Mango Paletas
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Mango paletas are frozen mango popsicles or ice pops with fresh mango pulp, lemon juice and chunks of mango with a little bit of chili powder for the surprising kick of heat, originating from Mexico.
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Ingredients
- 2 large mangoes/2 cups mango pulp
- ¼ cup sugar syrup or to taste
- ¼ to ½ teaspoon red chilli powder
- 1 to 2 tablespoon lime/lemon juice
- ¼ cup chopped mangoes
- 1/8 cup pomegranate pearls
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Instructions
- To make the sugar syrup: Combine 1 cup sugar and 1 cup water in a small saucepan. Stir over medium heat just until the sugar dissolves. Mix well and remove from heat. Let cool.
- To make the mango paletas: If using whole, fresh mangoes, peel and cut mangoes into rough chunks. Blend with sugar syrup, lemon juice and chili powder to a fine puree, scraping sides in between.
- Adjust the amount of sugar syrup and chili powder according to your taste. Gently mix in chopped mangoes and pomegranate pearls.
- Pour this mango mixture into ice pop or popsicle molds. Insert popsicle sticks into each mold and freeze until they are solid, about 3 to 4 hours or more. Just before serving, run the ice pop molds under running water; gently release the popsicles.
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