Watermelon Mint Paletas & More Summerlicious Treats
Watermelon mint paletas are made with fresh fruit and Greek yogurt. A satisfying, delicious and healthy frozen fruit snack everyone will enjoy this summer!
Summer has been hot, hot, hot around here the past couple of weeks, and that means everyone’s trying to stay cool. Everyday, I make a batch of homemade iced tea or infused water that disappears in no time.
On particularly hot days, nothing seems to be as satisfying as frozen treats, especially ones that are jam-packed with summer fresh fruit!
What are Paletas?
While we were in Mexico some time ago, they served paletas, or frozen treats, poolside in the afternoon. Everyday was something a little different, such as banana, piña colada, strawberry and more. I remember how refreshing they were!
The best part about paletas is they’re made with real fruit and some sort of cream. Instead of what you’d typically find in store-bought popsicles (preservatives and chemicals), these are filled with wholesome ingredients.
For these, I chose watermelon and lime as my fruit, as well as plain Greek yogurt for my cream. Sounds a little better, right?! So, go ahead and enjoy one (or two), guilt-free!
How to Make Watermelon Mint Paletas
Ingredients
- 4 cups cubed seedless watermelon
- Juice of 1 fresh lime
- ¼ cup plain Greek yogurt (2% or more)
- ⅓ cup honey
- ⅓ cup chopped fresh mint
- Frozen treat molds (about 10- 3 oz.) and equal number of popsicle sticks
Directions
- Add watermelon, lime juice, yogurt and honey to blender and puree until smooth. Stir in fresh mint.
- Fill molds, leaving a bit of space at the top. Freeze until mixture starts to set around the edges of the mold (about 1 hour). Insert popsicle sticks. Freeze until solid (about 4 hours or overnight).
- Dip molds briefly into hot water to remove the paletas. Enjoy!
I’m guessing you’re planning on giving them a try this summer. Am I right?
Be sure to pin this healthy, refreshing and delicious watermelon popsicle recipe for later!
Other Frozen Dessert Recipes to Try
Watermelon Mint Paletas
Ingredients
- 4 cups cubed seedless watermelon
- 1 fresh lime, juiced
- ¼ cup plain Greek yogurt (2% or more)
- ⅓ cup honey
- ⅓ cup chopped fresh mint
- frozen treat molds about 10, 3 ounce size and equal number of popsicle sticks
Instructions
- Add watermelon, lime juice, yogurt and honey to blender and puree until smooth. Stir in fresh mint.
- Fill molds, leaving a bit of space at the top. Freeze until mixture starts to set around the edges of the mold (about 1 hour). Insert popsicle sticks. Freeze until solid (about 4 hours or overnight).
- Dip molds briefly into hot water to remove the paletas. Enjoy!
More Frozen Summer Treats
I’ve teamed up with some blogger friends to bring you a mix of summerlicious frozen treats! There’s something here for everyone, whether you love fruit, chocolate, caramel, coconut or nuts…
Coconut Popsicles by A Pretty Life in the Suburbs
Pistachio Pudding Popsicles by The Sweet Escape
Watermelon Mint Paletas by Satori Design for Living (that’s me!)
Salted Caramel Ice Cream Pops by Echoes of Laughter
Homemade Fudgsicles by Craftberry Bush
For even more refreshing recipes, check out our Summertime Drinks!
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Enjoy the sunshine,
They look like heaven on a hot day!!
Yes, especially on a day like today when it’s hot!
The popsicles look great Shauna! The kids here just love watermelon so I’m going to definitely give this a try. All the others look good too, much check them out – thanks!
So simple to make and my “boys” are eating them like crazy. Let me know what they think!
These look so fresh and cooling, Shauna. Yummy!
These look so good! I never would have thought to use watermelon and yogurt. We’ll definitely be making these.
What a delicious combo with the watermelon, mint and Greek yogurt! Healthy and refreshing!
Yummy, thanks for sharing this, I am going to make it
These sound delicious, AND they look pretty too!
I haven’t had watermelon yet this year—I think I’ll get some and use part of it for this recipe! Looks like a yummy sweet and cold treat!
Yes, a little goes a long way with this recipe. You could probably make 3 or more batches with one regular watermelon. Cheap and cheerful!
These look so yummy and refreshing!
These look so refreshing, and your photographs are beautiful! Love the vintage linen napkins in the background! ;-) Your new site looks amazing, Shauna – I really like how crisp and clean it is! Congratulations!!
Thanks Sheila! Still not totally finished, but almost there. A big change for me to get used to!
Also forgot to mention that of course you noticed the vintage napkins! Thrift shop find for $2 :)
Wow! What a gorgeous post Shauna and they look so good! And your new site look is amazing! You must be so pleased with it! I am sharing these on my Facebook page! Have a lovely week! Angie xo
Thanks Angie. The blog change is a work in progress but we’ll get there!
Looks like a great recipe – I think my whole family would love those!
These look so refreshing! Can’t wait for it to warmer to makes these. Love the addition of honey.
Now that it’s FINALLY getting warmer again, I’m running out to buy new popsicle molds (mine broke, one by one, over the course of the past year) and these will be the first ones I make! I love the combination and the colour….plus, the name paleta sounds so much more fun and exotic than popsicles! LOL
One of my favourite things about Mexico City was the diversity of the food and the paleta stands there are always wonderful.
Yum! These look so refreshing and most importantly to me, healthy! I think I will try them out with a soy or coconut yogurt and hope for similar results. The color is so pretty to look at :)
Yes, healthy and delicious. I think the soy or coconut yogurt will work out just fine. Good luck!
How refreshing! My daughter will love these. Hope she shares with me too!
Yum, Shauna! These look so refreshing (not to mention gorgeous). Just pinned! Thank you!
Ohhh Shauna! These look amazing and incredibly refreshing! Watermelon and lime – that just sounds like a killer combo. I really need to start making popsicles.