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Cantaloupe slush with mango

Yield: 4 servings

Ingredients:

  • 1 medium sized cantaloupe
  • Juice of half a lemon
  • 2 tsp honey
  • 1 mango

Instructions:

  1. Peel and seed cantaloupe.
  2. Cut into 1-inch pieces (should be about 6 cups).
  3. Place in blender or food processor with lemon juice and honey and puree until very smooth.
  4. Pour mixture into shallow 9x12" glass pan and set in freezer for 2 hours.
  5. With a fork, chip and stir the icy mixture and return it to the freezer for 2-4 more hours.
  6. Peal and cut mango into long, thin slices.
  7. Remove frozen cantaloupe mixture from freezer and chip it with a fork until it resembles shaved ice.
  8. Spoon into four bowls, top with mango slices, and serve.

Nutrition Information: 90 calories, 0 grams total fat, 23 grams carbohydrate, 1 gram protein, 2 grams fiber, 25 milligrams sodium, 0 milligrams cholesterol.

Courtesy of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website. For more recipes and access to the recipe’s full nutritional profile, visit www.cdc.gov