Ingredients

The following ingredients have 9 Servings
  • 1 cup ane sugar, divided (or granulated sugar, date sugar, coconut sugar, etc. ) (– but not a low-cal or zero-cal substitute)
  • 1 cup watermelon juice
  • 3 ounce packet liquid pectin
  • 1/4 cup honey
  • 1 tablespoon beet juice powder (found on health food aisle)
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
  • 2 tablespoons chia seeds (may be omitted if you don't like texture)

Instruction

  • Spray a 9 by 5-inch loaf pan with nonstick cooking spray. In a medium saucepan, sugar, watermelon juice, pectin, honey, beet juice powder and salt until thoroughly blended and bring to boil, over medium-high heat, whisking continuously.
  • Reduce heat to medium and whisk constantly for 5 minutes longer. Remove from heat and whisk in the lemon juice and chia seeds. Pour into the prepared pan.
  • Loosely cover the pan with a clean dish towel and let stand at least 12 to 24 hours until firm (do not refrigerate).
  • Turn pan out onto cutting board and shake gently to release. Using a sharp knife, cut into 1-inch squares.