Lactose Free Strawberry Paletas
These vibrant frozen pops are everything summer should taste like — bright, juicy strawberry flavor with a hit of tangy lime and just enough salt to make each lick more addictive than the last. The optional chili powder adds a subtle warmth that creeps in at the finish, giving these paletas that classic street-food magic you'd find at a Mexican mercado. Every single ingredient here is naturally free of dairy, so there's no swapping, substituting, or label-squinting required — just real fruit doing all the heavy lifting. A quick homemade simple syrup keeps the texture smooth and scoopable straight from the mold, without any of the gummy additives you'd find in store-bought frozen treats. Blending the strawberries until silky (or leaving a few chunks for texture) means you're in full control of the final result. Once they're frozen solid and unmolded with a quick run of warm water, you've got something that looks seriously impressive with almost zero effort.
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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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