Dessert Recipes
Melon Snow Cones
Yield: 8 servings; 3 cups
Ingredients
- 4 cups seeded watermelon, honeydew or cantaloupe chunks
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 2 tablespoons lemon or lime juice
Instructions
- In food processor or blender, puree melon of choice.
- In small saucepan, heat 1 cup puree and sugar over medium heat, stirring, just until sugar dissolves.
- Pour into shallow 8 or 9 inch square metal pan; stir in remaining puree and lemon juice. Freeze. Every 30 minutes, break up crystals with fork as they form at edges of pan; stir frozen parts toward center. Continue until entire mixture is a firm but not solid frozen mass, 3 to 4 hours.
- Scrape ice with fork to lighten texture.
- Scoop into paper cones with ice cream scoop.
Nutrition
Per serving: 74 calories, 0 protein, 18g carbohydrate, 0 fat, 0 fiber, 0 cholesterol, 2mg sodium