Name: Watermelon Margarita Popsicles
Prep time: 10 min
Yield: 6 popsicles
Ingredients: 5 cups chopped seedless watermelon (Sugar Baby Watermelon is preferred); 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice; 2 - 3 tablespoons superfine granulated sugar (taste for sweetness and add additional sugar as necessary); 2 tablespoons Cointreau; 1/4 cup silver tequila (I used Patron); 6 (1/2 cup capacity) popsicle molds

Why it works: Sugar and lime are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 29% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 3,332 recipes. Both carry 1-penten-3-one, which smells fish, pungent. The science ↓

Watermelon Margarita Popsicles

6 popsicles

Prep10 min

Ingredients

5 cups chopped seedless watermelon (Sugar Baby Watermelon is preferred)
2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
2 - 3 tablespoons superfine granulated sugar (taste for sweetness and add additional sugar as necessary)
2 tablespoons Cointreau
1/4 cup silver tequila (I used Patron)
6 (1/2 cup capacity) popsicle molds

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

106Calories

1 gProtein

0 gFat

28 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 3 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Sugar	1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated	49
Watermelon	1 cup diced (152g)	46
Lime	juice of 1 lime (44ml)	11

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

By bunkycooks. Recipe from Open Recipes.

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The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

Sugar + limetop 29% of all pairs

Smell alikelow

Cooked together3,332 recipes

Shared aroma: 1-penten-3-one (fish, pungent).

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