Ice Watermelon Pops

Your kids will keep these cute Watermelon Ice Pops made with a few simple ingredients and mini chocolate chips for the seeds!

Oh hey guys, remember me?? Yeah A cook used to blog and make recipes and take lots of pretty pictures…you know, on a day-to-day basis. Well with weddings, vacations, and just LIFE just taking over, the blog has had to take the back burner for a bit, BUT as Cooks have mentioned before, This kitchen is about to launch the NEW (and very much improved) blog really, really soon. As in like any day now! It

Oh and lets not forget to state the obvious, summer is quickly approaching! Time for pool parties, cookouts, country concerts and impromptu beach trips so what better way to kick off this fabulous season than with the absolute favorite summer recipe?! These were such a huge hit last year that A cook just had to post these again – gotta keep a good throwback.

What goes in

• 5 cups seedless watermelon pulp
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup mini chocolate chips
• 1 pint lime sherbet, softened

How it comes together

1. Puree watermelon and sugar in batches in your blender or food processor until smooth and strain into a medium bowl. Cover and freeze until puree is slightly slushy, but not quite solid, about 2 to 3 hours. Remove from freezer, stir well and add in chocolate chips.
2. Place twelve 5-ounce disposable cups in a shallow baking pan and spoon watermelon puree into cups, leaving about a 1/2 inch left from the rim. Place pan in freezer for 2 hours, or until puree is solid, but not rock hard.
3. Allow lime sherbet to soften a bit, then spread over top of each portion of watermelon puree so that it comes up to the edge of the cup. Smooth sherbet with the back of a spoon and cover each cup with plastic wrap. Cut a small slit in the center of each cup and insert a popsicle stick into each pop so that it almost reaches the bottom of the cups. Freeze overnight (or until solid) and can be frozen for up to two days.
4. Allow pops to sit at room temperature for about a minute, then gently pull out from the cups. Serve and enjoy!