Keto Cucumber & Lime Ice Lollies
Servings: 5 lollies
With just 5 calories and less than 1g carbs, these refreshing treats are perfect for summer and totally guilt-free.
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Equipment
- Multi-Blade Shredder (manual method)
- Muslin Cloths (manual method)
Ingredients
- 1 English cucumber - skin on
- 2 limes - zest and juice
- 230 g water
- 60 g allulose (U.K. option HERE)
- 1 tsp pure stevia powder (U.S. option HERE)
- 1 tsp beef gelatine - 3g (U.S. option HERE)
Instructions
- pour water into a small saucepan and sprinkle gelatine over the top.230 g water, 1 tsp beef gelatine
- wait a few minutes for the gelatine to bloom, then add sweeteners and place over high heat.60 g allulose, 1 tsp pure stevia powder
- stir often to help the allulose dissolve, and remove from heat when steaming hot (don't let it reach simmering or boiling point).
- set the liquid aside to cool and then place it in the fridge - you can speed this up by transferring the hot liquid to a pre-chilled, shock-proof drinking glass or similar.
- use a juicer to extract 200g cucumber juice.1 English cucumber
- alternatively, shred the cucumber using a manual shredder (large hole grater) lined with a muslin cloth, wrap the shreds and squeeze over and over until you've obtained the same quantity of juice (SEE STEP-BY-STEP PHOTOS IN BLOG POST ABOVE RECIPE)
- add to this the grated zest of both limes, as well as their juice (40g).2 limes
- when both the cucumber and gelatine liquids are chilled, combine them and pour the mixture into your silicone moulds; it will fill 5 large (95ml) lolly moulds (U.S. option HERE).
- freeze the lollies until solid.
- warm your hands to squeeze the lollies out easily, and store them in a freezer-proof container or enjoy right away.
Notes
Whole-batch Nutrition: Kcal 24, F 0g, NC 4g, P 0.2g. If using smaller moulds, simply divide these values accordingly.
For the manual juicing method, you may need the following equipment:
Multi-Blade Tool (U.S. option HERE)
Muslin Cheese Cloth (U.S. option HERE)
Unless otherwise indicated, use Metric Kitchen Scales to measure ingredients accurately (U.S. option HERE).
Nutrition
Serving: 1ice lolly | Calories: 4.8kcal | Carbohydrates: 0.8g | Protein: 0g | Fat: 0g
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