Watermelon Mint Ice Cubes Recipes

WATERMELON-MINT ICE CUBES

Steps:

• Puree watermelon in processor (there should be about 4 cups). Mix in sugar by tablespoonfuls to sweeten to taste. Pour into 2 to 3 ice cube trays. Rinse mint leaves and place 1 leaf atop puree in each cube. Cover and freeze until cubes are solid, at least 4 hours and up to 2 days.

LIME COCKTAIL WITH WATERMELON ICE CUBES

Steps:

• For the watermelon ice cubes: Puree the watermelon, honey and lime juice in a blender until smooth. Pour into a square ice cube tray. Freeze until firm, 3 to 4 hours.
• For the simple syrup: Combine the sugar and 3/4 cup water in a small saucepan. Bring to a simmer and shut off the heat. Stir until the sugar dissolves. Cool.
• For the cocktails: Mix the vodka, lime juice, mint leaves and 2 ounces simple syrup in a pitcher filled with ice. Top with club soda. Put 3 watermelon cubes in each of 2 highball glasses and pour the cocktail over.

WATERMELON ICE CUBES

Steps:

• Cut watermelon into workable pieces. Remove the seeds and the rind. Puree the watermelon in a blender or food processor. Pour the puree into ice cube trays and freeze.

WATERMELON MINT ICE CREAM

Steps:

• Puree the watermelon chunks in a blender or food processor until smooth; strain the juices from any remaining solids and set aside, discarding the solids.
• Heat 1 cup of heavy cream with the sugar in a saucepan over medium-low heat until warmed. Stir the mint leaves to the warmed cream. Cover the saucepan and remove from heat. Allow the mixture to steep at room temperature for 1 hour. Strain into a bowl; discard the mint leaves.
• Whisk the egg yolks in a bowl until gently beaten. Slowly pour the mint-infused cream into the egg yolks, whisking constantly to prevent cooking the egg; scrape the mixture back into the saucepan and place over medium heat. Stir constantly, scraping the bottom while cooking, until the mixture thickens and coats the spatula; pour the mixture through a strainer into a bowl along with 1 cup heavy cream. Mix the watermelon juice into the cream mixture.
• Pour into an ice cream maker and freeze according to manufacturer's instructions.

WATERMELON ICE CUBES

Steps:

• Combine watermelon, water, honey, lemon juice and sugar in a blender or food processor. Process until smooth.
• Place mint leaves in ice trays. Pour watermelon mixture into ice trays. Freeze.

MINT ICE CUBES

Steps:

• Place 2 to 3 mint leaves into each cell of a heatproof ice cube tray. Fill the cells with the boiling water, then let stand for 10 minutes; remove the leaves if desired. Freeze the ice cube tray until solid.

WATERMELON-MINT ICE CUBES

Steps:

• Puree watermelon ,in batches if necessary, in processor(there should be about 4 cups).
• Mix in sugar by tablespoonfuls to sweeten to taste.
• Pour into 2 or 3 ice cube trays.
• Place 1 leaf of mint atop puree in each cube.
• Cover and freeze until ice cubes are solid, at least 4 hours and up to 2 days.