Easy Homemade Pudding Pops
Homemade Pudding Pops: recipe for chocolate, s’more, banana, peaches and cream, and pina colada jello pudding pops. The perfect easy treats for a hot summer day.
Remember Jell-o Pudding Pops? Yes, I’m a child of the 80’s. I thought it would be fun to make some homemade pudding pops at home in some really fun flavours like s’more, banana, chocolate, peaches and cream, and pina colada. Classic pudding pops are basically frozen pudding. The original jello pudding pops were sold in the freezer section. They were a similar to fudge pops, or chocolate popsicles, but made with jello pudding, and they came in a bunch of different flavors. You can no longer buy pudding pops, so we came up with our own homemade version. With just a few a few basic ingredients, you can turn your favourite pudding into homemade popsicles. It’s such an easy way to make great frozen treats. This is sure to become one of your favorite kid friendly recipes.
I served them at the end of a summery dinner, as the perfect sweet ending. They’re also the perfect snack on a hot day. Kids of all ages will love them. They’re a great easy recipe for the whole family to enjoy on warm summer days.
Pudding Pop Molds
We made our pudding pops in the 3 oz. paper dixie cups, and they are the perfect size for a kid size treat, or sampling a few different flavours. ;). For our dinner party dessert we served a sampling of 3 different flavors for each plate. Fill each of the small paper cups with the pudding mixture and then add wooden popsicle sticks. The pudding is thick enough to hold the pop sticks upright in the little cups. I also found it helpful, if you’re making more than one flavor at once to write the flavor name on each popsicle stick with a sharpie at the top, before inserting it. You can also use silicon popsicle molds, or ice pop molds if you have them, or even ice cube trays with small plastic spoons in each one.
Basic Pudding Pop Recipe
The basic recipe for making homemade pudding pops uses just a few simple ingredients. To make them, combine 1 package of pudding mix made following the directions on the box with 1 small carton of heavy cream that has been whipped. You fold these into each other and then freeze them into popsicles. You can also use cool whip, but we prefer the version made with real whipped cream. They’re delicious made just this way in a classic vanilla pudding pops or chocolate pudding pops flavour. But, you can make so many variations to this basic recipe by changing the pudding flavor and adding in some fun add-ins and optional ingredients and making a whole variety of flavors. Look for pudding in flavors at grocery store, like white chocolate, banana, cheesecake, pistachio, oreo cookies and cream, butterscotch, and coconut.
Favourite Add-Ins
We had so much fun coming up with some fun combinations for our own custom flavors. Once you’ve selected a your flavor of instant pudding mix, you can have fun with some add-ins to enhance the flavor. Fresh fruit is a great choice, you might also like to try different candy, or cookie crumbs.
- fresh strawberries
- banana slices
- peaches
- pineapple
- berries
- M & Ms
- graham cracker crumbs
- oreo cookie crumbs
- mini marshmallows
- chocolate chips
Homemade ChocolatePudding Pops
Ingredients
- 1 package of instant chocolate pudding
- 2 cups milk
- 1/2 pint container (8 fluid oz) whipping cream
- 1 tbsp sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla
Instructions
- Whip your cream, adding 1 tbsp of sugar and 1 tsp vanilla near the end.
- In another bowl, make the chocolate pudding according to the package instructions.
- Fold the whip cream into the chocolate pudding.
- To make the pudding pops, fill the dixie cup with the pudding mixture. Makes about 10. Add a popsicle stick, and place in the freezer for at least 6 hours to set. To release the pudding pop from the dixie cup, run it under hot water for a few seconds.
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
10Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 127Total Fat: 10gSaturated Fat: 6gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 32mgSodium: 72mgCarbohydrates: 7gFiber: 0gSugar: 2gProtein: 3g
My girls love s’mores, so that’s the first flavour I made. They really loved them.
Homemade S'more Pudding Pops
Ingredients
- 1 package of instant chocolate pudding
- 2 cups milk
- 1/2 pint container (8 fluid oz) whipping cream
- 1 tbsp sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1/4 cup graham wafer crumbs
- 1 tbsp melted butter
- 1 tbsp sugar
- 1/4 cup mini marshmallows
Instructions
- Whip your cream, adding 1 tbsp of sugar and 1 tsp vanilla near the end.
