Name: Strawberry Paletas
Total time: 6 h 10 min
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 1 pound ripe strawberries, hulled and halved; ½ cup (3½ ounces/99 grams) sugar; 1 tablespoon lemon juice; Pinch table salt

Why This Recipe Works

Paletas, Mexico’s ubiquitous ice pops, are made from simple ingredients, take minutes of work, and are endlessly customizable. For our strawberry version, we puree fresh fruit with enough sugar (plus a touch of lemon juice and salt) to ensure that the pops have vibrant flavor and a solid but biteable texture. Then we divide the mixture into molds and freeze the pops until they’re solid.

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Before You Begin

This recipe was developed using 3-ounce ice pop molds. If desired, drizzle the frozen paletas with condensed milk before serving.

Instructions

Process 1 pound ripe strawberries, hulled and halved; ½ cup sugar; 1 tablespoon lemon juice, and pinch table salt in blender at high speed until mixture is completely smooth, about 30 seconds, scraping down sides of blender jar halfway through processing.

Divide strawberry mixture evenly among six 3-ounce molds. Insert ice pop stick in center of each mold; cover; and freeze until firm, at least 6 hours or up to 5 days. To serve, hold mold under warm running water for 3 seconds if using metal mold or 30 seconds if using plastic mold, to thaw.