3 Reasons why its heart healthy:
- These fun ice cubes may help you reduce your alcohol intake, which can be beneficial to your heart health as alcohol can raise your blood pressure and overtime weaken your heart.
- Using fresh fruit and herbs to add flavour removes the need to add cordials and syrups which are usually high in sugars or contain artificial sweeteners.
- Opting to use these ice cubes with soda water or still water can help you stay hydrated which benefits your overall health as well as our cardiovascular health.
Fruit & Herb Ice Cubes
These ice cubes are a great way to add something special to your non-alcoholic drinks. The sky is the limit with flavour combinations and they are great to make ahead of time when entertaining or simply for you to enjoy with soda water instead of your usual alcoholic drink.
Servings
4
servingsPrep time
5
minutesIngredients
1/4 cup chopped melon of your choice
1/4 cup chopped strawberries
1/4 cup chopped peach
1/4 cup chopped lemon including skin
A few sprigs of fresh mint
A few sprigs of fresh rosemary
A few sprigs of fresh basil
A thumb sized piece of fresh ginger, chopped
Soda water, to serve
Directions
- Wash and chop the fruit, keeping each one separate. Wash the herb sprigs and chop into about 1 inch length or as big as your ice cube tray will accommodate.
- dd your flavour combinations (here we are using melon and mint, strawberry and rosemary, peach and basil or lemon and ginger) to the ice cube trays and top with water. Its better to use filtered water or boiled and cooled water as this can yield clearer ice cubes which look nicer.
- Freeze for at least 8 hours and serve with still or sparkling water.
