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Paleta de Cereza Dominicana [Recipe + Video] Acerola Popsicles
Looking for esquimalitos / paletas / helado de cerezas dominicanas? Then you'll love this acerola or Barbados cherries popsicles with the crisp flavors of the Caribbean in a summer favorite.
Prep Time
15 mins
Additional Time
3 hrs
Total Time
3 hrs 15 mins
Servings: 6 porciones
Calories: 143 kcal
Course:
Breakfast , Dinner
Cuisine:
Dominican
Ingredients
- 2 cups acerola (West Indian cherries) cerezas, Dominican cherries (rinsed)
- ¾ cup sugar (white, granulated) (or to taste)
- 1 tablespoon clear vanilla extract
Instructions
1. Blend
- In the blender vase, combine acerola cerezas with 1½ cups of potable water. Blend slowly for about 90 seconds so the pulp breaks down without dissolving the drupes (seeds).If you have a juicer, press the fruit and then add the water to the extracted juice.
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2. Sieve
- Strain the juice with a medium-mesh strainer, pressing the fruit to extract as much juice as possible.
3. Make pops
- Add sugar to taste and vanilla to the juice.Pour the juice into 6-8 popsicle molds (depending on the size you have), or into glasses with smooth tapered sides.Add the sticks.
4. Freeze and serve
- Freeze for 8 hours or overnight.To remove them from the mold, dip the mold in lukewarm water for a couple of seconds to loosen the popsicles and serve inmediately.
Notes
- Use an equivalent amount of your favorite sweetener instead of sugar if you prefer it sugar-free.
Nutrition Information
Calories
143kcal
(7%)
Carbohydrates
37g
(12%)
Protein
0.2g
(0%)
Fat
0.2g
(0%)
Saturated Fat
0.01g
(0%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
0.01g
Monounsaturated Fat
0.01g
Sodium
0.3mg
(0%)
Potassium
52mg
(1%)
Fiber
0.5g
(2%)
Sugar
36g
(72%)
Vitamin A
15IU
(0%)
Vitamin C
275mg
(306%)
Calcium
3mg
(0%)
Iron
0.1mg
(1%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6porciones
Amount Per Serving
Calories 143
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 143kcal | 7% |
| Carbohydrates | 37g | 12% |
| Protein | 0.2g | 0% |
| Fat | 0.2g | 0% |
| Saturated Fat | 0.01g | 0% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.01g | 0% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 0.01g | 0% |
| Sodium | 0.3mg | 0% |
| Potassium | 52mg | 1% |
| Fiber | 0.5g | 2% |
| Sugar | 36g | 72% |
| Vitamin A | 15IU | 0% |
| Vitamin C | 275mg | 306% |
| Calcium | 3mg | 0% |
| Iron | 0.1mg | 1% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.