Frozen Pink Grapefruit and Mango Bars

By miss5elements

Note: store remaining simple syrup covered in the refrigerator for other uses.

Ingredients

• 1 c water
• 2 c sugar
• 1 mango, peeled & cut into chunks
• 1.25 c grapefruit juice, about 2 grapefruits

Details

Servings 6
Adapted from heartandsoul.com

Preparation

Step 1

1. Place water & sugar in a heavy saucepan.
2. Stir over med-high heat to thoroughly dissolve the sugar.
3. Bring syrup to boil, then remove from heat & cool completely. (To speed cooling, pour syrup into a bowl & set the bowl in a larger bowl filled w/ice water.)
4. place mango in blender & process until smooth.
5. Pour in grapefruit juice & blend to mix well.
6. Add about 1c of cooled syrup to fruit puree, 1/4c @ a time, to desired sweetness.
7. Pour fruit puree into Popsicle molds or ice cube trays & freeze until partially frozen, insert wooden sticks in center of Popsicles & freeze until firm.