We’re to be spoiled (and teased) by Mother Nature this weekend, with temperatures of mid 70’s – low 80’s °F before returning to normal spring weather next week.  I thought the coming summery temps are the perfect time to make some homemade fruit popsicles.  I recently bought watermelon popsicles from Wholefoods and paid a lot more than I should have.  It was only pureed watermelon and was so refreshing and delicious.  So I picked up my own popsicle molds and decided to make my own.  I love watermelon (my favorite fruit) and recently I’ve been really getting into kiwis, so I thought watermelon kiwi would be a great mix.

My husband’s favorite fruit is cantaloupe, so I made one plain cantaloupe popsicle, and one cantaloupe blueberry, since I’ve made that mix before in a fruit salad and I knew it would be good.  I simply chopped up the melons and kiwis, and threw them together in a blender.  I choose to keep it lightly pureed, so you could still get some chunks of fruit, but you could always liquify it if you don’t want a lot of texture.  I also decided to not add any sweetener, but because the melon is not in season yet it isn’t as sweet as it could be.  After trying our popsicles we started discussing how to add sweetener but still add flavor.  You could try adding a fruit juice, like apple, or add honey or agave nectar.  I also bought a few bags of organic fruit in the freezer section, that way you’re able to get more fruit for your money and still be able to buy organic.  With several bags of organic peaches, wild blueberries and blackberries in my freezer, it looks like I’ll be making a lot of popsicles this weekend!

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