Ginger Watermelon Petits Fours

Votes: 5

Time: 4 hours 10 minutes
Complexity: easily
Servings: 4

Nutritional value per serving:

Calories 170, total fat 5 G., saturated fats 3 G., proteins 2 G., carbohydrates 31 G., fiber 1 G., cholesterol 15 mg, sodium 50 mg, sugar 25 G.

Serve these little pink cupcakes at your summer party, which are actually made with creamy watermelon. Watermelon cubes are soaked in a light ginger-lime syrup, then each cube is topped with a little cream cheese. Yes, it's rich, but such a tiny bite really enhances the spiced watermelon flavor. The dessert is light and refreshing.

The recipes use measuring containers with the following volumes:
1 glass (st.) - 250 ml.
3/4 cup (st.) - 180 ml.
2/3 cup (st.) - 160 ml.
1/2 cup (st.) - 125 ml.
1/3 cup (st.) - 80 ml.
1/4 cup (st.) - 60 ml.
1 tablespoon (tbsp) - 15 ml.
1 teaspoon (tsp) - 5 ml.
1/5 teaspoon (tsp) - 1 ml.

Ingredients for the recipe:

1 cup thinly sliced fresh ginger root, about 10 cm
4 tablespoons of honey
Zest of 1 lime + 2 tbsp freshly squeezed lime juice
1 small seedless watermelon
60 g Philadelphia cream cheese, room temperature
Special equipment: a small plastic zip-lock bag

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Cooking the dish according to the recipe:

Combine ginger, 3 tablespoons honey, and 0.5 tablespoons water in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil, then remove from heat. Let sit until the mixture cools to room temperature. Strain, discarding the ginger. Add lime juice.
Meanwhile, slice the watermelon crosswise into 2.5 cm thick slices. Trim the rind so that all the slices are square or rectangular. Cut the flesh into 24 2.5 cm cubes. You will be left with the watermelon. Place the cubes in an 8x8 inch baking dish. Pour the cooled syrup over the watermelon and refrigerate for 1-4 hours, turning the cubes once.

Just before serving, mix the cream cheese in a small bowl with the remaining 1 tablespoon of honey until smooth. Transfer to a zip-lock bag. Push the mixture toward one corner of the bag and twist the top to create a handle. Snip off a small corner of the bag.
Remove the watermelon from the liquid and transfer the cubes to a serving platter. Pipe a small amount of cream cheese onto each watermelon cube. Sprinkle with lime zest.

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