Cucumber, Mint, and Lime Ice Pops

Name: Cucumber, Mint, and Lime Ice Pops
Yield: 12
Ingredients: fresh mint : 3 tbsp; kosher salt : 1/4 tsp; limes : 8; seedless cucumber : 1; sugar : 1/2 cup

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Servings:: 12
Total Time:: 3 hours, 50 minutes
Active Time:: 15 minutes

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Ingredients

1/2 cup water
1/2 cup sugar
1 seedless cucumber
8 limes, for zest/juice
1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
3 tablespoons fresh mint

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Bring water and sugar to a simmer in small sauce pan on medium; simmer 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, or until sugar has dissolved. Chill simple syrup 30 minutes.
Peel cucumber, then cut into chunks. Zest 1 lime (1 teaspoon); squeeze all limes for juice (1/2 cup). Place in blender: cucumbers, lime zest, juice, simple syrup, and salt; blend until smooth. Add mint (leaves only); pulse until mint is finely chopped (do not over blend).
Pour mixture into 12 (5.3-oz) ice-pop molds, leaving 1/4 inch space at the top. Insert ice-pop sticks; freeze 2 1/2–3 hours or until completely firm. Serve.

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3 tbsp fresh mint
8 limes
1 seedless cucumber

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1/4 tsp kosher salt
1/2 cup sugar

Nutritional Information

CALORIES (per 1/12 recipe) 35kcal; FAT 0.00g; SAT FAT 0.00g; TRANS FAT 0.00g; CHOL 0mg; SODIUM 40mg; CARB 10g; FIBER 0.00g; SUGARS 9g; PROTEIN 0g; CALC 0%; VIT A 0%; VIT C 0%; IRON 0%

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