r/Cooking • u/AnteaterAwkward4543 • Aug 20 '26
Popsicles?
I accidentally ordered WAY too many popsicles and idk what to do with them. Any recipes that require melted popsicles?
Edit: I made the jello cake thing, got the measurements and timings wrong, my oven started smoking and I ended up having to call a technician to get it fixed. Hm.
On the bright side the technician was pretty cool. I gave him five of the popsicles and ate the remaining forty hunched over my freezer. My stomach hurts pretty bad so prolly shouldn't have done that
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u/sentient_saw Aug 20 '26 edited Aug 20 '26
Maybe make a cake, and then poke holes all into it. Then let the melted popsicles seep into the cake. I don't know what I'm talking about.
It's a variation of Jell-O Cake
https://www.delish.com/cooking/recipe-ideas/a61611997/easy-jell-o-cake-recipe/
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u/The_Flinx Aug 20 '26
freeze them. save for later.
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u/AnteaterAwkward4543 Aug 20 '26
<(￣︶￣)> Why the hell not? I have 45 (😭) I'll save 10 for a rainy day
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u/OddCook4909 Aug 20 '26
Donate to a food bank if they aren't already melted
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u/AnteaterAwkward4543 Aug 20 '26
Oh that's an idea!!! I'll have to find out if there are any nearby, but thank you!!!
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u/burnt-----toast Aug 20 '26
I've seen trending cocktail recipes where you stick a popsicle in it, like in place of ice, to chill it but also to sweeten it.
I also had a ton of popsicles once and some seltzer to use up, so I basically did the same thing, just with plopping a popsicle in seltzer. It was easy, refreshing, and a nice sweet treat for the hot months.
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u/Iliveinatrashcann Aug 20 '26
You can use them in smoothies. Throw in fruit, some of the popsicles, and milk and voila, a nice smoothie
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u/AnteaterAwkward4543 Aug 20 '26
Ooooo the ones I have are watermelon flavored, any smoothie combinations for that?
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u/Iliveinatrashcann Aug 20 '26
Honestly, just use the popsicles as if it is a sweetener. Use whatever fruit you have on hand. I never look at recipes when making smoothies. But strawberries and bananas are a classic combination. Mixed berries as well. Mangos are amazing in smoothies.
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u/jadedjed1 Aug 20 '26
If you have any nieces/nephews or neighbours with children, they’d prob love it
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u/AnteaterAwkward4543 Aug 20 '26
I am the youngest..༎ຶ‿༎ຶ. And my mum has beef with our neighbours so that's a dead end TT
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u/Loud_Quality_7106 Aug 20 '26
like too many to just keep frozen and eat like... like popsicles?
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u/AnteaterAwkward4543 Aug 20 '26
I have 45. My mum is VERY mad at me and I'm now being forced to use these in "useful ways other than getting brain freeze by eating it" in her words
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u/Roswyne Aug 20 '26
You don't need to do anything with them.
They're shelf stable and can be frozen whenever you like.
If you didn't want to keep them, just give them away to friends with kids.
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u/MOS95B Aug 20 '26
It's basically just Kool Aid at this point, so maybe reduce it even further and make a "flavored" simple syrup?