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Melon ball ice cubes

By Layla Pujol 6 Comments

How to make round fruity ice cubes using melon balls. You can make melon ball ice cubes with watermelon, cantaloupe, and/or honeydew melon.

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Melon ball ice cubes

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Here’s a quick and easy idea to give your drinks some fun summer colors and flavor: make melon ball ice cubes. I recently made a couple of recipes using melon balls and had a decent amount of leftover ones. I decided to freeze them and then use them as ice cubes for drinks. These melon ball ice cubes can be used as “ice” for cocktails – just keep in mind that they will add a slightly melon flavor to the drink. I also love using them as pretty ice cubes for sparkling water.

Refreshing sparkling water with melon ball ice cubes

I used a variety of four different melons: watermelon, cantaloupe, classic honeydew melon, and white honeydew melon. White honeydew melons have a yellow skin, but their flesh is white and the taste is very similar to a regular honeydew melon. You can prepare these melon ball ice cubes with a mix of different melons or just one type of melon.

Frozen melon ball ice cubes


For a quick and easy refreshing (non-alcoholic) drink, just place the melon ball ice cubes in a glass, add sparkling water or soda water, a squeeze of lime juice, and a mint leave to garnish. This simple drink not only looks great, but the water will have a delicious hint of melon, lime and mint.

Using frozen melon balls as ice cubes
Frozen melon ball ice cubes

Melon ball ice cubes

How to make round fruity ice cubes using melon balls. You can make melon ball ice cubes with watermelon, cantaloupe, and/or honeydew melon.
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Course: Cocktails, Drinks, Garnish
Cuisine: American, Fusion, International
Keyword: Frozen melon balls, Melon ball ice cubes, Melon balls
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Freezing time: 1 hour

Ingredients

Your choice of melon(s):

  • Watermelon
  • Cantaloupe
  • Honeydew melon
  • White honeydew melon

Instructions

  • Rinse the melons, cut them in half and remove the seeds.
  • Use a melon baller to scoop out the melon balls from the fruit. Don’t worry if they’re not all perfectly round – they will flatten slightly when you freeze them.
  • Use a baking sheet or flat platter that can fit in your freezer. Line the baking sheet with parchment paper or wax paper.
  • Arrange the melon balls on the baking sheet. Make sure that the melon balls are not touching (or they will freeze together).
  • Freeze the melon balls for a few hours or until completely frozen. Remove them from the freezer and transfer them to a freezer bag. Place the bag in the freezer until ready to use.

Notes

Use the leftover parts of the melon (what’s left after scooping out the melon balls) to make a smoothie, cocktails, or a cold melon soup.
Frozen melon balls as ice cubes

Step by step preparation photos for making melon ball ice cubes

Variety of melons: White honeydew, regular honeydew, watermelon and canteloupe
Scoop out the melon balls using a melon baller
Arrange the melon balls on a baking sheet lined with parchement or wax paper
Place the melon balls in the freezer for a few hours
Frozen melon balls to use as ice cubes
Place the melon ball ice cubes in a freezer bag and keep frozen until you need them
The melon ice cubes can be used for cocktails
Use melon ball ice cubes to make a refreshing sparkling water drink
How to make melon ball ice cubes
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  1. Beverly Paris says

    August 19, 2015 at 6:53 pm

    I am going to make this tomorrow for my card club. Great idea

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  2. sol says

    February 16, 2015 at 9:32 pm

    wow, love to do this in summer , thanks

    Reply
  3. Efrain- RookstoCooks says

    July 23, 2014 at 4:53 am

    I don’t know where I’ve been when the idea of frozen fruit as ice cubes came around, but I’m glad I found out about it. I’m a huge fan of flavored seltzer water, and after trying flavored water at my school I’ve been trying to find fun ways to make my own without doing the standard slices of fruit in a large water jug. Also, nice pictures! Thanks for the post~

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  4. Mara-gon-za says

    July 15, 2014 at 2:43 pm

    Just beautiful! Great idea. Thanks for sharing.

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  5. Tina Large says

    June 30, 2014 at 4:28 am

    I don’t normally like just regular water so tried your idea and I loved it!! Thank you for sharing

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  6. EWT says

    June 22, 2014 at 11:19 am

    Love this idea. Thanks.

    Reply

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