Mexican Chile Pops
Forget going out to eat or ordering takeout every time you crave Mexican food. Try making Mexican Chile Pops at home. One portion of this dish contains around 0g of protein, 0g of fat, and a total of 47 calories. For 19 cents per serving, you get a side dish that serves 12. This recipe from A Spicy Perspective requires any color food coloring, juice of lime, sugar, and jalapeno. 154 people were impressed by this recipe. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 1 hour and 15 minutes. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free, dairy free, lacto ovo vegetarian, and fodmap friendly diet. With a spoonacular score of 36%, this dish is not so awesome. If you like this recipe, take a look at these similar recipes: Mexican Chocolate Pops Recipe, Mexican Pops with Tequillan and Coffee, and Mexican Pops with Tequillan and Coffee.
Servings: 12
Preparation duration: 75 minutes
Ingredients:
* I added 2 drops of red food coloring to enhance the color.
½ large ripe cantaloupe
1 medium peeled cucumber
1 jalapeño, seeds removed and diced
Juice of 2 limes
1 tsp. kosher salt
½ cup sugar
Equipment:
blender
popsicle sticks
baking pan
Cooking instruction summary:
Roughly chop the cantaloupe and cucumber. Place them in a blender with lime juice, salt and sugar. Puree until smooth. Check the flavor—it should be equally sweet and salty. Add a little more sugar or salt if needed.Add ½ or all of the jalapeño to the blender. Pulse a few times.Pour the mixture into small disposable cups. Place the cups in a baking dish and freeze for one hour. Push popsicle sticks into the center of each cup and return to the freezer.Freeze until solid—about another hour.
Step by step:
1. Roughly chop the cantaloupe and cucumber.
2. Place them in a blender with lime juice, salt and sugar. Puree until smooth. Check the flavor—it should be equally sweet and salty.
3. Add a little more sugar or salt if needed.
4. Add ½ or all of the jalapeño to the blender. Pulse a few times.
5. Pour the mixture into small disposable cups.
6. Place the cups in a baking dish and freeze for one hour. Push popsicle sticks into the center of each cup and return to the freezer.Freeze until solid—about another hour.
Nutrition Information:
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