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Dulce de Leche Paletas

Name: Dulce de Leche Paletas
Total time: 6 h 5 min
Yield: Makes 6 paletas
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 1½ cups whole milk; 1 cup dulce de leche; Pinch table salt

By David Yu

Published on June 27, 2026

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Time

5 minutes, plus 6 hours freezing

Yield

Makes 6 paletas

Ingredients

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1½ cups whole milk

1 cup dulce de leche

Pinch table salt

Why This Recipe Works

Paletas, Mexico’s ubiquitous ice pops, are made from simple ingredients, take minutes of work, and are endlessly customizable. For our dulce de leche version, we thin commercial dulce de leche with milk to make it optimally creamy and then add a bit of salt to balance the sweetness. Then we divide the mixture into molds and freeze the pops until they’re solid.

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Before You Begin

This recipe was developed using 3-ounce ice pop molds. If desired, drizzle frozen paletas with additional dulce de leche and sprinkle with flaky sea salt before serving.

Instructions

Whisk 1½ cups whole milk, 1 cup dulce de leche, and pinch table salt in large bowl until dulce de leche is fully incorporated into milk.

Divide mixture evenly among six 3-ounce molds. Insert ice pop stick in center of each mold; cover; and freeze until firm, at least 6 hours or up to 5 days. To serve, hold mold under warm running water for 3 seconds if using metal mold or 30 seconds if using plastic mold, to thaw.