Kool-Aid Yogurt Pops
These Kool-Aid Yogurt Pops are a modern spin on a classic summer treat from your childhood.
You may not have been raised on Kool-Aid but I was. Surprisingly I still graduated college and I turned out alright. While I don’t typically stock my refrigerator with the sweet nectar of my childhood I’m okay with my boys getting a glass or two over at Grandma’s and Grandpa’s. I imagine that to my kids it is something like when I went to my grandparents and was always welcomed with a lukewarm glass of Tang with water straight from the faucet. Gasp!
Please tell me there are other closet Kool-Aid drinkers out there? This is a safe place where we can talk. I know you serve your children milk and 100% apple juice now but we remember well the exotic flavors of Incrediberry, Strawberry Falls Punch, and Purplesaurus Rex (my personal throwback favorite). Oh Yeah!
My dad still LOVES Kool-Aid. Orange is his all-time favorite but Grape is a close contender. Growing up it was always my dad’s job to make the Kool-Aid. I remember the first time I used my emergent reading and math skills to make the concoction myself. Apparently, my dad had been holding out on the sugar because Holy-Mother-of-Kool-Aid-Man that was a SWEET drink! Or maybe my math and/or measuring skills were a tad off. Minor details. I was always sure to leave just enough in the bottom of the pitcher after that incident so that I was not responsible for refilling that plastic pitcher ever again. Too much pressure.
Image Source: ZOKU
I was recently given the opportunity to review the ZOKU Quick Pop Maker. It is some serious fun- let me tell you! If you aren’t familiar with the Quick Pop Maker I can’t wait to introduce you. You freeze the compact unit (we keep ours in the freezer just so it’s ready any time we get the urge) and then you add juice, yogurt, pureed fruit, ice cream, etc. and SEVEN minutes later you have totally customized popsicles! None of this waiting overnight business.
I’m so excited to be able to give one of you one of these nifty little gadgets! You’ll also receive the Mini Pop Mold. It is a traditional popsicle mold in that it takes about 4-6 hours in your freezer however the design is anything but traditional. Aren’t these tiny bulbs just adorable? These pops are perfect for little hands. They literally pop right out- no warm water or sticking to the silicone mold. My toddler giggles every time he pulls one from the base!
Do you remember carefully filling an ice cube tray with Kool-Aid, wrapping it up with cling wrap, and sticking a toothpick inside? I smile even now thinking of eating those tiny sweet pops on those flimsy toothpicks on hot summer days. Please tell me you did this as a child! I thought it would be fun to update the Kool-Aid Pops of my childhood and give them a little more substance. My favorite way to sneak in some good protein and other nutrients is Greek yogurt so this was the outcome. Use any flavors you want; I used plain Chobani Greek yogurt but feel free to omit the Kool-Aid and use any flavor of yogurt your family loves.
My toddler LOVES popsicles. It would not be an exaggeration to say that he eats one almost every day. It is his dessert of choice even over cookies, cakes, and all kinds of candy. His love of popsicles is fierce! This works out pretty well considering his peanut allergy and that most popsicles are a safe choice wherever we go. They’re also easy to make at home which is why I was really excited to try these ZOKU popsicle makers. I hope you love these as much as we do!
Kool-Aid Yogurt Pops
Ingredients
- Plain or Vanilla yogurt
- Kool-Aid Liquid Drink Mix
Instructions
- Add one squirt of concentrated Kool-Aid drink mix to yogurt and stir to incorporate.
- Fill your popsicle mold and freeze (7 minutes for ZOKU Quick Pop Maker, 4-6 hours for traditional popsicle molds)
This Giveaway is CLOSED. A winner has been chosen and the prize(s) have been fulfilled.
To enter to WIN this Prize Pack, simply leave a comment and fill out the entry form below. All other Bonus entries are OPTIONAL. By entering this giveaway you are agreeing to the Official Rules. This giveaway is a sweepstakes and ends August 17, 2013. Open to continental USA residents over age 18. Winner(s) will be chosen by random, announced here, and will be contacted by email. Winner(s) must respond within 48 hours to claim the prize. Disclosure: I was given a ZOKU prize pack to review. As always opinions are 100% my own.
Items used in this recipe:
This post contains Amazon Affiliate links. I include these links to help you find specific products that are used in recipes. If you purchase an item from Amazon from the link In Katrina’s Kitchen receive a small commission. Thanks!
270 Comments on “Kool-Aid Yogurt Pops”
I tweeted under the name Karin Muserallo @irysheyes but can’t get it to show up on the entries! Thanks!
We would love this! Great giveaway! I love your photos, too. Beautiful!
