Cool Watermelon Pops
The kids are going to flip for the miniature chocolate chips in these picture-perfect pops. They’re almost too cute to eat (but you’ll be glad you did). —Taste of Home Test Kitchen
28 ServingsPrep: 20 min. + freezing
Ingredients
- 2 cups boiling water
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 package (3 ounces) watermelon gelatin
- 1 envelope unsweetened watermelon cherry Kool-Aid mix
- 2 cups refrigerated watermelon juice blend
- 1/3 cup miniature semisweet chocolate chips
- 2 cups prepared limeade
- 2 to 3 teaspoons green food coloring, optional
- 28 Popsicle molds or paper cups (3 ounces each) and Popsicle sticks
Directions
- In a large bowl, combine the water, sugar, gelatin and Kool-Aid mix;
- stir until sugar is dissolved. Add watermelon juice. Fill each mold
- or cup with 3 tablespoons watermelon mixture. Freeze until almost
- slushy, about 1 hour. Sprinkle with chocolate chips. Top with
- holders or insert sticks into cups. Freeze.
- In a small bowl, combine limeade and food coloring if desired. If
- using Popsicle molds, remove holders. Pour limeade mixture over
- tops. Return holders. Freeze completely. Yield: 28 pops.
Nutrition Facts: 1 pop equals 64 calories, 1 g fat (trace saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 11 mg sodium, 15 g carbohydrate, trace fiber,