Mango paletas – frozen ice pops
Ingredients
What to do
1. Cut the cheeks from 1 mango. Carefully scoop out the flesh. Dice. Place into a bowl. Sprinkle over the chilli flakes if using. Refrigerate until ready to assemble.
2. Peel and chop the flesh from the remaining mangoes. Place into a blender or processor with ½ cup lime juice and sweetened condensed milk. Blend or process until smooth.
3. Spoon the mango lime mixture and diced chilli mango alternately among 10 popsicle moulds. Insert paddle pop stick and freeze overnight.
Variations:
Mango & coconut paletas: You can replace the lime juice with 1/2 cup coconut cream
Mango & thyme paletas: You can replace the chilli with 2 tsp fresh thyme leaves
Child-friendly mangoade paletas: Omit the chilli and replace the lime with orange juice