced
  • 2 tbs fresh lemon juice

Method

  1. Put water and sugar in a saucepan. Stir with a wooden spoon over medium heat for 5 minutes or until sugar has dissolved.
  2. Add mint and bring the mixture to the boil. Boil, uncovered for 5 mins or until the it thickens to a syrup.
  3. Pour the syrup into a small bowl, remove mint and cool in the fridge
  4. Place the syrup and watermelon and lemon juice in a food processor and process until smooth. Strain mixture through a sieve into a jug. Pour mixture into twelve ice-block moulds, insert stick and freeze

  • I could do with one of these right now….its over 30c at 10.30 in the morning :(

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  • Thanks for the recipe. Love the taste of watermelon. So refreshing.

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  • These look really lovely and refreshing.

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  • Yum Yum Yum! This takes me back to a watermelon crush/slushie from Thailand. It was our fave thing to have each day. These are so easy to make. I’m definitely onto this one.

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  • Easy, simple and healthy – why wouldn’t you make these for your children? Saves money too.

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  • This looks ultra refreshing!

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  • Thanks for sharing this refreshing treat, looks great!.

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  • oh i love the addition of the mint!

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  • Tried tthese, loved these, as I predicted, they’re sure to become a favorite

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  • Oh yum, yum, yummy these will be a fave in our house for the rest of the summer!

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  • Sounds perfect.

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  • Nicely fresh!

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  • i loved and shared this recipe. i wonder if you can just skip the sugar though because the watermelon will be sweet enough


    • Yes, I have made them with less sugar with no problems

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  • Thanks for sharing; look so good.


    • These are so colourful and delightful looking.

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  • Great refreshing Summer treat! Yum!

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