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!
Thanks for stopping by today!
I’d love to try the dripstick with my especially messy 20 month old!
I would love the dripstick gift pack! (We need a few more!)
I posted some recipes on my blog not too long ago too.
http://mytrendytykes.blogspot.com/search/label/Popsicle%20recipes
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I don’t have any recipes to share, but I would like to be entered in the giveaway. Thanks.
Great invention! Never saw them before.
I don’t have any recipes to share but I got a few from the comments!
thank you!
These would be awesome for my neice. She is a popsicle girl. LOL Thanks for the giveaway.
I miss those pudding pops too! My husband and I were just talking about them and the Bill Cosby commercials!
This would really be great for summer, and thank for the recipe!
They still make Pudding Pops. It’s just hard to find them, and they really don’t taste as good as they used to. I usually just freeze lemonade and make lemon pops. Sometimes I will will freeze kool aid, and make kool pops, but it’s not really healthy. Thanks so much for the opportunity.
my kids are soo messy with their ice cream! i would LOVE to have these! what a great idea!
Dripsticks are a great idea! Mmmm, pudding pops! I need to make some of these. :0)
These are genius!
Oh goodness, Cindy! We need this Dripstick thing! Sure beats my chasing the kiddies around with paper towels, or trying to shove bowls under their chins! :0)
What a great invention!! There would be a lot less mess in my house with those!
What a smart invention! I think I’ll still send my kids outside to eat popsicles and ice cream, but I would love to try this product out!
What a fantastic invention.
I find pudding pops at the store every once in awhile. They are from the brand Popcicle now and when I see them I buy several boxes to stash in the freezer. The dripstick is brilliant!
Wow…those are something that we need here!!
That looks very useful. Currently I use muffin liners; they work pretty well, but don’t provide any insulation.
WOW those are nifty. The perfect thing for my 4 grandkids.
ive been juicing really ripe fruit that i need something to do with A LOT this summer. it always makes it’s way into popsicle molds. we’ve had cherry, berry, strawberry, but now we’re bigtime into peaches. maybe peach pudding pops will be next!
My mom used to freeze grape juice and put popcicle sticks in the trays. It was so good!
Ooh, what a great idea! This would be wonderful for my daughter! We used to just freeze juice or Kool-Aid in the tupperware popsicle cups that the lid had a stick on it already. Other than that we just bought them!
These are really handy. The only handmade popsicles we make are by filling ice cube trays with juice and putting saran wrap over it to hold the popsicles sticks in place. My kids would rather have store bought popsicles over our homemade ones anyday.
My four kids would love these! They eat popsicles every chance they get and make a huge mess.
Oh, the pudding pops brings me back to my college days of eating the Jello brand pudding pops in chocolate/vanilla swirl..Yum!
For a healthier summer treat– we make tomato juice popsicles. (Sometimes sweet just doesn’t sound good).
rsgrandinetti (at) yahoo (dot) com
wow i could use this and well i love puddinng pops and well home made pops on a stick are allways fun to make
Love this thing popper! What a clever idea!
Hugs,
Robyn
The Dripstick is a fantastic idea.
The Pudding Pop recipe sounds good.
I used to make homemade pops with lemonade or juice.
I have thought about making them with yogurt.
This is so neat! We could definetly use dripsticks around here! My 2 year old is always dripping popsicals and ice cream.
Ah! What will they think of next?
I like it! It’s big, it’s bright, it’s functional; it’s right!
Ha! Do I win for the poem?
Dripsticks….why wasn’t this around years ago?I take care of my 14 month old grandson and this would be so great for him.
Wow, the dripstick looks like it would work way better than a paper towel. That’s what we currently wrap around the bottom of all Popsicles to reduce stickiness.
Thanks for the chance to win.
killlashandra at hotmail dot com
What a great idea! I think we all look at those and say: why didn’t I think of that? Also, found Jello pudding pops at my local Wal-Mart the other day. They are made by popsicle brand and come in the yellow box, but say Jello pudding pops on the box. They aren’t quite as good as I remember, but mmmm you can just taste the nostalgia!
This is the coolest gadget madoohickey. I love gadgets! Thanks!
That dripstick is ingenious! How cool!
What a wonderful idea. My daughter isa popsicle junky so no sticky hands would be a great thing.
That is awesome, what a cool idea!
Thank you! I have been wanting to try this product!
I kind of want this just to walk around NY City with it next month. How cool would I be? (My daughter can borrow it to, I guess)
What a great invention! My dd likes to “savor” her popsicle by licking it SLOWLY which equals a BIG MESS!
My favorite recipe is old fashioned sugar free kool aid. It is the best. I would love to get this for my gbaby she has discovered popsicles and the dog has too!
Wow, what a great invention! I have never heard of these but would love for my boys to give them a try. Sign me up!
Wow I can’t wait to try the recipe- I loved Pudding pops and the whole Bill Crosby commercials. And the Dripstick is perfect!!!! hope I win- thanks!
thanks will have to try these! Our local Wal-Mart still sells pudding pops (or has re-released them), I was surprised to see them — I loved those as a kid too!
oh my goodness! thats great! my kids wouldnt have to sit in the bath tub anymore!
What a great idea! Thank you for the giveaway!
i heart your blog . . . i subscribe! what a cool giveaway! thanks!
kristen
ryankristenwilson(at)msn(dot)com
how… cool…
I had heard of these, but never seen them before. Looks like a great prize! Thanks for entering me in the giveaway!