Jello Recipes
Quick Kool-Aid Jello Treats
These jello treats are ideal for a hot summer's day and you can make them whatever size you like. This jello popsicle recipe is simple to make and your kids will love these homemade jello treats for sure.
Jello is a great ingredient to use in popsicles because it helps to keep the popsicle intact. If you have ever watched a young child eat a popsicle, you will know that they do tend to break and make a mess easily! Maybe that is part of the fun of eating them, but the jello gives a nice consistency to these strawberry jello popsicle treats as well as a wonderful flavor. Making your own quick Kool-Aid jello treats is a lot more economical than buying popsicles and your kids will get excited the minute they spot you making them.
You can use any type of Kool-Aid you like and use a different flavor of jello if you prefer. There are lots of kinds of jello treats but nothing cools you down as well as delicious jello popsicles on a hot summer's day and once you have made these jello treats once your kids will be begging you to make them again and again.
Strawberry Jello Popsicle Treats
Ingredients -
1 package kool aid, any flavor
3 oz package strawberry jello
2 cups boiling water
2 cups cold water
1 cup sugar
Preparation:
Dissolve the jello, sugar and kool aid in the boiling water, then add the cold water and stir well.
Pour the mixture into ice cube trays or popsicle molds. Freeze partially then add sticks and freeze for 3 hours until firm.
You can also make these in Dixie cups if you like.
(Serves 6 - 8)
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These wonderful strawberry jello popsicle treats are always appreciated, and not just on baking hot days. The kids will love them and you will also find them cool and refreshing, as well as extremely simple to prepare. Try different Kool-Aid flavors, to see which one you like the best. You can make these quick Kool-Aid treats in ice cube trays if you do not have popsicle trays or popsicle sticks. You can try different jello flavors, as well as different Kool-Aid flavors, to see which combination is your ultimate favorite.
What is Kool-Aid?
Kool-Aid is a brand of flavored drink mix. The original six flavors were grape, lemon-lime, cherry, strawberry, orange, and raspberry. Newer flavors include tropical punch, lemonade and more. It comes in regular and sugar free varieties. The Kool-Aid brand is owned by Kraft, who also make jello. Nearly all kids love Kool-Aid and it makes a thirst quenching drink to refresh you and cool you down on a hot day - hence the name "Kool-Aid."
Using Kool-Aid in Jello Recipes
You can use any flavor of Kool-Aid to make quick Kool-Aid jello treats. Kool-Aid treats are a combination of jello, Kool-Aid, sugar and water and they are extremely refreshing and juicy. You can also use Kool-Aid to make flavored ice, slushies and more. Kool-Aid adds flavor to jello recipes and you might want to use it for making strawberry jello popsicle treats or another flavor of jello popsicles.
Cool Down with Jello Treats
Frozen jello treats like jello popsicle treats are really popular with kids and they taste pretty good to adults as well. It is quick and easy to make Kool-Aid treats and they work out much cheaper than store-bought popsicles. They taste far nicer too and you can make them in any Kool-Aid flavor and any jello flavor you want. You can also serve fruit jello with ice cream for a delicious summer dessert recipe.
