
- 4 cups water (2 cups plus 2 cups)
- 1 teaspoon unflavored gelatin
- 1 packet kool-aid type drink mix
- 2/3 to 1 cup sugar (to taste)
- Molds, Sticks, Freezer
Pour 2 cups of water into a glass bowl. Sprinkle on the gelatin. Microwave on high for 2 to 4 minutes, or until the water just starts to boil. Watch it closely. You can also do this in a saucepan on the stove, over medium heat. Remove the bowl from the microwave or the pan from the stove and stir the mixture for a minute or two to dissolve the gelatin. Stir in the kool-aid and sugar, again stirring a lot to dissolve everything completely. Add the remaining 2 cups of water. Pour the flavored juice into molds and freeze.


My Mom had a recipe for popsicles tthat was similar to this, but instead of plain gelatin, it used a small pkg of jello, in a matching flavor. Water, koolaid and sugar were all the same. These make a very flavorful pop, with a nice texture, not so hard and icy. All my kids love them, and the older ones make them now for their own kids.