I know that I was supposed to write a practical post about
making bulk and produce bags, but we happen to be at the beach with our friends, and I thought I’d do something a little more fun
since I’m on vacation. The kids didn't argue.
When I was a kid we had a Tupperware popsicle mold set that got put through the wringer every summer, alternating between juice pops and pudding pops. Those sticks are chewed to pieces from so much love! I don’t have a well loved popsicle mold because I have my eye on a stainless set I’ve been saving my swagbucks up for. In the meantime, I just went to CVS here at Ocean Isle, NC and bought a great little set for $2!
You will need
Popsicle molds ($2.00)
1 3.9oz box instant chocolate pudding ($.97)
2 cups organic milk ($5.99 per gallon, $5.99/16 cups = $.37 x 2cups
= $.75)
Mix the milk and pudding mix with a whisk for 2
minutes. Spoon into the molds and stick
it in the freezer for a few hours till frozen. To release them from the molds, run it under warm water. It takes longer than you'd expect to get it out. Be patient!
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| A project so easy I could do it with a baby in my arms the whole time! |
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| In case you forgot what pudding looks like... |
If you want, you can mix it up and layer in some vanilla
pudding. It looks cool, but it won’t be
a fudgsicle, exactly. These are as good as I remember from childhood, and they took all of 5 minutes of hands-on time.
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| Remember to leave a little bit of space at the top so it doesn't squish out the sides! |
Try It
$1.72 for 8
popsicles, $3.72 including the mold,
$.22 per pop without the mold, $.47 with it.
Buy It
$3.99 for 12
fudgsicles, or $.33 per pop.
Verdict
The calorie count is higher, but they are so much
better! I was glad the mold made small
popsicles, perfect for little hands. I
will Try It now that I have at least
an interim mold. Happy summer, everybody, enjoy some frozen treats! Next I think I'll try leftover smoothie pops...
love it! but also, i have recently been enjoying fudgsicles with a base of bananas, maybe some berries (i like blueberries) milk, and cocoa powder. still a great consistancy, and delicious. Also, I've heard, but still haven't tried, that you can sub out milk for a half an avacado per banana. I think it would just make it creamier.
ReplyDeleteThat sounds awesome minus the avocado, Margs! I'll give it a try. I've been having carnation instant breakfast blended with a frozen banana for breakfast sometimes, it probably tastes pretty similar- delicious.
DeleteA friend and I did a raw dinner and she made chocolate mousse tarts with cocoa and avocado. They were amazing. Not a hint of "good for you" in their chocolate decadence.
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