A few years ago, my roommate and I were inspired to make paletas by some chatter on the web (maybe on Gothamist?), but we had no ice-pop molds, so we resorted to mixing orange juice concentrate with lime juice and sugar and pouring the mixture into an ice cube tray with a toothpick in each cube. The whole thing was really messy and a total hassle, so we didn't really follow up on it, although it was delicious.
For some reason, though, the idea came up again this summer. I mentioned it to P, and he spotted some popsicle molds on a trip out to buy something else... and voila! Delicious things started happening in my freezer! Since the pop molds arrived, they probably haven't been empty for more than twenty-four hours. We are popsicle-making machines!
Here's the list of our creations so far:
- Strawberry chunks with this crazy Mexican strawberry cornstarch drink, Maizena (+ chocolate chips)
- Strawberry, banana, lime, and cornstarch drink
- Banana, lemon, and orange (from the Bruton Family cookbook)
- Banana, lemon, and orange with mango and mint
- Strawberries and more mint
- Watermelon and lime
- Watermelon and lime with cumin, coriander, chili powder, and cayenne (I loved this one, but P wasn't that into it)
- Chocolate and peanut butter
- Chocolate w/ orange zest, cayenne, and cinnamon
