Friday, July 8, 2011

Pop-Mania Part 1: Piña Colada Pudding Pops

It's been warming up here in Oregon. I'm a classic Pacific Northwest girl: I start to melt once it gets above 85. So in preparation of our heat wave (stop laughing...I realize that's about 20 degrees shy of what constitutes a heat wave where some of you are from) I've been experimenting in the kitchen to develop some tasty frozen concoctions to help us make it through some hot days without air conditioning.

Tasty Pop Flavor #1: Piña Colada Pudding pops


Piña Colada Pop Recipe:
  • 1 box vanilla pudding mix
  • 2 1/4 cups of milk
  • 1 can of pineapple chunks
  • 1/2 cup Cream of Coconut
1) Prepare pudding by whisking the pudding mix and the milk together in a bowl

2) Drain the can of pineapple, reserving the juice. Finely chop the pinepple chunks using a food chopper or food processor.

3) Mix the chopped pineapple, 2/3 cup of the reserved pineapple juice and the cream of coconut into the pudding.

4) Pour into popsicle molds or dixie cups and freeze

If you don't have a popsicle mold already (I'm personally jonesing for this one from ONYX), dixie cups work great. I like to put inverted cupcake liners on top of the cups. By cutting a little slit in them, it helps hold the stick upright while it's freezing and it also makes a convenient place to label what flavor the pops are. Like this:


For those wondering, I'm using "Take and Toss" baby spoons and forks for my sticks (which, by the way are BPA, PVC and phthalate free).


You can check out my project at these great parties (link up your own, too!):




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4 comments:

  1. oh, these look delicious! Thanks for following our blog! We are following you now too!

    Jill of oursevendwarfs.com

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  2. These look AMAZING! I love anything with coconut and these look delicious! Thanks for sharing. I am your newest follower and I would love to have you come over and link this up to our Link Party going on this weekend- and every link counts as an entry in our giveaway!
    http://sixsistersstuff.blogspot.com/2011/07/strut-your-stuff-saturday-week-1.html
    Camille @
    SixSistersStuff.blogspot.com

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  3. oh my gosh! these look and sound DELICIOUS! I love Pina Colada anything and this sounds like a perfect refreshing summer treat! MMM! I found your blog through a link party and LOVE it! I am your newest follower and would love it if you would check out my blog and follow me too! Thanks!
    -Nikki
    http://chef-n-training.blogspot.com/

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  4. Those sound so yummy and refreshing. Here in NC, our heat index yesterday (heat + humidity) was 110 degrees. We didn't leave the house. =)

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Friday, July 8, 2011

Pop-Mania Part 1: Piña Colada Pudding Pops

It's been warming up here in Oregon. I'm a classic Pacific Northwest girl: I start to melt once it gets above 85. So in preparation of our heat wave (stop laughing...I realize that's about 20 degrees shy of what constitutes a heat wave where some of you are from) I've been experimenting in the kitchen to develop some tasty frozen concoctions to help us make it through some hot days without air conditioning.

Tasty Pop Flavor #1: Piña Colada Pudding pops


Piña Colada Pop Recipe:
  • 1 box vanilla pudding mix
  • 2 1/4 cups of milk
  • 1 can of pineapple chunks
  • 1/2 cup Cream of Coconut
1) Prepare pudding by whisking the pudding mix and the milk together in a bowl

2) Drain the can of pineapple, reserving the juice. Finely chop the pinepple chunks using a food chopper or food processor.

3) Mix the chopped pineapple, 2/3 cup of the reserved pineapple juice and the cream of coconut into the pudding.

4) Pour into popsicle molds or dixie cups and freeze

If you don't have a popsicle mold already (I'm personally jonesing for this one from ONYX), dixie cups work great. I like to put inverted cupcake liners on top of the cups. By cutting a little slit in them, it helps hold the stick upright while it's freezing and it also makes a convenient place to label what flavor the pops are. Like this:


For those wondering, I'm using "Take and Toss" baby spoons and forks for my sticks (which, by the way are BPA, PVC and phthalate free).


You can check out my project at these great parties (link up your own, too!):




Photobucket Join  us Saturdays at tatertotsandjello.com for the weekend wrap 
 up           party! Tidy Mom Catch a Glimpse Button





4 comments:

  1. oh, these look delicious! Thanks for following our blog! We are following you now too!

    Jill of oursevendwarfs.com

    ReplyDelete
  2. These look AMAZING! I love anything with coconut and these look delicious! Thanks for sharing. I am your newest follower and I would love to have you come over and link this up to our Link Party going on this weekend- and every link counts as an entry in our giveaway!
    http://sixsistersstuff.blogspot.com/2011/07/strut-your-stuff-saturday-week-1.html
    Camille @
    SixSistersStuff.blogspot.com

    ReplyDelete
  3. oh my gosh! these look and sound DELICIOUS! I love Pina Colada anything and this sounds like a perfect refreshing summer treat! MMM! I found your blog through a link party and LOVE it! I am your newest follower and would love it if you would check out my blog and follow me too! Thanks!
    -Nikki
    http://chef-n-training.blogspot.com/

    ReplyDelete
  4. Those sound so yummy and refreshing. Here in NC, our heat index yesterday (heat + humidity) was 110 degrees. We didn't leave the house. =)

    ReplyDelete

Comments make me happy! Thanks in advance for sharing your thoughts.

 
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