Cakespy: Homemade Pudding Pops
This Recipe First Appeared In: This Week's Tasty 10: The Most Popular Posts from the SE Universe
Jessie Oleson (aka Cakespy) drops by every Monday to share a delicious dessert recipe. —The Mgmt.
[Photographs and original illustrations: Cakespy]
Growing up in the 1980s, I was pretty sure what made Jell-O Pudding Pops so delicious: every batch had been lovingly made by Bill Cosby, naturally.
Now that I'm older and (arguably) wiser, I know that the secret behind that singular texture and flavor isn't Bill's secret family recipe. But what I didn't know was that these sweet summertime treats are, seriously, the easiest thing ever to make.
Even better? At-home varieties also offer the freedom to showcase less-celebrated pudding flavors (butterscotch or rice pudding pop, anyone?), or to create your own new flavor by making two-tone pops in complementary flavors. I had great success with the chocolate-pistachio combination shown above.
Ingredients
serves about 6 popsicles
- 1 package (3.9 oz.) Jell-O Instant Pudding, in the flavor of your choosing (or for a two-tone variation, see note below)
- 1 cup cold half and half
- 1 cup cold milk
- Note: To make the two-tone variation shown at the top of the post, make two batches of the above, using different flavors of Jell-O pudding; fill the bottom half of each cup with one flavor, and let set for about 5 minutes; pour the second flavor on top, insert popsicle sticks and cool as specified below. The two-tone pops will yield 12 popsicles.
Procedures
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Beat ingredients with a whisk until smooth and incorporated, 1-2 minutes by hand.
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Pour into 6 paper or plastic cups. Insert wooden pop stick or plastic spoon in center of each cup.
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Freeze for 5 hours or until firm. Peel off paper cups before serving.
18 comments:
Those were my favorite as a kid. I am totally making these - don't know why it never occurred to me to try to make my own!
arwenb at 3:47PM on 07/12/10
i probably wouldn't have wanted to make these, but that graphic won me over.
good work.
jayteemo at 4:07PM on 07/12/10
This is timely, as I just rediscovered my mom's set of late 70s-early 80s Tupperware ice-pop molds; I'm going to have to give these a whirl. I think possibly the weirdest combo she came up with when I was a kid was butterscotch-root beer...I'll be giving those a miss.
macknitter at 5:11PM on 07/12/10
Anybody try these with rice or soy milk? If so, let me know how your results are.
Gipsygrrl at 5:35PM on 07/12/10
Mmmm...the possibilities: chocolate and banana, coconut and lemon, pistachio and rice pudding.
Larikatz at 7:06PM on 07/12/10
Gipsygrrl- I've used soymilk before and the pops froze just fine but had a less creamy texture as they melted while I was eating them. Gotta make sacrifices somewhere :)
cajalparty at 7:35PM on 07/12/10
y'know what else works? sticking a popsicle stick into a pre-made jell-o pudding cup and freezing it. So. good.
I like the caramel ones.
julea at 9:15PM on 07/12/10
@ Gipsygrrl:
While this will be much better with actual dairy, IMO, you could susbtitute soy, almond, or rice milk for the milk, and coconut milk for the 1/2 & 1/2, to more closely replicate the fat balance and mouthfeel in the original recipe.
PommeDG at 9:22PM on 07/12/10
Sneakily, I noticed that @cakespy added half-and-half to the recipe, while the original Kraft version only uses cold milk!
I felt the same way about Bill Cosby as a kid. In fact, I remember eating pudding pops while watching "The Cosby Show" and how every package had a mix of vanilla, chocolate, and swirled pops. I wonder why no one ever thought to include a more extensive range of flavors, dip them in chocolate, or put cute little faces on them!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scqu7-8KLkY
HeartofGlass at 6:25AM on 07/13/10
I'd love to try this recipe in the loaf pan!
Hurdler at 12:26PM on 07/13/10
For a dairy free version of half and half...I have substituted Soy Creamer which still gives a really creamy consistency! It works great a substitute for dairy free ice cream as well!
chocolatecoveredeverything at 3:25PM on 07/14/10
I was just thinking of making my own pudding pops for an '80's/MTV party--perfect timing!
Gussiecat at 4:42PM on 07/14/10
Soy works but make sure it's really cold. For whatever reason it doesn't set up as well as dairy
Sugar at 1:16AM on 07/15/10
what about jello pops?
atlgrrl at 10:37AM on 07/18/10
Well, I made them this weekend and they were delicious! Oreo/chocolate combo was a favorite. Next time I make them I'll probably do 1/2 cup half and half and 1 1/2 cups Milk.
Great recipe!
kmdiddy21 at 11:11AM on 07/19/10
I made them as well, I used butterscotch pudding and kept the half and half. Awesome, but I think coconut milk would be good too (and butterscotch goes great with coconut anyway!).
Mandyhello at 11:41AM on 07/19/10
sounds pretty fattening w/half & half & whole milk, any ideas on lowering the calories, and can we use sugar-free instant mix?
coconut sounds great...I like the lite milk....
beachbum at 3:57PM on 07/19/10
My two monsters... I mean toddlers are going to LOVE making and eating these. I'm going to use almond milk (lactose intolerance)
Mikehaynes at 6:58PM on 07/27/10