“When one has tasted watermelon, he knows what the angels eat.” –Mark Twain
Watermelon Boy!
Some of y’all might remember Whole Foods Boy.
But I only referred to him as Whole Foods Boy on the blog. In real life, I gave him the nickname of Watermelon Boy, because he could eat an entire watermelon at one time. Therefore, if you ever still read my blog, WF Boy, this recipe is for you!
As a vegan and a healthy eater, I get a ton of veggies in my diet. But I don’t actually eat much fruit. (Maybe only 1-2 servings per day?) I adore fruit—especially summer-fresh fruit—but I never eat a ton of it at one time because it’s so sweet. I guess my lack of sweet tooth extends to naturally-sweetened foods too. And fruit as dessert?
I’d rather have chocolate!
Or fruit and chocolate, like in my Chocolate-Raspberry Frosting.
If given a choice between (vegan) ice cream and sorbet, I’ll pick the ice cream every time. Except yesterday… About a week ago, one of my friends cut up a super-huge watermelon and gave me a container to take home. I ate some of it fresh, but was afraid the rest would go bad before I had a chance to finish it all. So I froze it. Then, yesterday afternoon, I made the most delicious sorbet! (You can also turn it into ice cream.)
Watermelon Ice Cream
- 2 cups cubed watermelon, frozen
- 2 fresh mint leaves (you can omit if you don’t have any)
- Optional: feel free to add sweetener if you want a sweeter sorbet
- Optional: if you don’t have a high-powered blender, add a little milk of choice or juice right before blending, so your blender can handle it. The result won’t be ice-cream-like, but it’ll still be a delicious slushie!
Thaw your watermelon a little, so your blender can handle it. Then blend everything together. I opted for sorbet this time, but if you’d rather have ice cream, simply freeze a little milk of choice along with the watermelon cubes. (For a rich, ice-cream-like consistency, use canned coconut milk.)
For presentation tips, see: How to make it look like ice cream.
Do you like fruity desserts, such as sorbet?
I love to throw fruit into recipes, such as my Blueberry Pie Pancakes.
I also like it in oatmeal or paired with my vegan whipped cream. And although I don’t often crave fruity desserts, I do eat fresh fruit every day, as part of pre-run breakfast.Watermelon is one of my favorite summer fruits, because it’s only good when it is very fresh.
I just talked about fruit servings on my blog today! I used to eat 3-4 servings a day, but recently, it’s been more like 1-2. I’m not sure whether or not that’s a good thing, but I can’t wait to get home next week to fresh watermelon and berries, two things that, as far as I can tell, are nonexistent in France. 😛
Berries non-existent in France? They must be hoarding them all in Aix en Provence! I had the BEST berries ever when I was there!
Yum! I have watermelon cubes in the freezer right now, just waiting to turn into something special. Unfortunately its only about 56 degrees here in Portland and I’m not wanting anything cold!
Eek! Share some of that cold with us, please??? It’s been in the 100s here for the past month :-?. If you gave us 30 degrees, we could both have perfect weather. Promise to think about it? 😉
I tried this as soon as I read the post! I modified it a bit, but I’ll post it on the blog in a few days because it was AWESOME!
I love fruity desserts! Though it really depends. I would choose homestyle apple pie over flourless chocolate cake, but I would probably choose chocolate over lemon sorbet or something. Or you could just combine the chocolate and the fruit and the world would be in harmony 🙂
I’m so excited you tried it (or a version anyways)!
I wish I had a blender so I could make this! I love fresh fruits, especially in the summer.
I defintely have to TRY to eat fruit–I eat so many vegetables naturally, but I have to remember to trade the broccoli for the berries every now and then.
What great timing! I have 1/2 of a watermelon in my fridge!!! Score. I WILL make this today 🙂 Thanks Katie.
I eat way too much fruit. I just can’t get enough of it!
I love fruit, especially watermelon. This is perfect for 4th of July weekend!
I don’t eat very much fruit, sadly! I don’t even know why. Last summer, I ate sooooo much of it, but then I stopped when everything but apples and bananas got crazy expensive over winter… and I just haven’t started eating it like I did last year! Hmm.
Sadly, I’m allergic to watermelon. 🙁
That reminds me of my sister, who’s allergic to honeydew! It’s one of my favorite foods. So weird that one sister loves it and the other’s allergic! (I guess it’s good tht I’m not the allergic one.)
I don’t eat as much fruit as I should but I do like it. But I do have a sweet tooth so that could be why hehe. As for choosing between ice cream and sorbet – it depends what flavour they both are and what I feel like on the day. I’m an equal opportunity sweet eater 😀
Had a very tasty berry sorbet on top of a mini loaf cookie dough boatmeal last night that was rather nice 🙂 But would have been equally tasty with ice cream instead 🙂
It looks great and refreshing (minus the mint 😉 ) I adore fruit, sometimes I wonder if I eat too much fruit somedays!