There’s also a wealth of brands offering new takes on decades-old, ice cream truck favorites with whole ingredients.

You’ll find paleterias and Mexican ice cream shops across the Bay Area, with freezer cases full of multicolored ice pops made fresh on site and sold for $2 to $3 a pop.

What makes a Mexican ice pop - called a paleta - different from an American one is the flavor. Paletas can be either savory or sweet, and they can include such ingredients as tamarind with chile ...

A new book, "Paletas: Authentic Recipes for Mexican Ice Pops, Shaved Ice and Aguas Frescas" by Fany Gerson (Ten Speed Press), is a colorful introduction to the world of ice-cold Mexican refreshments.

Paletas (Mexican ice pops) at Morelia Gourmet Paletas in Boca Raton. Morelia Gourmet Paletas 125 Via Naranjas, #45A, Boca Raton, 561-672-1055. 1919 Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood. paletasmorelia.com ...

Mexican popsicles and ice cream are on the Med City menu this summer Francisco and María Lopez plan to open a La Michoacana Purépecha shop at 28 Ninth Street SE to serve more than 50 flavors of ...

Mexican ice cream and popsicles The origins of ice cream, “helado” in Spanish, started with the Teotihuacanos civilization in Mexico, according to “Mexican Ice Cream” by Fany Gerson.

If using glasses or unconventional molds, freeze until the pops are beginning to set (1½ to 2 hours), then insert the sticks and freeze until solid, 4 to 5 hours.

Torres, 25, owns Vida Dulce, a Mexican-style ice cream shop and paletería — with a Southern twist. There are two locations — in Cary and Knightdale.

Ice cream isn’t the only thing you can get at the shop; they also offer 15 fruit-based popsicles, or paletas, with flavors such as cantaloupe, piña colada and guava.

Readers may know Jose Luis Valdez for his wildly popular Mexican ice cream popsicle brand Palacana. But in early 2026, Valdez and his wife Lucia Fonseca hope to expand their reputation by bringing ...

Recipe from: “Paletas: Authentic Recipes for Mexican Ice Pops, Shaved Ice and Aguas Frescas” by Fany Gerson (Ten Speed Press, 2010) Yogurt Ice Pops With Berries ...