High Fructose Corn Syrup Free Strawberry Paletas
These frozen fruit bars are the kind of summer treat that tastes like it came from a street cart in the best possible way — bright, icy, and bursting with real strawberry flavor. Store-bought popsicles and frozen novelties are notorious for sneaking in corn syrup as a sweetener, so making your own is the cleanest path to a genuinely pure result. Here, a quick homemade simple syrup made from just granulated sugar and water does all the sweetening work, keeping every ingredient completely transparent. Fresh lime juice adds a zippy tartness that plays beautifully against the ripe strawberries, and a pinch of salt ties it all together. If you want a little heat, the optional chili powder takes these from refreshing to genuinely exciting — that sweet-spicy combo is seriously addictive. The blending process is effortless, and the hardest part is honestly just waiting for them to freeze overnight. Once they're solid, a quick run of warm water over the molds and they slide right out, ready to eat.
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8 servings
For the simple syrup
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- ½ cup water
For the paletas
- 1 ½ lb fresh strawberries, hulled and halved
- 2 tbsp fresh lime juice
- ¼ tsp fine salt
- ¼ tsp chili powder (optional)
Instructions
- 1
Combine the sugar and water in a small saucepan over medium heat, stirring until the sugar is fully dissolved, about 2–3 minutes. Remove from heat and let the syrup cool to room temperature, about 15 minutes.
- 2
Add the strawberries, cooled simple syrup, lime juice, salt, and chili powder (if using) to a blender. Blend until smooth, about 30–45 seconds.
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