These lemon popsicles combine the refreshing taste of cucumber, melon, and raspberries for a unique, sweet, cooling treat for the hot summer days.
Cucumber-Melon-Lemon Popsicles
Last year, right around this time, a friend of mine came to me asking for help with a business idea . She wanted to get a food truck and drive around selling nothing but homemade "paletas" (Spanish for popsicles) and gourmet coffee. Problem was, she knew a whole lot about coffee, but absolutely nothing about how to make popsicles. She had the concept, but the flavor combinations she had in mind were, well, not "ideal", if you know what I mean.
So of course, I agreed to help. We spent a good amount of time coming up with flavors, shopping for ingredients and even coming up with some kind of a business plan. We tested them, some were great, some not so much, and then... Then that was it. I'm not sure what happened, but the whole project just disappeared. Gone. We never spoke about it again, we never brought it up. Almost as if it never happened. Weird.
Now fast forward one year, and what do you know: paletas are everywhere. Everyone is making them, posting recipes, and selling them.
Oh well. Maybe we missed a great business opportunity, who knows. But really, who cares? We can still have fun creating new cool flavors and sharing them with you. Like these Cucumber-Melon-Lemon Popsicles (paletas).
To be quite honest with you, this recipe originally started as a cucumber melon "lemonade". It didn't take us long to realize that the idea, wasn't really gonna work. The texture was way too thick and "pulpy". A little off-putting to tell you the truth! So, if when life gives you lemons you try to make lemonade and if that doesn't work, well, figure out something else! Worked for us in this case! Refreshing and definitely, yummy Cucumber-Melon-Lemon Popsicles. Oh, and pretty 🙂
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Cucumber-Melon-Lemon Popsicles
- Total Time: 10 mins
- Yield: 20 popsicles or paletas 1x
Description
These lemon popsicles combine the refreshing taste of cucumber, melon, and raspberries for a unique, sweet, cooling treat for the hot summer days.
Ingredients
- 1 small cantaloupe, cut into large chucks
- 5-6 small Persian cucumbers (or 1 large seedless cucumber), peeled and diced
- ½ cup fresh squeezed lemon juice
- 6 large mint leaves
- 2 tbsp agave (or to taste)
- 1 cup cold water
- 1 bag frozen raspberries (you will use 4-5 berries per pop)
Instructions
- Blend all the ingredients on a blender at high speed, until smooth
- Fill the paletas or ice pop mold ¾ of the way. Insert 4-5 raspberries on each mold
- Freeze for 3-4 hours or until frozen.
Notes
This recipe yields about 5 cups of juice which will be enough to fill 20 popsicles or paletas.
- Prep Time: 10 mins
- Category: Dessert
- Method: raw
- Cuisine: vegan
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 possible
- Calories: 26
- Sugar: 4.2
- Sodium: 3.9
- Fat: 0
- Saturated Fat: 0
- Unsaturated Fat: 0
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 6.2
- Fiber: 1.4
- Protein: .5
- Cholesterol: 0
The Steaming Pot
They look so beautiful! The rasperries give the ice pops a lovely pop of color.
Vicky & Ruth
Thank you!! These are so refreshing on a hot summer day! Enjoy 🙂
Azu
Estas paletas se ven deliciosas!! Me llamo la atención el pepino...habrá que probarlas. Acabo de descubrir su blog, tienen recetas muy interesantes.
Vicky & Ruth
Muchas gracias!! Esperamos que lo disfrutes. Estas paletas son riquismas en el verano 🙂
dinad
love the cucumbers and mint with the fruit...so refreshing!
Vicky & Ruth
Thank you! It is one of our favorite combinations! Perfect for a hot summer day!
Arpita@ TheGastronomicBong
Such a refreshing combination.. Looks fabulous too.. Perfect for a Summer day...
Vicky & Ruth
Thank you! Yes it is, especially for a day like today its 95 degrees today!
Melissa {lilmisscakes}
I love how this recipe came about, these look delicious and refreshing!
Vicky & Ruth
They are!! Perfect for a hot summer day like today!
Chanie@BusyInBrooklyn
Really interesting flavor combo - sounds like a great way to cool off on a hot summer day!
Vicky & Ruth
We really love the veggie-fruit combo!
Vanessa @ VeganFamilyRecipes
These look like summer! Absolutely stunning 🙂 I'll have to try this out, Hopefully they will turn out just as pretty as yours...fingers crossed!
Vicky & Ruth
Thank you so much. We are sure they will come out great, the raspberries are what give these paletas the pretty look.