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Chili Mango Paletas (Mexican Popsicles)
These paletas reminds me of the mangos on a stick with chile powder we would buy from street vendors in Juarez, Mexico.
Prep Time
5 mins
Freezing
6 hrs
Total Time
6 hrs 5 mins
Servings: 6 popsicles
Calories: 8704 kcal
Course:
Dessert , Snacks
Cuisine:
Mexican
Ingredients
- 1 Mango peeled, seeded, and sliced
- 1 (11.3-ounce) can mango nectar
- 1 ½ tablespoons granulated sugar or honey
- 1 Mango peeled, seeded, and diced
- 2 tablespoons chili powder recommend Tajin Fruit and Snack Seasoning
Instructions
- In a blender add sliced mango, mango nectar, and sugar or honey. Blend until smooth. Add chili powder to mixture and stir, do not blend.
- Spoon diced mango into 6 popsicle molds.
- Pour 2 ounces of mixture into each mold.
- Insert a popsicle stick into each mold and freeze until pops are solid, about 6 hours or overnight. To release ice pops from molds, run the bottom of the molds briefly under cold water.
- Sprinkle chile powder to popsicles and enjoy.
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Notes
- If you have access to Champagne mangos I’d highly recommend them for this recipe. Champagne mangos are sweeter and less fibrous with a wafer-thin pit. They are also called Ataulfo mangos.
- If you want another layer of sweet and spice drizzle in some Chamoy for a similar flavor to a mangonada.
- To make paletas without a popsicle mold: You can use the tiny paper cups they give you to swish with at the doctor's office, a regular-sized loaf tin, a muffin tin, used yogurt cups, or even an ice cube tray. To center the popsicle stick, cover your container with foil or plastic wrap, then cut a small hole in the center. If you're using a loaf tin, space the sticks at even intervals. Once you unmold it, use a hot knife to cut into individual pieces!
- To get the authentic roadside snack flavor, you'll want a bottle of Tajin on hand. It's basically just salt, citric acid, and some chili powder mixed together, but the sum is much greater than its parts. If you can't find it, try swapping in 1 tablespoon + 1 teaspoon chili powder, 1.5 teaspoons kosher salt, and the zest of a lime.
- Use COLD water, not hot, to unmold the popsicles.
Nutrition Information
Calories
87.04kcal
(4%)
Carbohydrates
21.48g
(7%)
Protein
0.98g
(2%)
Fat
0.67g
(1%)
Saturated Fat
0.14g
(1%)
Sodium
47.05mg
(2%)
Potassium
180.39mg
(5%)
Fiber
2.19g
(9%)
Sugar
19.08g
(38%)
Vitamin A
1896.91IU
(38%)
Vitamin C
33.02mg
(37%)
Calcium
25.22mg
(3%)
Iron
0.76mg
(4%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6popsicles
Amount Per Serving
Calories 8704
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 87.04kcal | 4% |
| Carbohydrates | 21.48g | 7% |
| Protein | 0.98g | 2% |
| Fat | 0.67g | 1% |
| Saturated Fat | 0.14g | 1% |
| Sodium | 47.05mg | 2% |
| Potassium | 180.39mg | 4% |
| Fiber | 2.19g | 9% |
| Sugar | 19.08g | 38% |
| Vitamin A | 1896.91IU | 38% |
| Vitamin C | 33.02mg | 37% |
| Calcium | 25.22mg | 3% |
| Iron | 0.76mg | 4% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.