Pom Banana Freeze

• juice from 2-3 large POM Wonderful Pomegranates,* or cup POM Wonderful 100% Pomegranate Juice
• 1 cup arils from 1 large POM Wonderful Pomegranate
• 3 ripe bananas
• 1 cup simple syrup**
• 4 plastic freezer cups
• 4 plastic spoons

1. 1. Score 1 fresh pomegranate and place in a bowl of water. Break open the pomegranate under water to free the arils (seed sacs). The arils will sink to the bottom of the bowl and the membrane will float to the top. Sieve and put the arils in a separate bowl. Reserve cup of the arils from fruit and set aside. (Refrigerate or freeze remaining arils for another use.)
2. 2. Prepare fresh pomegranate juice.*
3. 3. Prepare simple syrup.**
4. 4. Put all ingredients except the arils in a food processor and process until smooth.
5. 5. Stir in arils.
6. 6. Divide mixture evenly among the cups and freeze slightly.
7. 7. Insert a plastic spoon into the center of each cup to be used as a stick.
8. 8. Freeze until solid.
9. * For 1 cup of juice, cut 2-3 large POM Wonderful Pomegranates in half and juice them with a citrus reamer or juicer. Pour mixture through a cheesecloth-lined strainer or sieve. Set the juice aside.
10. ** For simple syrup, boil cup granulated sugar and cup water together until sugar dissolves. Cool to room temperature before use.

pomegranate juice, bananas, simple syrup, cups, spoons

Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/pom-banana-freeze-50032707 (may not work)