Mint Lime Popsicles

This Mint Lime Popsicles recipe is made with fresh squeezed lime juice, water, fresh organic mint leaves and honey. These homemade mint and lime popsicles are refreshing and cooling and they make the perfect summertime treat your whole family will love!

Homemade lime popsicles make a refreshing treat for warm summer months that are popular with kids and adults alike!

When the warm weather hits, you want to make sure your freezer is packed with healthy frozen treats like these mint and lime popsicles that not only taste delish, they’re nutritious and hydrating as well.

Mint And Lime Popsicles Recipe

This is the short list of ingredients needed to make this recipe.

• Water
• Honey
• Fresh squeezed lime juice
• Fresh mint

Variations

If you don’t have honey, or would prefer to make a simple syrup with sugar for this lime popsicle, here’s what you’ll need.

• Use sugar instead of honey
• Add 3 (1-inch pieces of lime zest) to make simple syrup

How To Make Mint And Lime Popsicles

This homemade mint and lime popsicles recipe comes together in about 10 minutes, plus freezing time of about 5 hours or longer (depending on your freezer).

1. Blend water and honey: Combine water and honey.
2. Lime juice:  Pour in lime juice to honey water.
3. Mint:  Stir in finely chopped mint leaves.
4. Popsicle molds:  Pour the lime juice honey water in the popsicle molds.
5. Partially freeze:  Freeze popsicles for about30 minutes then insert popsicle sticks.
6. Freeze:  Return popsicle molds to the freezer and freeze until solid.

If you prefer to make popsicles with sugar instead of using honey, you’ll need to make a simple syrup:

1. How to Make Simple Syrup
2. Heat ingredients:  Combine water, sugar and lime zest in a saucepan and heat until sugar dissolves.
3. Strain: Strain ingredients using a fine mesh sieve.
4. Lime Juice: Stir in lime juice with the simple syrup.

How Long Does It Take To Freeze Popsicles? 

Depending on the size of your popsicles, it can take anywhere from 4 – 6 hours for the popsicles to freeze solid.  If you have the time to let them sit in the freezer overnight, even better. 

Looking For More Popsicle Recipes?

• Summer Strawberry Popsicles
• Pineapple Paletas
• Coconut Water Fruit Popsicles
• Lemon Ginger Popsicles
• Almond Milk Popsicles

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Yield: 8 servings

Lime Popsicles

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 5 minutes

Additional Time 6 hours

Total Time 6 hours 15 minutes

This Mint Lime Popsicles recipe is made with fresh squeezed lime juice, water, fresh organic mint leaves and honey. These homemade mint and lime popsicles are refreshing and cooling and they make the perfect summertime treat your whole family will love!

Ingredients

• 2 cups water
• 2/3 cup honey 
• 3/4 cup fresh squeezed lime juice (about 8 -10 limes)
• 1/4 cup mint, finely chopped

VARIATIONS:

• Use 2/3 cup sugar instead of honey
• Add 3 (1-inch pieces of lime zest) to make simple syrup

Instructions

1. Combine the water and honey in a bowl until honey has dissolved.
2. Pour in lime juice.
3. Stir in the chopped mint and stir.
4. Pour the mixture into your popsicle molds, leaving a little room for the stick (the popsicles will expand a bit as they freeze).
5. Place the lid on the mold and place in the freezer for about 30 minutes.
6. Remove from the freezer and add the sticks to the popsicles and freeze until solid.
7. After frozen, let the popsicles sit at room temperature for a few minutes to loosen them up so they can easily be removed from the molds.

Notes

If Using Sugar Instead Of Honey

1. Put the water, lime zest and sugar in a small saucepan and bring to a simmer.
2. Remove from heat and set aside to cool.
3. Pour the mixture into a bowl through a fine strainer pressing down hard on the zest with the back of a spoon.

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

8

Serving Size:

1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 265Total Fat: 0gSaturated Fat: 0gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 0gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 7mgCarbohydrates: 70gFiber: 0gSugar: 66gProtein: 0g

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