Popsicle time!

My favorite thing about popsicles is when my two older kids each get one and then go outside to eat it...while I stay inside and peep out the window.  Hehe.  In all seriousness, popsicles just scream summer, and with the kids just being let out for summer break we decided we need popsicles.  Did we take the easy way out and just go buy some?  Nope!  Did we make kool-aid and freeze them in ice cube trays?  Not this time!  What about orange juice?  Well, kind of. 

The possibilities are endless when it comes to being creative for popsicles.  We only made four different kinds today but maybe after reading this you'll get new ideas and make your own (like banana and peanut butter pudding pop!).

The first one we did was cookies and cream pudding pop.  So easy.

You'll need:
8 oreos (crush them up)
1 packet of instant vanilla pudding
2 cups of milk

Use a whisk to mix the pudding mix and milk until it starts to thicken.  Stir in the oreos.  Pour in a mold and freeze for about 5 hours.

Next was chocolate and peanut butter pudding pop.

1 packet of instant chocolate pudding
2 cups of milk
2 heaping spoonfulls of peanut butter (heat until runny)

Make the pudding as above and then stir in the peanut butter.  Freeze.

Then we went on to berry yummy yogurt pops (cheesy much?).

Add one cup frozen strawberries, one cup of frozen rasberries, and one cup of fat free vanilla yogurt to the blender.  Blend it well, pour into molds, freeze.  You can eat it before it's too hard and it's basically frozen yogurt (duh....).

And lastly, we filled our molds (mini plastic cups...Elora had to sing "white solo cup" about fifty times while making these) with chopped pineapple and poured orange juice over it until full for summer chill pops.  Freeze and enjoy.