There is a "mocktail" and a "cocktail" version of these gorgeous GF coolers. You can make them without the sticks, and serve them on a plate with cream and berries as a cooling dessert.
4 cups of de-seeded watermelon cubes
2 tabs of granulated sugar, 2 taspoons of lemon juice, quarter cup mint leaves minced finely, half a teaspoon of sale 1 cup of fresh or frozen blue berries and the required number of icypole sticks (or straws cut in half). COCKTAIL VERSION - add a splash of vodka.
Combine the watermelon, sugar lemon juice (and maybe the vodka) in a food processor, blender or gradually using a large mortar and pestle. Stir in the mint (I have a bush of Chocolate Mint which is perfect for this desseert treat), and salt using a spatula.
Pour the mix into ice cube trays, filling each opening a bit over half full.
Spear two blueberries on the end of each icypole stick (if you use a straw, then the berries will need to be fresh not frozen). Place each stick into a slot (blueberries head first into the mush) and then add more mush to fill the slot up. The sticks ideally should stand up straight. If they don't and it matters to you, part freeze the mush, the push the sticks in and pop the icypoles back into the freezer.
Freeze for about 4 hours until solid. Flex the trays carefully to release the pops... sometimes yanking them out by the tick is not a good idea - the stick may release by itself.
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