I absolutely LOVE these! My two little granddaughters are at the perfect age to start enjoying these! I LOVE Zoku! Keeping my fingers crossed! Thanks! : )
This looks so yummy. I can’t wait to try this out with the fam:-)
How cute! Honestly, I’d want the little ones for myself – so I can justify one before dinner, hah.
Can’t wait to try this cute little doodad!!!!!
I have been wanting to own a zoku for a very long time.
I would LOVE to have this in my DORMMM!!! Love the Greek yogurt idea.. I’ve been eating it almost every other day! Thanks! 🙂
Sincerely,
A college student who doesn’t like campus food lol..
My kids would love this!
My twin toddlers would love these Popsicles! I would love the mold. 🙂 either way we will be making these soon!
Very cool healthy idea. Thank you for sharing and having a giveaway.:)
Looks fun! My kids always want Popsicles but I am too lazy to make them. This would solve that problem!
OMG these mini pops are THE CUTEST!! The boyfriend drinks virtually only kool-aid. I don’t much approve of it but, he’s a grown man sooo whatever lol
These are so cute!! Perfect for summer!
I’ve had my eye on one of these Zoku’s for sometime.. I’ll be trying the pop recipe the old fashion way for now!
You have really brought back some memories with this post, of both Kool Aid drinking days and making freezer popsicles. This is something I really need to do with my grandsons!
CANT WAIT TO TRY THIS
These are VERY cute!! Would love to give them a try.
Great idea! My nieces love yogurt pops! Thank you!
These sound awesome! So easy too!
These look so cute and perfect size for my 17 mnth old grandson.Hope we win~!!
I like the soft colors of the finished popsicles! hmm…you could also use the mold for making candy I would think.
Yes- you can! Everything pops out of there so easily.
I loved KoolAid growing up & I have a drawer full of it now but still don’t let my kids have it all that often. We make it with less sugar too, one day my daughter made it as the package states & whoa was it too sweet for all of us. My kids are teenagers but they still love popsicles, would love to make up yogurt pops.
The mini pops are the cutest things ever! Is it weird that I’ve never had Kool Aid?
Can’t wait to try…looks wonderful!!
My younger son suddenly took a inking to freez-y pops this summer, but he had a hard time waiting for them! And usually the urge for them was gone by the time they were gone! This would be a great solution to that problem!
I love your idea of doing them with yogurt!!
Thanks!!
My daughter loves popsicles!
Just the cutest, I am definitely going to look for the liquid kool-aid, I can think of so many uses for it. Thanks for the give-away
Sometimes you get a craving for a frozen treat, and you want it now. This gadget looks so cool!
These koolaid yogurt pops look so tasty and they are really cute too.
I love popsicles! This would be great!
Oh, I just love the whole idea of these. Great for me, great for the grandkids. Can make some in a hurry or keep some of those adorable minis in the freezer. Couldn’t get much easier either than your recipe of yogurt and liquid kool aid! Thanks for the opportunity to win and for showing me this product and technique.
Although I don’t have young kids at home, (wish my son would get busy with grandkids), I love the ideas and especially the photography. I’ve been reading up on the Zoku, and it says you have to use drinks with sugar in them. Is that also true for the yogurt pops?
I had no problem with the minis sticking. One of the pops stuck in the Quick Pop Maker but I supspect that was because I kept it in there way too long while I was taking the pictures for this post…more like 15 minutes oops! There is sugar in the Kool-Aid concentrate.
I loved Kool-Aid growing up too! I love to use it to make fun cookies and play-do with my daughter now! With almost no waiting, this Zoku maker looks amazing! I think I have the same amount of patience as my 2-year old when it comes to treats!
I love these! I still get random Kool-Aid cravings sometimes.Which means I need to make these.
I’ve had my eye on these for a while 🙂 Lovely idea!
Loooove Kool-Aid! Brings back so many childhood memories 🙂 I love the little round pops–too cute!
O.M.G. I must make these right now! Delish.
I’d love to try this.
These look great! Thanks for sharing! My kids will love them!
My daughter would live these popsicles! Can’t wait to try them!
I live ins Sunny South Florida and the humidity lately is off the charts – these pops will make life a lil more bearable.
My girls would LOVE this!!
Such a cute little shape…and the colors are gorgeous!!
Those little pops are so cute!
These would be great to make a healthy post workout snack!
These look like so much fun, I love the size!
7 minute kool aid pops?! SOLD. I cannot wait to try this.
Would love to try out those pop makers for the great grands!
Brenda
Loving all the colorful photography as well as this easy peasy recipe with this cool ZOKU popsicle gadgetry! Love the shape and the no overnight wait. And, yes…I remember those ice cube tray toothpick pops! Weren’t they called “Sunshine on a Stick?” I think I remember that retro TV commercial, LOL! Thanks for sharing and great giveaway, K! xo