Day 27 - Saturday. This morning, after taking my daughter to get her sports physical for school, I took her bathing suit shopping. She is 12. That is stressful enough for a mom, but I decided maybe I should try a few two piece suits on myself, while we were there. We left with a very cute bathing suit, age appropriate, bikini-style for my smiling daughter and a pack of gum to soothe myself from all of the trauma that occurred in my dressing room. My husband later asked me about it and I said, "of this we shall not speak".
So recently, I honestly can't remember if I saw this on facebook, read it somewhere or watched a video - I have the feeling someone was talking to me about it, but for some reason it is wiped clean from my memory. So, if anyone knows who to give proper credit to for this idea, please post a comment and I will certainly do so!
The directions for this watermelon icy are so easy and uses only one ingredient - watermelon. It said to cut the watermelon into square chunks, (but for ease I just used an ice-cream scoop) and to put them on cookie sheets in the freezer for 2 hours. I used parchment paper on my cookie sheets, see below.
After two hours, you blend or mix the cubes/scoops in small batches and then put them into a freezer safe container. I left mine in the fridge overnight and it was like trying to crunch ice in my Nutri-Bullet. I had to let them sit on the counter for about half an hour until they were a bit softened. I'm not sure if the original recipe
(wherever I saw it) had you let them sit for a bit or if two hours in the freezer hits the sweet spot. Either way, be patient if they are too frozen, no biggie! Once they were ready, they mixed quite easily but would get stuck on the sides and need pushed down again.
After each batch is mixed and in the container, smooth the top with a spoon and put back in the freezer for at least another two hours.
When you are ready to serve, just use an ice-cream scoop. It has a sorbet consistency and is quite refreshing. And no (added) sugar or anything artificial or unhealthy. Just a yummy watermelon icy. I wished I had a sprig of mint to put on top, it seemed like that might pare well? But I give this a stamp of approval!
Until next time... Be well!
~Tracy
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