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July 28, 2014

Vanilla Pudding Pops with Homemade Magic Shell

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These creamy nutrient-rich vanilla pudding pops provide a quick and easy favorite for a hot day. Dipping them in the homemade magic shell makes them taste A-mzing!
Summer on the Gulf Coast means we eat lots of cold foods, especially popsicles. When you make popsicles with nutrient-dense ingredients, they’re a filling treat for any time of day. Sometimes my girls eat them for breakfast! These creamy, nutrient-rich vanilla pudding pops provide a quick and easy favorite for a hot day.

These creamy nutrient-rich vanilla pudding pops provide a quick and easy favorite for a hot day. Dipping them in the homemade magic shell makes them taste A-mzing!

I like to make popsicles quickly, so for my pudding pop recipe I dissolve the gelatin in just a small amount of milk before whisking it into the rest of the mixture. This way, the mixture isn’t hot, which means I can go ahead and freeze it instead of waiting hours for the refrigerator to chill it first. Last summer I bought a Zoku popsicle maker and I can’t tell you how much I love this gadget!! The popsicles are done in just seven minutes! For a traditional popsicle mold, I like this freezer pop maker. I don’t worry about the plastic in the mold because the food isn’t being heated or cooked in the plastic, so nothing will leach into the popsicles.

You can eat the pudding pops alone or dunk them in homemade chocolate shell and sprinkle with nuts, seeds or whatever strikes your fancy.

These creamy nutrient-rich vanilla pudding pops provide a quick and easy favorite for a hot day. Dipping them in the homemade magic shell makes them taste A-mzing!

Vanilla Pudding Pops

I prefer to use raw/unprocessed cream and milk for my family.
Makes 6 popsicles

1 cup heavy cream (or canned coconut milk for dairy-free), divided
2 teaspoons unflavored, grass-fed gelatin
1 cup whole milk (or almond milk for dairy-free)
1/4 cup maple syrup or raw honey
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
4 raw pastured egg yolks*

Pour 1/2 cup heavy cream into a small saucepan. Sprinkle gelatin over cream and let sit for 5 minutes. Heat mixture over medium heat, stirring constantly, until gelatin is dissolved, about 2-3 minutes. Pour hot cream mixture into a large measuring cup.

Add remaining 1/2 cup cream, whole milk, maple syrup, vanilla and yolks to the hot cream mixture. Whisk to combine. Pour into popsicle molds and freeze. Serve frozen.

*The yolks add a wealth of nutrients including omega-3 fatty acids and choline. They also help the mixture to be extra creamy and you can’t taste them in the final product. If you aren’t comfortable with raw yolks, you can omit them.

Homemade Magic Shell

Makes 1/2 cup

4 ounces dark chocolate (I prefer Enjoy Life chocolate chips)
2 teaspoons coconut oil

Melt chocolate and coconut oil over low heat, stirring constantly. Serve over ice cream. (The mixture will harden as soon as it hits the cold ice cream or popsicle.)

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38 Comments

  1. Kelly @ The Nourishing Home

    July 28, 2014 at 11:54 am

    YUM! How refreshing and perfect for hot summer days! We just returned from a month-long visit with family in TN and had such a wonderful time! I forgot how beautiful and lush the South is in summer. My boys favorite part was trying to catch fireflies in the evening and I enjoyed sitting on the front porch swing watching them! I'll have to try these pudding pops now that we're back home - seems we've brought the heat and humidity with us, as it's 84 today and quite muggy! :) Lots of blessings to you and yours, Kelly
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  2. Dena Norton

    July 28, 2014 at 12:30 pm

    These look amazing, Carrie! Loving, pinning, sharing! :)
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    • Dena Norton

      July 29, 2014 at 12:56 pm

      Update - It has been decided (by the 4 year old). These WILL be happening this weekend! ;)
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      • Deliciously Organic

        July 30, 2014 at 8:03 am

        Great! I hope you enjoy them! :)
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  3. Sarah in CA

    July 28, 2014 at 12:52 pm

    These couldn't come at a better time. Monsoon season in the Mojave Desert! Just as hot in the south San Joaquin Valley. These will be in the freezer before you know it. Enjoy those ocean breezes. Sarah
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  4. Kristin

    July 28, 2014 at 6:01 pm

    These look amazing! I've been dreaming of creamy pops all summer, and these are the perfect answer. Thank you for sharing, Carrie.
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  5. Amanda @ Sprouted Wellness

    July 28, 2014 at 10:46 pm

    Oh my goodness, yum! My little ones would happily enjoy these for breakfast as well. I've tried to purchase GL gelatin from Amazon before and the seller didn't ship to Alaska. Just tried again though and success! I see some yummy treats in our future :)
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  6. Shirley

    July 29, 2014 at 7:52 am

    These sound so refreshing and delicious!! Can't wait to try them. Thanks for all the wonderful recipes!!
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  7. emilia

    July 29, 2014 at 9:09 am

    Is there a substitute for the gelatin? I can't seem to find gelatin in the health food or grocery stores
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    • Deliciously Organic

      July 30, 2014 at 8:04 am

      I don't have a substitute for it. I usually purchase grass-fed gelatin online. Here's a link: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001ELLBJS?ie=UTF8&creativeASIN=B001ELLBJS&linkCode=xm2&tag=deliciorgan03-20
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  8. Terah

    July 30, 2014 at 2:44 pm

    Would this work as just pudding if I put it in the fridge and not the freezer?
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    • Deliciously Organic

      July 31, 2014 at 7:47 am

      It does! It's a loose pudding, but if you add 1 T of gelatin instead of the 2 tsp, it will be much more thick.
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      • Terah

        July 31, 2014 at 2:15 pm

        Oh goody! I can't wait to make the popsicles but my husband has been asking for a healthy pudding so we'll try that too! Thank you!
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  9. Ornella

    August 1, 2014 at 5:22 pm

    I made this for the first time yesterday, now making another batch....we simple LOVE them! Thanks, I use http://www.amazon.com/Onyx-Stainless-Steel-Popsicle-Mold/dp/B003R4AHTK/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1406938862&sr=8-1&keywords=Stainless+steel+posicles, makes me feel better using SS than plastic:)
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  10. Renee P.

