Chocolate Pudding Pops

This is one of my favorite recipes on the blog and it’s perfect for any hot summer day.

I found this recipe for pudding pops on Chocolates and Dreams that immediately peaked my interest. I knew I would have to tweak it to make it kid-friendly (in place of coffee and rum I added in some pure vanilla).

Jello Pudding Pops were my childhood fave so, why not try to create something similar from scratch at home? Plus, the recipe is quick and easy (all the ingredients can be found in your well-stocked pantry)—another seamless opportunity to involve the kids.

Since school’s out, we spent the rainy afternoon dedicated to our “Pudding Pop Experiment “ where the pudding base (cocoa and sugar and milk ) was mixed and whipped by my mad scientists. The recipe is simple (requiring no real culinary skill) so both kids were able to make their own “pop potions” with very little guidance (except for the microwave — I was the designated “heat helper” here).

Mixing the milk and cocoa and sugar

Pudding mixture post microwave

Preparing the pudding molds for the freezer

We poured the chocolate pudding into ice pop molds, placed them in the freezer, and waited for our molds to transform into frozen pudding pops.

My kids had been waiting an hour to test out their product so they were beyond eager to start taste testing their pops. Unfortunately, we had a little trouble wrangling the frozen pops out of their molds. Lesson learned- make sure to place your popsicle sticks into your molds before you pour in your liquid prior to freezing. We eventually realized we could loosen the pops by running warm water around the outside of the molds. Success!

These pops are frozen chocolate pudding on a stick. Their coolness is refreshing yet. their taste and consistency are more substantial than any fruit or ice pop. Your head will crave another pop but your stomach will tell you otherwise–these are completely filling.

Our “Pudding Pop Experiment” was a success. We’ll be making these again….and again…and again…