Cool Pops

 

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The best tasting ice pops are the ones you make at home. Here are three cool recipes for you and the kids to whip up so you can stay cool in the hot summer sun. Read the article below

Everyone loves store-bought frozen pops. Who doesn't remember the red ring around their mouth or the chimes of the ice cream truck bell? When it comes to those scrumptious suckers - choc full of not-so-good for you sugar, artificial flavours and colours - it's easy to get duped.

You can seal a healthier mould this summer with your own all-natural variations. Virtually any liquid can be transformed into an ice pop: fruit juice, Jell-O Jelly Powder, soda, milk, lemonade — even coffee and tea. Freeze it plain or jazz it up with puréed fruit, nuts or mini-marshmallows. Not sure how to get started? Check out some of these ideas from WeightWatchers.ca!

Ice-Pops
A refreshing almost guilt-free pick-me-up for summertime dieters. Not only can you save dollars making fruity ices at home, you will finally be in charge of the flavour assortment. For best results, start with a light variety gelatin, which Jell-O Jelly Powder offers in Strawberry, Raspberry, Orange, and a variety of other flavours. Then mix one or two cups of boiling water with the gelatin mixture, pour them into frozen pop containers and freeze.

Frozen Chocolate Pudding Treats
For a cool creamier soother, our Frozen Chocolate Pudding Treats are a wholesome and nutritious fix. Pudding, just like all dairy products, is a great way to meet your body's calcium needs. The chocolate pudding in the recipe below can easily be swapped out for vanilla or butterscotch flavoured. Just be sure to use light instant pudding!

Ingredients
1 package Chocolate Jell-O Fat Free Instant Pudding
1 1/2 cup low-fat milk
1 Tbsp brown sugar, packed
1/8 tsp table salt

Instructions
1. In a saucepan, stir together dry pudding mix, milk, sugar and salt until smooth. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture comes to a boil. Cool 5 minutes, stirring twice. Pour into 4 frozen pop moulds and cool 15 minutes. Insert wooden sticks and freeze until hard.
2. Remove pops from moulds. Serve or wrap in plastic and store in freezer.

Pop Variations

Fizz-Pops
Mix club soda and Jell-O Jelly Powder Light – 87-93% less calories than our regular Jell-O Jelly Powders - to make sparkling, Champagne-like, frozen treats, then freeze in moulds.

Rocky Road Pops
Place three or four miniature marshmallows, about one teaspoon of miniature chocolate chips, and chopped peanuts in the bottom of the cup before pouring in prepared Chocolate Jell-O Fat Free Instant Pudding.

Parfait Pops
Layer pops with partially thawed Cool Whip Whipped Topping topping in between, then freeze.

Creamsicles
Layer with prepared Vanilla Jell-O Fat Free Instant Pudding and your favourite flavour of Jell-O Light Jelly Powder, then add to mould and freeze.

You can buy moulds at housewares and department stores.