Passion Fruit and Guava Pops
Passion Fruit and Guava Pops might be just the dessert you are searching for. This recipe serves 8. One serving contains 76 calories, 1g of protein, and 0g of fat. This recipe covers 4% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Head to the store and pick up can guava nectar, to 8 passion fruits, water, and a few other things to make it today. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free and vegan diet. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes.
Instructions
Combine 1/3 cup water, 1/4 cup sugar, and1 tablespoon lime juice in small bowl; stiruntil sugar dissolves. Using spoon, scoopflesh from passion fruits into sugar mixture.Strain mixture through fine-mesh strainerinto small bowl; press on seeds with rubberspatula to extract as much liquid as possible(you will need 1 cup strained liquid);discard seeds in strainer.
Divide passion fruit mixture amongeight 3-ounce paper cups (about 2tablespoons for each). Stretch plastic wraptightly over top of each cup, coveringcompletely and securing each with rubberband. Insert ice pop stick or lollipop stickthrough plastic wrap and into mixture ineach cup (taut plastic will hold stick inplace).
Place cups in muffin pan, tilting cupsat angle. Freeze until passion fruit mixtureis set, about 3 hours.
Meanwhile, stir guava nectar, remaining3 tablespoons sugar, and 1 tablespoon limejuice in 2-cup measuring cup until sugardissolves. Chill mixture until cold.
Remove cups with frozen passion fruitmixture from freezer; stand cups upright inmuffin pan. Peel back some of plastic wrapon each.
Pour guava mixture atop frozenpassion fruit mixture in cups, dividingequally. Cover with plastic wrap, securewith rubber band, and freeze until firm, atleast 4 hours. DO AHEAD: Can be made 3days ahead. Keep frozen.
Using scissors, cut off paper cups frompops and serve immediately.