Store-bought ones can be pricey, icy being frozen too long and not really your favorite flavor right?
This Jello popsicle recipe will save you money, taste better and can be personalized to fit your family's favorite flavors, and they're super easy to make!.
Plus these brought me back to my childhood days when mom would them on a hot summer days and we thought these were the best ever,and memories still are.
The great thing about this super easy recipe is they can be made into layers for bomb pops, adult versions with wine and we have other suggestions at the end for you to read including sugar-free!
Oh, the great memories to be made again with the grand kids! Let's get started with this printable jello popsicle recipe below just scroll to the bottom.
Making Wonderful Traditions
When I was growing up mom made these often during the hot summer months in Central N.Y, Utica to be exact.
Jello is the main ingredient and always a fun easy project for us kids to make and a special treat that didn't cost much.
We seem to never have money for the ice cream man that came around, even with both parents working.
Money was tight in the 1960s. Mom and dad both worked. She always found a way to cut costs.
Making everything homemade was one of those frugal ways.
I look back at that now and am grateful to take after her, make my own copycat recipes and know what's in what I'm eating.
The memories made with Mom are irreplaceable and I cherish every one of them.
Now having grandchildren, I continue these wonderful traditions we loved as a child making their favorite flavored jello popsicles.
Ingredients You Will Need
- any flavor jello (or sugar-free jello)
- sugar (if using sugar-free omit the sugar)
- boiling water
- cold water
- Optional:for adults(wine or liqueur)chopped fruits
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Fun Flavors Options for Jello Pops
We can certainly make any kind for adults and adapt this recipe as I have revised my popsicle ingredients for parties and fun changes.
Sugar-free popsicles versions are super easy to make substituting jello packages for this low carb no sugar version.
Adding your favorite wines, vodka, and sangria or any other liqueurs have been a hit at many parties substituting some of the water on hot summer get-togethers.
Patriot Bomb Pops are always a big hit during the holiday season.
It will take a little time freezing the colorful layers and making 3 flavors blue raspberry jello, cherry jello, and any flavored pale colors like pineapple or lemon. Pour one layer, freeze and repeat to layer the colors and flavors.
They sure are pretty tasty bomb pops and a great addition for the Patriotic holiday too, especially when it's hot out.
My last suggestion is it add some finely chopped or pureed fruits to the water to make a full cup instead of just water IE: apples, peaches, cherries, and even watermelon freezes well.
Hopefully, I gave you enough suggestions to keep cool and have a fun summer treat! Jello Popsicles are a cool delicious treat that brings out the child in all of us!
Jello Popsicles
Ingredients
- 2 packages (3-ounce) any flavor jello (or sugar-free jello)
- 1/3 cup sugar (if using sugar-free omit the sugar)
- 2 cups boiling water
- 2 cups cold water
- Optional: sub fruit puree for 1 cup of water, sub half wine and half cold water, sub half liqueur, (of choice) half cold water
Instructions
- Boil the water adding the sugar and jello mixes for 2 minutes, stir to dissolve.
- Stir in the cold water.
- Pour into Popsicle molds.
- You can also use dixie cups, however, set your timer for 2 hours, freeze in the cups then add sticks to the partially frozen pops so they will stand up.
- Proceed with adding the Popsicle sticks to your molds and freeze until solid around 8 hours or overnight.
- Optional Ideas for Adults:
- Adult version: you can substitute 1 cup of red or white wine with any flavor jello in this recipe omitting 1 cup of the water. (or use 1/2 cup water 1/2 liquor of choice)
- Bomb Pops for Kids Note: you can also make layered colored pops (bomb pops) layering the colors and freezing them every two hours with each color in between.
Notes:
Fun Flavors Options for Jello Pops
We can certainly make any kind for adults and adapt this recipe as I have revised my popsicle ingredients for parties and fun changes.
Sugar-free popsicles versions are super easy to make substituting jello packages for this low carb no sugar version.
Adding your favorite wines, vodka, and sangria or any other liqueurs have been a hit at many parties substituting some of the water on hot summer get-togethers.
Patriot Bomb Pops are always a big hit during the holiday season.
It will take a little time freezing the colorful layers and making 3 flavors blue raspberry jello, cherry jello, and any flavored pale colors like pineapple or lemon. Pour one layer, freeze and repeat to layer the colors and flavors.
They sure are pretty tasty bomb pops and a great addition for the Patriotic holiday too, especially when it's hot out.
My last suggestion is it add some finely chopped or pureed fruits to the water to make a full cup instead of just water IE: apples, peaches, cherries, and even watermelon freezes well.
Hopefully, I gave you enough suggestions to keep cool and have a fun summer treat! Jello Popsicles are a cool delicious treat that brings out the child in all of us!
Nutrition Facts
Calories
26.52Fat (grams)
0.00Sat. Fat (grams)
0.00Carbs (grams)
6.70Fiber (grams)
0.00Net carbs
6.70Sugar (grams)
6.63Protein (grams)
0.10Sodium (milligrams)
9.54Cholesterol (grams)
0.00
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