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Sacolé de maracujá (Brazilian passion fruit ice pops)
Creamy passion fruit ice pops frozen in little plastic bags
Sacolé, called geladinho or chup-chup in other states, is the homemade ice pop of Brazil: a creamy or fruity mixture tied into slim plastic bags and frozen, sold for a few coins from home freezers in Rio's neighbourhoods and all over the country, especially in summer and during school holidays. You bite off a corner and push the frozen pop up as you eat. This creamy passion fruit version is tangy and smooth. There are no eggs: milk thickened with a little cornflour and sweetened condensed milk make the base, the cooked starch and the condensed milk's sugar keeping the crystals small so the pop is soft enough to bite rather than icy. Coconut, corn and chocolate are other favourites. Chef's tip: stir in the passion fruit only once the base is cold; the common mistake is adding the acid pulp to hot milk, which makes it curdle.
- Total time
- 310 min
- Difficulty
- easy
- Serves
- 16
Ingredients
- 2 cups full-fat milk
- ½ oz cornflour
- 14 oz sweetened condensed milk1 tin
- ¾ cup passion fruit pulpfrom about 8 fruits, with or without seeds
- 1 pinch salt
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Method
0/6 doneStep 1: Whisk ½ oz cornflour into 100 ml of the ½ cup full-fat milk until smooth.
1 minStep 2: Heat the rest of the 1 ¾ cups full-fat milk with 14 oz sweetened condensed milk and 1 pinch salt over a medium heat, stirring, until steaming.
4 minStep 3: Whisk in the slurry and stir for 3 minutes, until it thickens slightly and coats the back of a spoon. Cool completely, stirring now and then.
3 minStep 4: Whisk ¾ cup passion fruit pulp into the cold base until evenly mixed.
1 minStep 5: Using a funnel, fill 16 small ice-pop bags about two-thirds full, squeeze out the air and tie a tight knot at the top.
15 minStep 6: Lay the bags flat on a tray and freeze for at least 5 hours, until frozen solid. Rest a minute before biting off a corner.
300 min
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 130 kcal
- Protein
- 3 g
- Carbs
- 22 g
- Fat
- 3 g
- Fibre
- 1 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does sacolé de maracujá (Brazilian passion fruit ice pops) take?
- About 310 minutes in total: 300 minutes to prepare and 10 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 16 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it vegetarian?
- Yes. It has no meat or fish.
- Is it gluten free?
- Yes, as written. Check the labels on stock, sauces and spice mixes, which sometimes contain gluten.
- Can I make it ahead?
- Yes. It keeps well, so you can cook it earlier in the day or the day before and reheat it.
- What can I use instead of full-fat milk?
- Oat, soy or almond milk, same amount (use unsweetened for savoury dishes).
- What can I use instead of cornflour?
- Arrowroot or potato starch, same amount.
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