When the freezer is full of popsicle molds, you know summer is doing its job. These Lemon Mint Popsicles with Lime are tart, fresh, and just sweet enough. You make them with lemon, lime, water, confectioners' sugar, and fresh mint. No ice cream maker, no blender, and no pot on the stove.
Why You Want to Make It
These lemon mint popsicles are fresh in a way plain lemon popsicles are not. The lemon brings the tartness, the lime gives it a little sparkle, and the mint makes it feel extra cold before the popsicle has even fully melted.
They are also wonderfully simple. Stir, tear the mint, pour, freeze. That is the whole rhythm here. And when the afternoon gets hot, pulling one of these from the mold feels like a small win from your own freezer.
What You Need
- Lemon: Gives the popsicles their bright, tart flavor.
- Lime: Makes the citrus taste extra fresh.
- Water: Turns the juice into a clean, icy popsicle base.
- Confectioners' sugar: Dissolves quickly without heating.
- Honey: Makes it sweeter.
- Salt: Balances the sweet.
- Fresh mint: Adds that cool, fresh finish.
How to Make It
- Step 1: Squeeze the lemon and lime. Pour the juice into a measuring cup with water.
- Step 2: Stir in the confectioners' sugar, honey and salt. Keep stirring until the sugar is dissolved.
- Step 3: Wash the mint leaves, tear them into small pieces, and stir them into the citrus mixture.
- Step 4: Pour the mixture into popsicle molds. Cover and freeze for at least 3 hours, until firm.
Top Tips
- Use confectioners' sugar: It dissolves faster than granulated sugar, so you don't need to heat the mixture.
- Tear the mint: Small pieces spread the fresh mint flavor through the popsicles.
- Don't overfill the molds: The liquid expands a little as it freezes.
- Loosen gently: Run the mold under warm water for a few seconds, then pull the popsicle out.
- Give them enough freezer time: At least 3 hours works for these molds; larger molds may need longer.
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Ingredients
- 1½ cup water
- ½ lemon
- ½ lime
- 4 tablespoons confectioners sugar
- 1 tablespoon honey
- ⅛ teaspoon salt
- 10 fresh mint leaves
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Instructions
- Pour the water into a jar. Squeeze the lemon and lime on top.1½ cup water, ½ lemon, ½ lime
- Stir in the confectioners' sugar, honey and salt until dissolved.4 tablespoons confectioners sugar, 1 tablespoon honey, ⅛ teaspoon salt
- Wash the mint leaves, slice them into small pieces, and stir them into the liquid.10 fresh mint leaves
- Pour the mixture into popsicle molds and cover with the caps or sticks.
- Freeze for at least 3 hours, until firm.
Notes
- Keep the popsicles in the freezer. Once fully frozen, you can leave them in the molds or wrap them individually. They taste freshest within a few weeks.
- Do not refreeze once melted
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