I wanted to make popsicles for the holiday, but I don't have molds, and I also wanted to do something a little more unique. So, this recipe from Hoosier Homemade for Jell-O rocket pops seemed perfect. I adapted the recipe a little bit—it recommends plastic or paper cups, but I found that foam worked best. I could just easily break away the foam once the pops were frozen, and didn't have to worry about running it under hot water. They took a very long time to freeze—I actually left them in the freezer overnight. The Jell-O was fine, but the whipped cream in the middle still melted pretty quickly. I could see them working well for an outdoor barbecue, where people will be eating them quickly. I really liked the look of the sprinkles on the pops, it was very festive. And, they tasted really good!
Ingredients
1 small package red Jell-O
1 small package blue Jell-O
1 cup sugar
2 cups boiling water
Ice cubes
2 cups cold water
1 tub whipped topping
Sprinkles
Directions
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Prepare the red Jell-O: Combine the Jell-O package and half a cup of sugar. Stir, then add a cup of boiling water and stir again until the sugar is dissolved.
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Add enough ice cubes to one cup of cold water that it makes two cups of water in all.
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Add the cold water and ice to the Jell-O mixture and stir until the ice cubes are melted.
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Pour the mix evenly into foam cups—I used 16 5-ounce cups. Freeze for 1 hour.
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While the red Jell-O is freezing, make the blue Jell-O the same way you made the red, following steps 1, 2 and 3. Then put the blue Jell-O in the refrigerator for an hour.
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After the red Jell-O's been in the freezer for an hour, take it out and spoon a few tablespoons of the whipped topping onto each cup. Then, take your blue Jell-O out of the fridge and use it to top off the cups.
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Freeze for an hour (or until almost firm) and put a popsicle stick into each cup.
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Put back in the freezer overnight.
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Take the pops out of the freezer and tear away the cups.
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Splash a little water on the pops and shake the sprinkles on top (the water will make the sprinkles stick).
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