Friday, July 20, 2012

Homemade Popsicles

Drip-less homemade popsicles, made using flavored Jello gelatin, unsweetened Kool-Aid and sugar.
Drip-less homemade popsicles, made using flavored Jello gelatin, unsweetened Kool-Aid and sugar.

Homemade Popsicles


I have a confession. With this hot summer we've had this year, I have had way more of these homemade popsicles than any adult woman of a certain age should ever lay claim to. We've had a little bit of a respite from the heat for these past couple of days thanks to plenty of rain, but, hey... since kids love them too, if you want an excuse to have one (or six) to help keep you cool, make some for your kids or grandkids.

This is another one of those recipes that has been around for many years, and, in fact, many of us will remember our Mamas making them for us when we were little. Maybe you've even forgotten about them and just needed a reminder, but they sure do make this heat a little bit more bearable.

The recipe as written here, makes a nice firm popsicle, but one that is still soft enough to easily bite down on. They are often called drip-less popsicles because they really don't drip like many other ice pops do. That's a pretty cool feature, though the best part about them of course, is that you can make them any flavor you like, depending on the combination of Kool-aid and Jello you use. I had some lemon lime Kool-Aid and lime Jello in the pantry, so that's what you see here.

You'll see different versions of this recipe all around the net, some using wide variations in the amounts of cold and hot water used, different measurements on the sugar, and some even going completely sugar free, but I'm giving you what I know as the original recipe and how the ones pictured above were made.

How many this makes really depends on the vessel used. Somewhere around here in a box buried in the garage, I know I still have some of the old vintage 70s Tupperware Ice Tups popsicle molds, but I picked up some new ones from Amazon.

The one in the front out of the mold is a larger capacity and makes a nice adult full-sized popsicle, but does require a little coaxing by running under the tap to release.


These smaller sized spirals are perfect for kids and are made from silicone, so with just a tug on the tab, they just peel away easily.


Anyway, if you don't have a good selection in your local market, there are all kinds of molds available over at Amazon, so check them out and whether you're a big kid at heart or have little ones around, I think you'll enjoy these homemade popsicles. I don't know about you, but by summer I'm pretty much ready for fall to hurry along and arrive here in the Deep South. Here's how to make them.

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