Paletas de coco

Name: Paletas de coco
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 245 min
Total time: 260 min
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 100 g unsweetened shredded or desiccated coconut; 400 ml coconut milk; 200 ml whole milk; 150 g sweetened condensed milk; 0.5 tsp vanilla extract; 1 pinch salt

Coconut ice pops

Paletas de coco: milky ice pops full of shredded coconut, from Mexican paleterías

Features:Vegetarian

Make ahead Kid friendly

Cuisine:

Mexican

Coconut pops are a classic of the paleterías of Michoacán and of the beach carts of Acapulco and Veracruz, where fresh coconuts are cracked open to order. They are milky, sweet and chewy with shreds of coconut, more like frozen coconut cream than ice. It contains dairy. Chef's tip: toast a third of the coconut lightly before using, which brings out a deeper flavour without changing the snowy colour much.

Total time: 260 min
Difficulty: easy
Serves: 8

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Ingredients

Serves8

3 ½ oz unsweetened shredded or desiccated coconut
1 ¾ cups coconut milk
¾ cup whole milk
5 ½ oz sweetened condensed milk
½ tsp vanilla extract
1 pinch salt

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Method

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Step 1: Toast a third of the 3 ½ oz unsweetened shredded or desiccated coconut in a dry pan over a medium-low heat for 3–4 minutes, stirring, until just golden at the edges. Cool.
5 min
Step 2: Whisk 1 ¾ cups coconut milk, ¾ cup whole milk, 5 ½ oz sweetened condensed milk, ½ tsp vanilla extract and 1 pinch salt, then stir in all the coconut and leave 10 minutes to soften.
10 min
Step 3: Stir well, as the shreds sink, and pour into 8 moulds. Stirring again halfway through filling stops all the coconut ending up in the last pop, which is the usual mistake.
5 min
Step 4: Freeze 45 minutes, insert the sticks and freeze at least 3 hours more until solid. Unmould by dipping in warm water.
225 min

Nutrition per serving

Calories: 230 kcal
Protein: 3 g
Carbs: 16 g
Fat: 17 g
Fibre: 2 g

Nutrition values are estimates.

Recipe by

KrazyBadal

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Good to know

How long does paletas de coco take?: About 260 minutes in total: 15 minutes to prepare and 245 minutes to cook.
How many people does it serve?: 8 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
Is it vegetarian?: Yes. It has no meat or fish.
Is it gluten free?: Yes, as written. Check the labels on stock, sauces and spice mixes, which sometimes contain gluten.
Can I make it ahead?: Yes. It keeps well, so you can cook it earlier in the day or the day before and reheat it.
What can I use instead of coconut milk?: Single cream, same amount (not dairy free).
What can I use instead of whole milk?: Semi-skimmed milk with 1 tbsp cream per 240ml (1 cup).

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