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!
What a great idea!!! How awesome that it works for ice cream cones AND popsicles!! I’m not much of a popsicle eater, but my daughter is & let me tell ya I NEED THOSE DIPSTICKS!! haha! Great giveaway, thanks for entering me!
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Why didn’t I think of that? Very clever. I will sometime make popsicles by freezing flavored yogurt. The kids love them.
Love the dripstick! That would save me so much clean-up time! Thanks for the iea for jello pops – think I might need to make some today!
What a clever idea!
We often make juice pops. Just put a bit less water in the juice concentrate and pour it in the popsicle forms. Yummy! and a bit healthier!
What a great idea! Three of my littlies could have used that gadget just the other day. What a mess they were!
maybe you should try heavy cream? i dunno….
i want one of those dripstick thingies for my 23 year old self!
Wouldn’t I just be the coolest auntie if I delivered these!?
WHat a great idea. My toddler would get to enjoy popsicles more often with this!
Wow… I needed these about 2 years ago… My son is now 4 but ohhh the messes back then and now.. We like to make fruitpops with the fruit of the season and add a sugarfree (or less sugar) juice… Puree in the blender and freeze.. hmmm yummy
Great product! Super cool!!
What a great product!! A must have for anyone with a toddler!
We would love some of these. I get pretty tired of sticky fingers!
They still make pudding pops! I do not think that they taste the same as they did when I was a kid. You can only get them in a multi pack too- chocolate, vanilla, and swirl!
That Dripstik hold is awesome! I need it for my 3 year old!
What a neat device and what a lovely giveaway – thanks.
How ingenious! I love anything frozen right now as I’m pregnant – but that also means I’m MESSY so this would be great 🙂