    August 1, 2014 at 9:10 pm

    We made these this week and I didn't really like them :-( The pops were jello-y on the bottom (bottom of the mold) and icy on the top. Also, they seemed a bit grainy. Maybe I didn't fully dissolve the gelatin? They also didn't come out of the molds very well at all - the stick came out and the pop was stuck. I ate mine with a spoon straight from the mold. Maybe these would be better as pudding because the flavor/taste was great. And, by the way, my kids really enjoyed them and didn't complain as much as I did!
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    • Deliciously Organic

      August 4, 2014 at 9:53 am

      Hmm..if they were grainy, then the gelatin didn't dissolve completely. It does work well as a pudding too!
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  11. Karen

    August 3, 2014 at 7:14 pm

    So, I made these the other day and I can tell you they are a HIT! But, they have not made it to the magic shell part, haha. That was my goal, but I will have to do that with the next batch. The guys just like them creamy and dreamy vanilla.
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    • Deliciously Organic

      August 4, 2014 at 9:51 am

      I'm so glad you all liked them! :)
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    • Lieze

      April 11, 2020 at 10:24 am

      Can I use jogurt instead of heavy cream?????
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  12. Becky

    August 4, 2014 at 4:58 pm

    Is there anything else to use instead of heavy cream or coconut milk for the pops? I can't have dairy and my son can't have coconut. Thank you!!
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    • Deliciously Organic

      August 5, 2014 at 7:37 am

      Cashew milk (preferably homemade because it's more creamy) might be a good option.
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      • Becky

        August 7, 2014 at 12:02 pm

        Thanks for getting back to me! Unfortunately we found out he can only eat peanuts and almonds. Could I use almond milk or is that too watery? Or isn't there soy milk at the stores thats creamier for coffee?
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        • Deliciously Organic

          August 7, 2014 at 2:41 pm

          I'd stay away from soy milk as it can disrupt the thyroid and such. Homemade almond milk would probably do well!
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  13. Clarice

    August 29, 2014 at 2:27 pm

    These came out beautifully! Only extra thing I did was put the mixture back on the stove and slowly cooked it since I don't like using raw yolks. So delish!
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  14. Patti

    September 12, 2014 at 11:21 am

    Carrie, can you explain the reasoning/science of using the gelatin? We're just getting into popsicle-making, and I'm curious why this would be a necessary additive. (not that there is ANTHING wrong with it and it adds to the nutrient profile!) But, as we make other creamy and chocolatey pops...do I need to consider this as an addition for better consistency? Does it assist with the texture (to not become icey)?? Thanks!
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    • Deliciously Organic

      September 12, 2014 at 3:55 pm

      These are pudding pops, so the gelatin is used to to get the creamy, pudding-like texture. We make popsicles without the gelatin, and they are creamy, but don't taste the same as they aren't as pudding-like in texture.
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  15. Cammy

    March 11, 2015 at 5:56 am

    My son has celiacs and a fructose intolerance can I substitute out organic raw cane sugar for the maple/honey?
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    • Deliciously Organic

      March 11, 2015 at 8:20 am

      I haven't tested it, but I think that would work.
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  16. Poornima

    March 17, 2015 at 1:43 pm

    I have a question about zoku and not about the recipe. Zoku says "Nonstick cast-aluminum molds have a proprietary solution sealed inside their bases to enable rapid, uniform freezing". Are you ok with aluminum coming in direct contact with food? Please let me know your opinion on this. Thank you Poornima
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  17. Lydia

    April 27, 2015 at 10:44 am

    I am wondering whether I can beat the egg yolks and then cook them in the milk. Then cooling the mixture before mixing in the rest of the ingredients. That would eliminate the raw yolks.
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    • Deliciously Organic

      April 27, 2015 at 10:58 am

      I think that would work!
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  18. Maria

    May 28, 2016 at 5:37 am

    My daughter has nut allergies, is there an alternative to the coconut oil in the chocolate shell?
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    • Deliciously Organic

      May 31, 2016 at 2:07 pm

      I don't know of another alternative. Sorry about that!
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  19. Rachel Radue

    June 23, 2017 at 2:54 am

    Question: in the article it said "I like to make Popsicles quickly, so for my pudding pop recipe I desolve the gelatin in just a small amount of milk before whisking it into the rest of the mixture. This way the mixture isn't hot" But in the recipe it says to heat over medium heat till hot and pour the othe to greidents into the hot mixture. So is the article saying you can do it different than the recipe and use no heat? Why does he recipe call for hot then?
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  20. Dawn

    April 20, 2018 at 7:53 am

    Just popped these in the freezer. The mixture tastes wonderful and the kids can hardlybwait for them to be ready. I did not get 6 popsicles, only 4 full and about 3 tablespoons. My molds hold 1/2 cup of liquid so I'll increase it a bit next time.
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