Desserts
Coconut Paletas
Coconut Paletas deliver creamy, cool, fresh flavor, making them the epitome of a summer treat. Paletas are Mexican frozen ice pops usually made with fresh fruit juice or milk with chunks of fresh fruit stirred in — we used strawberry and pineapple in ours. The second recipe, Pineapple-Coconut Paletas, incorporates pineapple (or strawberry) purée to flavor the coconut milk and add extra fruitiness.
Ingredients
FOR Pineapple-Coconut Paletas:
Test Kitchen Tip
If you add fillings to the Coconut Paletas mold, you’ll yield 8 paletas; unfilled you’ll yield 6.
Instructions
Whisk together coconut milk, coconut water, agave, lime juice, vanilla, and salt to combine.
Add 1 Tbsp. grated chocolate or 3 Tbsp. chopped fruit to popsicle molds; top with coconut mixture and stir to distribute. Insert popsicle sticks into centers of molds, cover, and freeze until firm, at least 6 hours.
For Pineapple-Coconut Paletas
Purée 1 cup pineapple, coconut milk, coconut water, agave, lime juice, vanilla, and salt in a blender or food processor; strain through a fine-mesh-sieve, pressing on solids to extract juices.
Add 3 Tbsp. chopped fruit to popsicle molds; top with pineapple purée, stir to distribute. Insert popsicle sticks into centers of molds, cover, and freeze until firm, at least 6 hours.
Nutritional Facts
Nutritional Facts
Per coconut paleta
Calories: 49
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 2g 3%
Saturated Fat 2g 10%
Cholesterol 0mg 0%
Sodium 83mg 3%
Carbs 8g 2%
Protein 0g
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.