How to Make Cantaloupe Ice Pops

Makes: 10 pops

Preparation time: 10 mins + 5 hours (inactive)

Cooking time: 10 mins

Ingredients needed to make Cantaloupe Ice Pops

For the pops:

• 1 cantaloupe ( 2 lb), peeled and seeds scraped out
• ¼ cup Campari
• ¾ cup simple syrup ( recipe below)

For the simple syrup:

• 2/3 cup water
• 2/3 cup organic cane sugar

Cooking instructions for Cantaloupe Ice Pops:

• To make the syrup, pour the water into a small saucepan and add the sugar to it.
• Heat the mixture over moderately-high heat, while stirring, until it begins to simmer.
• Continue to cook likewise until the sugar dissolves to form a transparent blend.
• Remove from heat and set the syrup aside to cool.
• Pour it into an air-tight container and seal to store in the refrigerator until required.
• To make the pops, slice the cantaloupe into large pieces and toss them into a food processor.
• Pulse them into a smooth puree, measuring upto 18 fl oz (2 ¼ cups).
• Pour the puree into a bowl and stir in the simple syrup until well combined; adjust the amount of syrup according to your preferred level of sweetness.
• Drizzle the Campari gradually while stirring it into the mixture at the same time, until its flavour becomes evident.
• Spoon the mixture into ice lollypop moulds, leaving a small space above at the surface.
• Introduce the sticks into it and leave it in the freezer for 4-5 hours until they frozen solid.
• Remove from the moulds and serve right away.

 Image credit: Wikimedia Commons

Last Updated on February 19, 2013 by