It is hot hot hot here! We are craving anything cold! My kids would be satisfied with a regular popsicle but mom is missing those old Jello Pudding pops.  What happened to those? I loved them! So after four recipe trials—-soy milk versus regular milk and with and without the addition of Cool-Whip these were our favorite!

Pudding Popsicles

1 small box instant pudding
2 Cups milk
(1 Cup Cool-whip thawed) ****see update

Mix  together and fill popsicle molds. Freeze.  They are not as firm as a juice popsicle so it helps to release them by running the molds under hot water.  First I must say that these are good but don’t taste like like the real thing. The addition of Cool-Whip did make the popsicles smoother but they are just not as creamy and sweet as the originals.  I obviously didn’t add those extra chemicals (besides what is already in the jello and non-dairy frozen topping) and probably insane amount of corn syrup! The addition of Cool-Whip gave the popsicles a  good flavor but we were not able to easily remove the popsicles from the molds ***UPDATE I don’t think we had frozen the ones with Cool-Whip long enough. After about 24 hours in the freezer they were great and could be easily removed from the mold by running them under hot water.****

We drink soy milk around here but it just didn’t work for us in the popsicles.  The soy milk gave them a slightly funny taste and also made them have more ice crystals. Next time I would save a whole lot of time and effort by putting a popsicle stick into a pre-made pudding cup and freezing.

Now that we have  popsicles, I want to show you the coolest invention, the Dripstick.

This clever thing really works! One side fits a popsicle and the other an ice cream cone. All the drips and messes are caught in the lip of the holder—-ingenious! My three year old really likes this thing (and I saw a much older boy,  I won’t mention his name, using it). It makes it really easy for little hands to hold the popsicle or ice cream cone. I would think this would also be incredibly helpful for an elderly person or someone with a disability. If you would like to buy some you can find them here

Mecinna Price, mom inventor, wants one of you to try out Dripsticks.  Leave a comment before midnight on July 31, 2008 for a chance to win a free Dripstick gift set.  This includes 4 Dripstiks, 1 plastic ice cream scoop and Children’s Make Your Own Ice Cream recipe, all packages in a fun box. (Sorry only U.S. shipping for this giveaway)

If you have a favorite popsicle recipe, I would love to hear about it (and since I just made my chemical pops I would especially like knowing some healthier recipes).  You may leave recipes in your comments so everybody can see!


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  1. I am thinking that some adults in our family could make use of this device. I still have the old popsicle making set that my Mom used…I should go and dig that out…YUM!

    owatz (AT) telus (DOT) net

  2. Well, that’s fancy.
    Pudding pops were all I could make after my first (and only) attempt at making pudding with soy milk. Due to the lack of fat, it won’t set up. But yes, not as good and certainly more ice crystals, but at least they didn’t go in the trash.
    Cheers, Cindy!
    L

  3. Thanks for the recipe and I love that invention it might make me enjoy giving popsicles to my kids again.

  4. Don’t we all wish we could come up with a clever little invention like this one!

  5. I definitely need some of those dripsticks for my grands. They are such a “neat” idea. LOL! I like to fix frozen bananas for my grandchildren instead of popsickles. After bananas are frozen, I think they taste like homemade banana ice cream. They are much less messy to eat, very nutritious AND it’s a great way to keep very ripe bananas from going bad before you can use them.

  6. I’ve never heard of these-What a great idea!! I miss the pudding pops too and was thinking about them earlier this year!! Thanks for this great giveaway!

  7. That Dripstik is the smartest thing I have ever seen! Finally a way to keep sticky drips from creating sticky fingers. Mom inventors are always the greatest.

  8. I must be wrong but I swear I saw puddig pops at the store recently, maybe it’s a regional thing. I miss the Bill Cosby jello commercials.

  9. What a cool invention. My mom used to make us pudding pops and popsicles when I was little. She used dixie cups. I can’t wait to make them for my little guy!

    Being a bit of a clean freak, I’d love to stop any stickiness before it starts!

  10. oh i could’ve used 3 of these this summer lol this is a great idea! Great giveaway! I hope I’m the lucky winner.

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