Watermelon contains more lycopene than many of the other fresh fruit or vegetables – between 15 to 20 milligrams per two cups of melon! Lycopene is the rosy red colour of the melon. It is related to a lower risk of cancer, particularly prostate cancer. Watermelon is a rich source of vitamin A and C, a great source of vitamin B6, and, of course, contains water for hydration. What better way than putting them into popsicles? Popsicles are the ones that are reminisced by everyone. Unfortunately, many of the store-bought popsicles contain some extra sugar, chemical flavourings, and colour. We don’t want to give this to our children or consume ourselves. Making your popsicles helps you to take control of what’s going on in them. These watermelon popsicles are made of watermelon and kiwi only. You should be pleased to know that you’re bringing your little ones a sweet and tasty treat filled with goodness.

*INGREDIENTS:

• Half a large Watermelon (around 500g)
• 4 kiwi
• Sweetener (optional)

*STEPS:

• Remove the skin of the watermelon and deseed them.
• Once you are done deseeding, chop the watermelon into small pieces.

• Later, add the watermelon pieces to the blender or food processor and blend until pureed.

  

• Once your watermelon has turned into a puree, use a jug with a spout to carefully fill your moulds.

• Leave enough room to add the kiwi puree and around ½ cm / ¼ inch of extra space at the top because the popsicles expand when they freeze.

  

• Freeze the pops until partially frozen (for approximately 30 minutes). Slide a stick slowly into the centre of the popsicle ( it should stand on its own).
• Once the stick stands on its own, go ahead and put the popsicles back in the freezer.
• Freeze for 30 more minutes or more till the watermelon puree solidifies.

• Meanwhile, let’s get the kiwi puree ready.

  

• Peel off the skin of the kiwi and chop them into small pieces.
• Add them to a blender or food processor and make a puree.

• Once the watermelon puree turns solid, top it off with the kiwi puree.

  

• Finally, freeze the popsicles for at least 4-6 hours.

*HOW TO UNMOULD THE POPSICLES:

Run the moulds under warm or tap water for around 10-15 seconds. Remove each popsicle from the mould carefully and gently. If the popsicle still doesn’t slide out easily, run them under warm water for more than 10 seconds.

*NUTRITION:

• Calories: 62
• Protein: 1g
• Fat: 0g
• Carbohydrates: 15g
• Cholesterol: 0g

*NOTES:

• Taste the puree and see if it needs any sweetener. If it does, then you can add some sugar or honey or maple syrup.
• You can also add in some lime juice to give it a sour touch and make the flavours pop.
• You can supplement kiwi puree with any other fruit puree of your liking too.
• Instead of pureed kiwi, you can chop them into small thin pieces and add them in the mould with the watermelon puree for some texture.
• Make sure you strain the purees to remove the extra foam and leave you with a smooth liquid.
• Make sure you pick a good watermelon. That will result in a delicious sweet and flavourful popsicle. (You can blindly trust Atomaday for that)