Salted Spicy Watermelon Margarita Popsicles

From: Half Baked Harvest

The only popsicle you need to have stashed away in your freezer at all times.


Prep Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 4 hours 10 minutes
Servings: 8 popsicles

Ingredients

• 4 cups cubed watermelon
• 1 jalapeño, halved and seeded, if desired (optional)
• 2-6 tablespoons granulated sugar, using more or less to your taste
• 1/3 cup, plus 1 tablespoon tequila
• 2 tablespoon Cointreau (orange liquor) (orange liquor)
• 1/2 cup, plus 2 tablespoons lime juice, plus 1 tablespoon lime zest
• 4 kiwi, peeled and chopped
• 2 Persian cucumbers, chopped
• flaky sea salt, for sprinkling

Instructions

• In a blender, blend the watermelon, jalapeño, and sugar. Strain through a fine-mesh sieve into a pitcher. Add the tequila, Cointreau, and 1/2 cup lime juice + lime zest, stirring to combine. Pour the mixture among 6 popsicle molds or Dixie cups. Freeze one hour.

• Rinse the blender out and blend the kiwi, cucumbers, 2 tablespoons lime juice, and 1 tablespoon tequila, blend until smooth. Pour the kiwi over the watermelon layer, filling the molds to the top. Insert popsicles sticks. Freeze until firm, at least 4 hours.

• Serve with lime wedges and salt...and maybe even a margarita too!

Recipe Notes

To Make Alcohol Free: omit both the tequila and orange liquor. Add 1/3 cup lemon juice, grapefruit juice, or orange juice.