Paletas de fresa con crema

Name: Paletas de fresa con crema
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 240 min
Total time: 260 min
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 300 g ripe strawberries; 70 g sugar; 150 g sweetened condensed milk; 200 ml double cream; 150 ml whole milk; 1 tsp vanilla extract

Strawberry cream ice pops

Paletas de fresa con crema: creamy strawberry ice pops from the Michoacán paleterías

Features:Vegetarian

Make ahead Kid friendly

Cuisine:

Mexican

Pink, creamy and dotted with red fruit, fresa con crema pops are the milky paletas children pick first at any paletería michoacana, and they echo the strawberries and cream sold in cups in Irapuato. Fresh strawberries are folded into a sweet milk-and-cream base that freezes smooth. It contains dairy. Chef's tip: macerate the strawberries in sugar first, as the syrup keeps the fruit soft rather than icy.

Total time: 260 min
Difficulty: easy
Serves: 8

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Ingredients

Serves8

10 ½ oz ripe strawberrieshulled
2 ½ oz sugar
5 ½ oz sweetened condensed milk
¾ cup double cream
¾ cup whole milk
1 tsp vanilla extract

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Method

0/4 done

Step 1: Chop the 10 ½ oz ripe strawberries small, toss with 2 ½ oz sugar and leave for 15 minutes until syrupy.
15 min
Step 2: Whisk 5 ½ oz sweetened condensed milk, ¾ cup double cream, ¾ cup whole milk and 1 tsp vanilla extract until smooth, then stir in the strawberries and their syrup. Mash a few for a pink colour.
3 min
Step 3: Pour into 8 ice-pop moulds and freeze for 45 minutes, then insert the sticks.
45 min
Step 4: Freeze at least 3 hours more until solid. A common mistake is unmoulding by pulling hard; dip the mould in warm water for 10 seconds and they slide out.
195 min

Nutrition per serving

Calories: 210 kcal
Protein: 3 g
Carbs: 22 g
Fat: 12 g
Fibre: 1 g

Nutrition values are estimates.

Recipe by

KrazyBadal

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Good to know

How long does paletas de fresa con crema take?: About 260 minutes in total: 20 minutes to prepare and 240 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 ripe strawberries?: Raspberries, blueberries or chopped peaches, same amount.
What can I use instead of sugar?: Caster sugar, same amount.

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