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Honeydew Mint Ice Pops

May 16, 2013 by Leave a Comment

Guys! This weekend I’m heading to sunny Orlando for the Food Blog Forum conference with my good pal, Megan. As a girl that is usually awkward, at best, in social situations involving crowds and small talk, I’m a bit nervous…but! my horoscope for the weekend says that I’ll be inspired by people I admire and I’ll be a social butterfly of sorts, so I’m gonna take that and run with it. Who am I to argue with the cosmos?!

But, let’s get to the matter at hand…ice pops! Tis the season and I have plans to crank them out all spring and summer…maybe into the fall. Watch out!

When I was a kid I always thought cantaloupe was honeydew because it’s more the color of honey — kid brains are so interesting. My kid brain would have loved these pops because they’re a real treat and fruit was the main dessert around our house…as I’m pretty sure my mom is part fruit bat.

I’m a huge fan of mint, but as a child I don’t recall ever having it in any other form than mint-chip ice cream or gum. I’m an adult these days, or so they say, and I LOVE fresh mint — especially with fruit, it’s just such a winner! These ice pops really couldn’t be any easier or more refreshing. They’re cool from the mint (and the freezing, duh), sweet from the honeydew, yet bright from a squeeze of fresh lime. And because I can’t help myself, I know that these would be excellent with a little booze mixed in (I love the idea of herbal gin or straight-up vodka). With or without booze, these ice pops are super refreshing, dead-simple, and sure to impress.

[/donotprint] [recipe]

Honeydew Mint Ice Pops

Makes 10 ice pops. 

Instead of pulsing the sugar and mint in a processor, you can just chop the mint and rub it into the sugar until fragrant. I made a REALLY minty syrup ’cause I like that, you can use half the amount for a more subtle flavor. Depending on how sweet your melon is, you may not need to use all of the mint syrup — taste the melon and add whatever amount of syrup you prefer.  If you aren’t a fan of honeydew, use whatever melon you’d like, cantaloupe or watermelon would be excellent! 

1/2 cup sugar

1 loosely packed cup of mint leaves

1/2 cup water

4 cups diced honey dew

juice of 1 lime

In a mini food processor, pulse the sugar and the mint leaves until the mint is finely chopped and the sugar is fragrant. Place the mint sugar into a saucepan with the water and bring to a boil to dissolve. Boil the syrup for 60 seconds, remove from heat, and strain through a fine mesh sieve.

Place the honeydew in a large bowl (or a blender, you may want to do this in batches if using a blender), along with the lime juice and mint syrup. Pulse with an immersion blender until smooth and no chunks of honeydew remain. Divide the mixture between popsicle molds, freeze 30-60 minutes, insert sticks, and continue to freeze until solid (8 hours is best). [/recipe]

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Filed Under: ice pops Tagged With: cold, frozen, honeydew, ice pop, mint, popsicle, sugar, summer, syrup, treat

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Comments

  1. Katrina @ Warm Vanilla Sugar

    May 16, 2013 at 5:02 am

    These sound so lovely!! Great idea!

    Reply
  2. Erika

    May 16, 2013 at 5:06 am

    OMG!! LOVES IT.. Honeydew mint sounds righteous!!

    Reply
    • Adrianna from A Cozy Kitchen

      May 16, 2013 at 9:05 am

      HA! You’re too cute/funny. I’m sure you’ll do fine. Wish I was going! These pops look amazing.

      Reply
  3. Elen

    May 16, 2013 at 5:54 am

    So frech! Perfect for hot summer!

    Reply
  4. Holly

    May 16, 2013 at 5:57 am

    I am loving these pictures 🙂 the melon balls and mint are so fresh! defo will be trying these!x

    Reply
  5. Megan

    May 16, 2013 at 6:00 am

    I love these popped on top of melon balls! Truly lovely, girl!

    And it’s going to be such a fun weekend! We are going to swim up to every bar.

    Reply
  6. Stephanie @ Girl Versus Dough

    May 16, 2013 at 6:14 am

    Mmmm, these sound so refreshing and delicious. And my first thought definitely was “I want to add booze to them” 🙂 Have a great weekend in Orlando!

    Reply
  7. Danguole

    May 16, 2013 at 7:29 am

    GAH, I love the styling here. Work it, little popsicles, werk!

    Annnnnd you’ll be totally fine at the conference. Have a killer time!

    Reply
  8. Michelle

    May 16, 2013 at 11:27 am

    These look and sound terrific. Watermelon would be my preference, with mint and vodka. I’m not waiting for a hot summer day. Thanks for sharing.

    Reply
  9. Eileen

    May 16, 2013 at 1:07 pm

    These sound like some of the most refreshing popsicles ever! I love the idea of adding mint to sweet honeydew melon. 🙂

    Reply
  10. Anna @ The Littlest Anchovy

    May 20, 2013 at 10:57 pm

    Awesome flavor combo and AMAZING styling! Your posts just get better and better!

    Reply
  11. Tracy | Peanut Butter and Onion

    May 21, 2013 at 3:45 am

    YAAAA for summer… I can’t wait to try these

    Reply
  12. ana

    May 21, 2013 at 4:46 pm

    Hi Cindy! I hope you had a great time in Florida! These pops sound delicious…I need to try them!!. Thanks

    Reply
    • cindy

      May 21, 2013 at 6:17 pm

      Thank you!

      Reply
  13. Tieghan

    May 25, 2013 at 5:21 pm

    Wow! These sound so good! I love this idea!

    Reply
  14. Amanda @ Once Upon a Recipe

    May 27, 2013 at 1:06 pm

    Gorgeous! You are the queen of popsicles!

    Reply
    • cindy

      May 28, 2013 at 5:52 am

      haha, thanks Amanada!

      Reply
  15. chefjen

    May 28, 2013 at 3:20 pm

    Too funny…I wrote an article for Edible with a very similar idea but mine had “bulls-eyes” of frozen cherries!

    Reply
  16. The Detroit Foodie

    May 28, 2013 at 7:17 pm

    This looks amazing…can’t wait to try it!!!

    Reply

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