Popsicles!

I have taken on a new hobby.  Popsicles.

Sure, you can buy them at the store.  But you can make your own very easily and inexpensively.  Plus, you have the option to make them healthy if you want to.  Or not.

I got this mold on sale at Kroger for $2.99,

but you don't even have to have one of these.  You can make them in ice cube trays using toothpicks as sticks, or make them in paper cups or recycled yogurt cups with popsicle sticks or plastic spoons.  (If you cover them with aluminum foil and stick the stick through that, it will stand up straight.)  Run a little hot water over the mold to get them out if you need to.

You can make them with pudding, jell-o, fruit juice, pureed fruit, yogurt, soft drinks, even milk (preferably flavored), or a combination.  I made these with pureed banana and strawberries, with a little vanilla yogurt mixed in.  Yum!

You can add chunks of fruit, candy or chocolate chips, marshmallows, nuts, etc.

If you are patient, you can make layers (if using liquid, you have to let one layer freeze before adding the next layer).  If you want to be really creative, you can tilt the mold to make diagonal layers.

Use your imagination!  Any way you make them, you will have a tasty summertime treat that your whole family will enjoy.