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This traditional Korean summer dessert is a great way to cool off when the weather gets too hot. The key ingredients here are the watermelon and ice. I like the frozen blueberries here because they add little pops of cold sweetness, but you can swap them out for other fruits such as mango or kiwi for extra colour. A couple of bottles of Yakult (or other probiotic yoghurt drinks) are also often mixed in to make the hwachae a little creamy too.

  • 1 watermelon
    approximately 3.5kg
  • 150ml lemonade
  • 1 apple
    cored and cut into 1cm cubes
  • 100g frozen blueberries

Nutrition: Per serving

  • kcal258
  • fat1g
  • saturates0.3g
  • carbs56g
  • sugars49g
  • fibre4g
  • protein4g
  • salt0.02g

Method

  • step 1

    Remove the rind from the watermelon and cut it into 2cm bite-sized cubes.

  • step 2

    Put ¼ of the watermelon into a food processor, blitz to a juice, then pour into a bowl and mix with the lemonade.

  • step 3

    Add a handful of ice, the apples, frozen blueberries and watermelon pieces. Serve immediately ladled into small bowls.

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