- In another bowl, make the chocolate pudding according to the package instructions.
- Fold the whip cream into the chocolate pudding.
- In another bowl, combine graham crackers with melted butter, and 1 tbsp of sugar.
- To make the pudding pops, fill the bottom of a dixie cup with spoonful of the graham cracker mixture, top with a little of the pudding, then add marshmallows. Fill the rest with pudding. Makes about 12. Add a popsicle stick, and place in the freezer for at least 6 hours to set. To release the pudding pop from the dixie cup, run it under hot water for a few seconds.
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
12Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 338Total Fat: 23gSaturated Fat: 14gTrans Fat: 1gUnsaturated Fat: 8gCholesterol: 70mgSodium: 208mgCarbohydrates: 26gFiber: 0gSugar: 11gProtein: 6g
Homemade Banana Pudding Pops
Ingredients
- 1 package of instant banana pudding
- 2 cups milk
- 1/2 pint container (8 fluid oz) whipping cream
- 1 tbsp sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1/4 cup graham wafer crumbs
- 1 tbsp melted butter
- 1 tbsp sugar
- 1 banana sliced
Instructions
- Whip your cream, adding 1 tbsp of sugar and 1 tsp vanilla near the end. Set aside 1/2 cup.
- In another bowl, make the banana pudding according to the package instructions.
- Fold the whip cream (except for the 1/2 cup you set aside) into the banana pudding.
- In another bowl, combine graham crackers with melted butter, and 1 tbsp of sugar.
- To make the pudding pops, fill the bottom of a dixie cup with spoonful of the graham cracker mixture, top with a little of the pudding mixture, then add some sliced banana. Fill the rest with pudding. Tope with some of the set aside whipped cream. Makes about 12. Add a popsicle stick, and place in the freezer for at least 6 hours to set. To release the pudding pop from the dixie cup, run it under hot water for a few seconds.
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
12Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 158Total Fat: 10gSaturated Fat: 6gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 29mgSodium: 86mgCarbohydrates: 14gFiber: 0gSugar: 8gProtein: 3g
Pina Colada Pudding Pops
Ingredients
- 1 package of coconut pudding prepared according to the package instructions
- 1 small can of pineapple pieces, drained
- 8 fl oz whipping cream
- 3 tsp sugar
- 1 tsp rum extract (optional)
Instructions
- Prepare coconut pudding according to the package instructions, and since it's a cooked pudding, allow it to cool completely.
- Whip cream, and when it's almost fully whipped add in 3 tsp of sugar, and if you like, 1 tsp of rum extract.
- Fold whip cream and drained pineapple pieces into the pudding.
- Fill dixie cups, or popsicle moulds and freeze for at least 6 hours until frozen. Enjoy!
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
12Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 120Total Fat: 10gSaturated Fat: 7gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 23mgSodium: 39mgCarbohydrates: 8gFiber: 1gSugar: 6gProtein: 1g
Peaches and Cream Pudding Pops
Ingredients
- one pkg of vanilla instant pudding made according to the package directions
- 8 fl oz whipping cream
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 3 tsp. sugar
- can of peaches
Instructions
- Prepare the pudding according to the package directions.
- Whip the cream, and when it's almost fully whipped add in vanilla and sugar.
- Fold the whipped cream into the pudding.
- Drain the peaches, and chop each peach slice into four, and add to pudding mixture.
- Fill dixie cups with mixture and freeze.
- When you're ready to eat them, run the cup under hot water for a min. to loosen it, and enjoy!
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
12Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 92Total Fat: 7gSaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 23mgSodium: 39mgCarbohydrates: 5gFiber: 0gSugar: 3gProtein: 1g
With these homemade treats in your freezer you won’t have any need for the ice cream truck to visit. Your kids will love coming up with different flavor combinations and trying different versions all summer. Next time you’re in the grocery store be sure to pick up the ingredients and give these homemade pudding pops a try.
With homemade pudding pops on a warm summer day life really is a party!
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