So, now I can FINALLY reveal which of the 7 recipes was mine and tell you how to make it!
I decided to use the PB Crave Coco Banana flavor. It’s peanut butter mixed with wild honey, chocolate and natural banana flavor. I’m typically not a huge fan of bananas (unless they’re green) but I really love this flavor combination. I thought it would go well in a pudding pop. And who else famously loved bananas and peanut butter (and bacon) together? ELVIS PRESLEY, of course. So, I thought it would be fun to add some candied bacon to the whole thing and name it after the king.
These pudding pops are perfectly cold and creamy. They pack in some serious taste sensations! They are sweet (from the honey and sugar), spicy (from the cayenne pepper), bitter (from the dark chocolate), salty (from the peanuts and bacon) andsavory (umami)(from the bacon).
Candied Bacon is ridiculous. Do you like bacon and sugar? (are you alive?) Well, then this is a must try. The brown sugar mixed with bacon grease kind of turns it all into a caramelized candy ….that tastes like bacon. But with a kick from the cayenne. CRAZY GOOD! And then covered in dark chocolate with cold creamy peanut butter and bananas?
You could use regular peanut butter for this recipe, but if you can get yourself to a Walmart Supercenter or a World Market, you really should try PB Crave. It is sooo good. You can find a store near you that carries it here. Celebrity Chef Andrew Zimmern reviewed it here.
These sweet and creamy pudding pops have so many tastes in them. You must try. Sweet, salty, bitter, spicy and savory PERFECTION!
Ingredients
1 banana
½ cup of peanut butter (PB Crave Banana)
2½ cups of milk
1 tsp. of vanilla
1 (3 oz) package of instant banana pudding
2 Tbsp of sugar
1 cup of chocolate chips (for chocolate topping)
2 Tbsp of coconut oil (for chocolate topping)
Candied Bacon Bits (recipe at the end)
½ cup light brown sugar
½ teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 pound of bacon
Instructions
Add banana, peanut butter, milk, vanilla, pudding mix and sugar to a blender.
Blend for 1 minute or until completely incorporated. You might need to scrape down and blend a few times depending on your blender.
Pour mixture into popsicle molds, add sticks and freeze for at least 4 hours or overnight.
Remove frozen pudding pops from molds and put them onto a parchment paper lined sheet. Place them back in the freezer for an hour.
Prepare the candied bacon (recipe follows).
Make the chocolate topping by combining the chocolate chips and coconut oil in a microwave safe bowl. Microwave for 10 seconds at a time and stir until smooth and creamy.
Remove the pudding pops from the freezer.
Dip a pop in the chocolate and quickly sprinkle the candied bacon onto the melted chocolate. The addition of the coconut oil to the topping makes it harden quickly, (like Magic Shell) and so the bacon will stick into it. (You might need to hold a few larger pieces into it while it hardens for a second.)
Repeat with all of the pudding pops.
Enjoy the creamy, sweet, salty, spicy, savory goodness!
Candied Bacon Bits
Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
Whisk cayenne pepper and brown sugar together in a bowl.
Add the bacon one strip at at time.
Using your hands, mix it all together until each piece of bacon is covered with sugar.
Arrange bacon strips onto a parchment paper lined baking sheet.
Sprinkle any remaining sugar on top of the bacon.
Bake for 20-30 minutes or until crisp and caramelized. Keep a close eye on it, because sugar burns FAST especially when mixed with bacon fat.)
Let cool completely and chop into small bits.
Eat some. Use the rest for the pudding pops. 🙂
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Instead, the company licensed the brand name to Popsicle in 2004, but Popsicle's version had a different shape and flavor, lacking the je ne sais quoi that made the pops such a sensation. Popsicle stopped making them around 2010, due to a lack of demand, and that was the end of store bought pudding pops forever.
Jell-O Pudding Pops were frozen ice pop treats which were originally made and marketed by General Foods. They were launched with a marketing campaign fronted by actor and comedian Bill Cosby. Pudding Pops first originated in Baton Rouge, Louisiana in the 1970s in the United States, and became more popular in the 1980s.
Cover the container or cups/molds with a tight-fitting lid or plastic wrap, making sure to remove as much air as possible. Label the container or cups/molds with the date and contents. Place the container or cups/molds in the freezer. Freeze the pudding for at least 4 hours, or until it is completely frozen.
Americans typically think of Jello as pudding, but in England, puddings are a very serious and fancy affair going by such names as Syrup Sponge, Lemon Curd Roly Poly, Spotted Dick, Steamed Plum Sponge, Gooseberry and Elderflower Fool, Lord Randall's Pudding, and Sticky Toffee Pudding.
Enjoy the yummy vanilla flavor by savoring this Jello Instant Vanilla Pudding. This creamy pudding is delicious, rich in texture, smooth, and high in calcium. It has no artificial flavors, is simple to prepare, and is a perfect snack for kids.
Beat milk, evaporated milk, instant pudding, and sugar in a bowl until thoroughly combined. Pour into ice pop molds and freeze until firm, about 3 hours.
You can pop them in the refrigerator if you like cold pudd… Q: Do they need the be refrigerated? Nope!, just tastes better cold than room temperature.....
According to Taste of Home, you should not freeze pudding due to its high water content as a potential taste and texture hazard, especially if it contains bananas as they can get mushy and brown when defrosted.
When Jell-O freezes, the tiny pockets of liquid trapped inside harden and expand, but the gelatin itself stays flexible and pliable. What you end up with is a blend of hard and soft textures in a cool, chewy treat. Shockingly, you can eat it straight out of the freezer before it thaws without hurting your teeth.
Today, Nestle still sells Push-Ups, which can be found in the frozen novelty ice cream sections in grocery stores. Though it may not carry the Flintstones branding anymore, '90s kids can still reminisce with cherry, grape, and orange-flavored sherbet packed into a cylindrical cardboard tube.
Recognizing that the traditional packets of granulated Jell-O were unpopular from a gastronomic and convenience standpoint, Jell-O rebranded itself as a snack food.
Introduction: My name is Neely Ledner, I am a bright, determined, beautiful, adventurous, adventurous, spotless, calm person who loves writing and wants to share my knowledge and understanding with you.
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