Ultra-fresh, juicy, and tart homemade paletas, true to the Mexican spirit of fruit ice pops. Watermelon dominates, lifted by lime and a hint of salt that wakes everything up.
Ingredients
- 500 g ripe seedless watermelon
- 1 piece lime
- 25 g light cane sugar
- to taste fine salt
Method
- Cut the watermelon flesh into pieces, remove any visible seeds, then taste it: it should be very fragrant and distinctly juicy.
- Zest the lime very finely, then squeeze the juice, avoiding the bitterness of the white pith.
- Blend the watermelon with the lime juice, cane sugar, and salt until you have a smooth, fluid, and shiny puree.
- Taste the mixture: it should seem slightly sweeter and tarter than a juice for drinking, because cold mutes flavors.
- Add the lime zest and mix briefly to keep a fresh aroma without making the texture bitter.
- Pour the mixture into ice pop molds, leaving a little free space at the top, then tap gently to remove air bubbles.
- Insert the sticks and place in the freezer until the paletas are perfectly firm to the touch.
- Unmold by quickly running the outside of the molds under warm water, then serve immediately, when the surface becomes slightly frosted and shiny.
Nutrition
Per serving
- Energy
- 74.1 kcal
- Protein
- 1.16 g
- Carbohydrate
- 16.61 g
- Fat
- 0.42 g
- Fibre
- 3.06 g
- Calcium
- 11.4 mg
- Iron
- 0.04 mg
- Magnesium
- 2.8 mg
