Malachi and I made Pudding Pops in the middle of our school day last Wednesday. Why? Because he was being a typical eight year old boy and we needed a break from writing words and solving math problems. (Want an example of his typical eight year old self? Read If You Give Your Eight Year Old Boy A Math Lesson…)
He announced between phonics and science that Pudding Pops sounded good, and who am I to disagree on a 90° day? Plus cooking, measuring, and real life learning always count as “school time” in my book.
And so, Malachi and I whisked together homemade Creamy Vanilla Pudding, then together we came up with a brilliant idea to make transporting the Pudding Pops to the freezer much easier. Why not put the cups into a muffin tin so that they won’t slide around?
These muffin tins have been getting a workout lately, huh?
If you haven’t made pudding pops, I encourage you to try it. We have made them in chocolate and butterscotch too – and have even layered the flavors within one cup! Check out the Pudding Pop tutorial here.
Need to eat dairy free? These pudding recipes work great with coconut milk!
Maybe a silly question, but where do you find the popsicle sticks? I searched high and low at Walmart last time, even asked for help in finding them (to no avail), and so am hoarding the few popsicle sticks I still have on hand.
Try Hobby Lobby or Michaels if you have those around. Good luck!
They have the in the craft department at Walmart if that’s where you happen to be when you think about getting them.
It get them in the Walmart craft section…
Brilliant! Now, why have I never thought of using muffin tins to keep the cups from tipping over and chocolate-coating my freezer? Thanks for the tip!
Yay! We love pudding pops! When I was pregnant with my first, ready to pop in hot July, I was broken hearted to hear (when I called JELLO co.) that they no longer make them. And thus began homemade ones. :)
I use plastic spoons if I can’t find pop sticks. And whichever I use, I put them in after the pudding has begun to freeze so they don’t fall over.
We also love to make gelatin pops. I used to use Jello and juice but now I just use plain gelantin, disolve in hot water and add juice and or fruit. The gelatin does 2 things. It keeps the popcycle from dripping so fast as it melts and it eliminates the generic-cheapo problem of being able to suck all the flavor out, leaving just ice.