Watermelon Mint Sno-Cones
 
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Serves: 8
What You Need
  • 4 Cups watermelon juice, chilled
  • 1 Cup granulated sugar
  • 1 Cup water
  • Crushed leaves from 8 mint stalks (so, about ¾ Cup mint leaves)
  • 1 Lime, cut into wedges
What to Do
  1. FOR THE WATERMELON JUICE
  2. Take leftover watermelon juice after using a melon baller and the leftover flesh scooped from the rind and puree, then strain, or just puree'/strain watermelon chunks.
  3. Chill in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour if not already cold.
  4. FOR THE MINT SIMPLE SYRUP
  5. In a small saucepan, boil the water.
  6. When it is rolling, add in the sugar and turn to simmer until it has thickened slightly (2 minutes or so)
  7. Remove from heat and add the mint leaves to steep for 10 minutes.
  8. Strain the leaves from the syrup and store in a jar.
  9. Refrigerate until cool.
  10. FOR THE SNO-CONE
  11. In an ice cream maker, combine the 4 cups chilled watermelon juice and 1 cup of the simple syrup
  12. Freeze using your ice cream maker's specifications.
  13. It's ready when it is fully frozen but NOT lumpy-frozen. that's almost too hard.
  14. Serve with a large lime wedge squeezed over the top.
Recipe by Mess of Greens at https://www.messofgreensblog.com/?p=1551