Restaurant Review: Morelia Gourmet Paletas

Jun 18

A variety of colorful flavors to start with

Before heading to Miami, we watched a lot of Youtube Videos about Miami food and sights to see. In one of them (I wish I could remember which!), we saw Morelia Gourmet Paletas. I was intrigued but didn't attempt to find it ahead of time because I figured we would stumble upon various ice cream shops that would be equally interesting.
That being said, I'm so glad that we randomly found Morelia Gourmet Paletas.
It's basically an ice pop/popsicle style ice cream shop except you get to create your own popsicle!

I had never heard of a Paleta before Morelia. I’d apparently eaten one, but had never heard the name before. Paletas are Mexican popsicles! Mexican Paletas are apparently bigger than typical ice pops, hand-made, artisanal and made with 100% natural ingredients. After doing some research, I found out that the owners/creators of Morelia decided on its name because it is the capital city of the State of Mischoacán in Mexico, where people believe that the first paletas came from by people adding fresh fruit to ice. It was a way to feel refreshed in the heat. Their logo resembles a Mexican Catrina, a symbol of the “Day of the Dead” in Mexico. According to the Morelia website, “The Catrina means equality, union and culture. Equality as we are all made of bones and Union as we are equal, regardless of gender, sex or culture.” I really like that message!

And now, back to the Ice Cream!!

At Morelia’s, you start with your basic ice pop flavor which range from traditional strawberry to a variety of others like yogurt and berries, pineapple and mint, or cappuccino. Some are filled like the dulce de leche filled with dulce de leche and banana filled with Nutella.

We decided to get one to share since we'd just eaten at Kush.

We chose the beautiful and light mango.
Next, you have the option to dip your paleta into chocolate or marshmallow. They have dark chocolate, milk chocolate, white chocolate, marshmallow (that later they'll roast for you!) and I think one other kind of shell that I didn't pay much attention to sadly. I was too excited by the dark chocolate, which was our choice of shell.
The Next and last step is to choose what toppings you want. They have traditional toppings with graham cracker crumbs, other candy and fruit to the slightly more exotic spicy sugar.
We chose to get coconut and keep it simple.

It was so fun to get to watch them make our personalized paleta! It was even fun to watch them make everyone else's, especially when they started toasting marshmallow! The staff was helpful and cheerful as they created our flavors so it was definitely a fun experience.
The mango was refreshing and light while the dark chocolate had hardened into a lovely crispy shell. It was definitely a great snack on the way to the Wynwood Walls and I definitely recommend trying them out!