Is your weather still crazy hot? Well, I just walked outside and it is so hot and humid at 9 am that my glasses fogged up! By living in the south, we expect warm weather until well into October. I have been known to wear shorts on Thanksgiving Day! It is days like these that I am thankful for air conditioning in the house as well as in the car!
I like the kids to have a snack after they get home from school. I try my best to have something that is more on the healthy side. Because Caitlin has such a long day, I try to get some protein in her snacks to get her through her homework until dinnertime. Her favorite cold treat are pudding pops. Because I use whole milk, Caitlin gets 8 grams of protein in each pudding pop.
Treats On The Healthy Side
As we were making a batch of her favorite warm weather snack, Caitlin asked if she could help. Um, yes! At 17, she loves to be in the kitchen and has been taking charge of the easier recipes we make. When I came out to check on her, she had the food coloring out and was adding it into the vanilla pudding we made! She said she wanted something colorful and wanted to make Rainbow Pudding Pops! Fine by me!
Rainbow Pudding Pops
These Rainbow Pudding Pops are super easy to make. You just need one box of vanilla or cheesecake pudding for each color and 2 cups of whole milk per box. If you prefer a less fatty milk, please do. They will set just fine. We made 6 boxes so Caitlin could play with the different layers of color. We made the pudding in six bowls and added several drops of the food coloring to get the desired color. Next, you need small Dixie cups and a tablespoon. Add one tablespoon of each color into your paper cup. Add a wooden Popsicle stick and freeze for 4-6 hours. Peel off your paper and enjoy!
What is your child’s favorite after school snack?
Those are almost too pretty to eat! I need to make these for the kids.
Wow! These look great! My kids love chips, homemade salsa and guac as an after school treat!
Those are beautiful! This is an after school snack I will have to make!
Oh I love those! They look as cute as they sound tasty.
These are just too easy to make, and my boys would love them! They currently love to have a pack of fruit snacks or nuts in the afternoons.
These are such a fun treat. I love how bright and colorful they are.
Those are so pretty! It’s like Rainbow Brite came in to your kitchen and just whipped up some frozen treats!
I can’t wait to make the Rainbow Pudding Pops with the kids, they are going to be overjoyed. Their favorite after school snacks are pickles, watermelon and grapes.
What a fun treat! Kids will surely flip over to these! Looks so fun and yummy!
These pudding pops are totally awesome, especially since I adore anything rainbow. My kids would be extra excited for a fun snack like this.
Oh how fun! It’s awesome that your daughter made these! They are just the cutest.
Those look delicious and fun to make! My kids would have a blast making and eating these.
Yummy! I love how colorful they are. Looks great
I always loved pudding pops growing up. I never knew how easy (and cute!) they would be to make myself!
These look so so yummy!!! I am 100% making these for my son’s birthday on Saturday. He’s going to flip!
Those pops are amazingly beautiful! As far as snacks my kids love Popsicles and they literally need a pb&j sandwich on the daily!
Popsicles are so easy to do which is why they are one of my favorites during the summer. And what’s best is that you get to pick the ingredients that you’re going to include. It’s the perfect after school snack because it’s so refreshing!
I have some cheesecake and a lot of milk at home, this is awesome! I love the idea of having them colder and sweeter!
I always seem to mess these multi colored ones up. Yours looks so pretty and yummy at that!
How adorable! ,my daughter loves all things rainbow so I know she’d be so thrilled to make these.
Oh they look delicious. And so super simple to make. Kids will love it
Wow look how pretty these are. These are the prettiest popsicles I have ever seen!
Wow, I love the colors. I am so sure that my son will love this!
These are so beautiful! My girls would love them! And I would love the cheesecake pudding!!
These are so fun! My girls would love these, great for after school.
Oh my gosh, they’re so cute! What a fun treat to make.
Wow! I want to make these treats for my son!He loves pops and I am so sure that he will love a rainbow one.
These popsicles are just gorgeous. The colors really pop and really stand out. Your recipe is so much fun these are great every day of the year. Making these as pudding pops gives the snack a unique and interesting texture.
This is too cute and fun. I love the colors. Looks yummy too!
These are pretty.im gonna make these
This is so cute. the girls will eat them anyway but they will like making them in their own vision. Thank you for the idea.
We did make them but not nearly as many because they only stay with me for 4 days. They loved picking colors and making them. They turned out so good. Thank you for the idea.