Dairy-Free Jell-O Pudding Popsicles
Creamy, fudgy, and made with three ingredients, these dairy-free Jell-O pudding popsicles are the ultimate freezer snack! Made with non-dairy milk, chocolate, and vanilla pudding, these no-bake popsicles are everything you love about the childhood classic but without the dairy.
While trying to find the right balance of non-dairy milk to Jell-O pudding for my post on Dairy-Free Instant Pudding from a Mix, my fridge quickly filled up with prepared pudding I simply could not consume quick enough.
After searching the web for various desserts using pudding, I stumbled upon No. 2 Pencil’s Jell-O pudding pops. These simple and flavorful popsicles were a great way to use up the non-dairy pudding and made the perfect treat to cool off with all summer long.
Why We Love these Creamy Jell-O Pudding Popsicles
You are not going to have to work too hard to convince me to make frozen chocolate treats. Here are just some of the reasons we keep coming back to this sweet recipe.
- Kid Friendly. This is one of those recipes that is perfect for small hands. No baking plus whisking and pouring make this a great treat for your littles to help with.
- Sweet stash. Make a batch and save them in the freezer for warm summer and fall days.
- Deliciously dairy-free. These simple pudding pops use jell-o brand pudding and non-dairy milk for a deliciously dairy-free treat.
Dairy-Free Changes to Jell-O Pudding Popsicles
The original recipe from No. 2 Pencil used one ingredient we needed to swap to make this a deliciously dairy-free treat.
- Non-dairy milk– In place of whole milk I would recommend using oat milk or almond milk for best results. I found the coconut milk left too much coconut flavor in the pudding.
How to Make Dairy-Free Jell-O Pudding Popsicles
Ingredients You’ll Need
- Non-dairy milk- I used oat milk and almond milk while testing this recipe and found them to both work well.
- Chocolate Pudding Mix– Look for the box that makes “4 1/2- cup servings”.
- Vanilla Pudding Mix– Look for the box that makes “4 1/2- cup servings”.
Step-by-Step Directions for Jell-O Pudding Popsicles
- Vanilla pudding– In a large mixing bowl whisk together non-dairy milk with vanilla pudding mix until thick and set, about 5 minutes. Set bowl aside.
- Chocolate pudding– In a second large mixing bowl whisk together non-dairy milk with chocolate pudding milk until thick and set, about 5 minutes. Set bow aside.
- Fill a bag with pudding- Using a gallon zip lock bag, alternate large scoops of vanilla and chocolate pudding until the pudding is all in the bag.
- Pour into popsicle molds- Cut one of the bottom corners of the bag, and squeeze the pudding into popsicle molds.
- Alternative method- Alternate small scoops of vanilla and chocolate pudding into the popsicle molds.
- Freeze- Add the popsicle sticks and freeze to set, at least 4 hours.
- Remove from the popsicle molds and store in the freezer until you are ready to enjoy them.
Helpful Kitchen Tools
When you gear up to make these chocolate and vanilla pudding popsicles, here are a few tools you might find helpful along the way.
- Whisk– Used to mix the chocolate and the vanilla pudding with non-dairy milk.
- Gallon ziplock bag– Used to pipe the pudding into the popsicle molds.
- Popsicle molds– Large, re-usable molds perfect for all your summer popsicle needs.
TIPS FOR REMOVING AND STORING POPSICLES
This just might be the hardest part of this no-bake recipe and why I always recommend taking all popsicles out once they are frozen and keeping them in a freezer-safe bag or box so you don’t have to take one out at a time every time a craving hits.
Here are my top two ways of getting the popsicles out of the mold:
- Wait: Take the Jell-O pudding popsicles out of the freezer and wait for them to thaw about 3-5 minutes before trying to remove from the mold.
- Hot water: Run the popsicle mold under warm water to loosen up the popsicles and help pull them out more easily.
- Store: Place the popsicles in a freezer safe container or bag and store up to 3 months (trust me you will eat them much quicker than that…)
More Dairy-Free Popsicle Recipes
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Jell-O Pudding Popsicles
Easy, creamy, and made with three ingredients, these deliciously dairy-free Jell-O pudding popsicles are a dairy-free take on a childhood classic frozen treat.
Ingredients
- 2 ½ cups Non-dairy Milk divided
- 3.4 ounce Vanilla Pudding Mix
- 3.4 ounce Chocolate Pudding Mix
Instructions
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In a large mixing bowl whisk together 1 ¼ cup non-dairy milk with vanilla pudding mix until thick and set, about 5 minutes. Set bowl aside.
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In a second large mixing bowl whisk together 1 ¼ cup non-dairy milk with chocolate pudding milk until thick and set, about 5 minutes. Set bow aside.
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Using a gallon zip lock bag, alternate large scoops of vanilla and chocolate pudding until the pudding is all in the bag.
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Cut one of the bottom corners of the bag, and squeeze the pudding into popsicle molds.
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Alternative method- Alternate small scoops of vanilla and chocolate pudding into the popsicle molds.
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Add the popsicle sticks and freeze to set, at least 4 hours.
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Remove from the popsicle molds and store in the freezer until you are ready to enjoy them.
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