Dessert
Cherry Lime Ice Pops
Sweet cherries simmer gently with sugar and lime until their juices burst into a vivid ruby syrup. The silky puree freezes into ice pops that taste bright, tart-sweet, and deeply fruity with every cool, juicy bite.
- Total
- 23 min
- Prep
- 10 min
- Cook
- 13 min
- Serves
- 4
Nutrition per Serving
- Calories
- 122
- Protein
- 1g
- Carbs
- 31g
- Fat
- 0g
- Fiber
- 2g
- Sugar
- 27g
- Sodium
- 0mg
Ingredients
- 1 lb cherries
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 3 tbsp fresh lime juice
Instructions
- Stem the cherries and remove the pits. See above for the cherry pitter I recommend.
- In a medium saucepan over medium heat, combine the cherries with the water, sugar, and lime juice, and cook until the cherries are very soft and cooked through, about 10-15 minutes.
- Remove from heat and let it cool to room temperature.
- Puree the cherries and their liquid and put the mixture through a fine sieve.
- Pour into ice pop molds and freeze at least 2 hours.