Banana Paletas

Last summer I discovered Mexican Popsicles, Paletas while watching TV.  There was a restaurant that sold them in any flavor you wanted.  Funny that place is in Nashville, TN.  Las Paletas.  When it’s hot out everyone wants something cool and refreshing but what I discovered was that fruit bars and diet ice cream bars were not all the healthy and were loaded with calories.  So I thought I would give this Paletas thing a try. 

So easy! You will be glad you took the time to make them.  I actually have 3 or 4 molds so that I can make a big batch of them all at once.  Today let’s explore Banana Paletas.  Bananas are a good source of potassium which is probably important as you wear yourself out working in the blazing heat.

Here is all you need:

Popsicle mold (4-6)
2             ripe bananas
1/4 c     Sugar
1 t.         Vanilla
1 c          Milk  (I used 2% cause that is what we like)

Today  got lazy and put it all in the blender. 

Sometimes I just mash them in a measuring cup and stir until sugar is dissolved. It’s really hard to credit this recipe to anywhere because everywhere has it.  So you are asking yourself  “Where is the Tammy addition?”  Well it’s actually in the assembly of our paletas.  What goes with bananas? Chocolate and Peanut butter.  So fill the molds about 1/4 full then drizzle in chocolate syrup and softened peanut butter (about 15 seconds for a tablespoon in the microwave).  Add more paleta mix and drizzle again if you like.  You will not be disappointed.