Purple Paletas Recipes

MEXICAN PALETAS

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Place half of the fruit, sugar, water, and lime juice into a blender , and blend until smooth.
• Spoon the remaining chopped fruit into ice pop molds, then add the blended mixture, leaving about 1/2-inch of headspace for expansion.
• Place the molds into the freezer and allow at least 6 hours for your treats to firm up completely. If your molds don't have built-in Popsicle sticks (or you are using paper cups or some other receptacle as molds), take your pops out of the freezer after about an hour and insert wooden sticks into the slushy mix; return to the freezer.
• Remove the pops from the molds and enjoy!

FRUIT-PACKED MEXICAN PALETA RECIPE

Steps:

• Place the mango, lime juice, agave syrup, and cayenne in a blender and puree, adding a bit of water if needed to help. Divide among 4 Popsicle holders and place in the freezer for at least 3 hours. (Do not cheat by checking along the way-the paletas won't freeze properly.) To easily release the paletas from the holders, run the bottoms briefly under warm water.

PURPLE PALETAS

Steps:

• Pour the blueberries, grape and pomegranate juices, sugar and lime juice into a blender and puree.
• Pour into 10 ice pop molds and insert ice pop sticks. Freeze until solid, at least 4 hours.

SPICY MANGO-BASIL PALETAS

Steps:

• Blend mango chunks, basil, lime juice, cayenne pepper, and salt in a blender until smooth; pour into a large bowl. Stir sugar into mango mixture until sugar dissolves. Fold diced mango into mixture. Pour into freezer pop molds.
• Freeze until firm, 14 to 24 hours.