Jell-O, that classic, wobbly, shaky, fruit-flavored snack, has never been my favorite. I associate Jell-O with hospital stays when you can’t stomach real food so you have to swallow mouthfuls of the cherry-flavored gel. Or I think of Jell-O shots, the most deceptively sweet and vodka-hiding of hard liquor concoctions. The less said about me and Jell-O shots, the better. No, Jell-O and I are not friends. But Jell-O pudding? It simply rules. It’s creamy and sweet and chocolate-y, truly one of my favorite desserts.
If anything can make a sweet treat even more perfect, it’s freezing it. Anyone with a candy bar and a freezer can tell you that. And that’s exactly what the fine folks at Jell-O did when they created the Jell-O Pudding Pop in the 1970s.
What are Jello Pudding Pops?
The Jell-O Pudding Pop was basically a pudding popsicle—more rounded and richer in taste than a fudgesicle and as delicious as it sounds. Introduced as “all the goodness of real Jell-O pudding frozen on a stick,” it proved hugely popular, selling $100,000,000 worth in its first year. Today, however, the Jello Pudding Pop is more absent than its erstwhile spokesman, Bill Cosby.
When did they stop making Jello pudding pops?
The answer is simple: Jell-O stopped making their Pudding Pops in 2004.
Why did they quit making Jello Pudding Pops?
Now that’s a more complicated answer. After all, these desserts were popular and delicious. Unlike some weird food trends like New co*ke or those Lay’s WOW chips made with Olestra, Jell-O Pudding Pops were beloved by customers. So what happened? It turns out that part of the problem was with production. As Tasting Table outlines, Jell-O was not a frozen foods manufacturer, and it proved prohibitively expensive to keep producing and storing this iced treat. 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.
Yes, sadly, they’re now extinct, but if you’re despairing that you’ll never have the chance to enjoy this treat again, fear not. There is an officially sanctioned recipe online that you can use to recreate the experience. All you need to do is combine instant pudding mix and milk and freeze in a popsicle mold. Look, it’s not rocket science, but that doesn’t mean it’s not delicious. Bon appetit.
The answer is simple: Jell-O stopped making their Pudding Pops
Pudding Pops
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.
His work in this decade was well received. Advertising Age named Cosby the top advertising personality of 1978. In 1999, Advertising Age magazine named Cosby's 1975 Jell-O commercials, which they called "Bill Cosby with kids", the 92nd best advertising campaign of all time.
The original gelatin dessert began in Le Roy, New York, in 1897, when Pearle Bixby Wait trademarked the name Jell-O. He and his wife May had made the product by adding strawberry, raspberry, orange, and lemon flavoring to sugar and granulated gelatin (which had been patented in 1845).
But the site also says that "bread pudding, rice pudding, gelatin pudding, and tapioca pudding" all freeze well and this preservation method can allow you to enjoy them for up to three months.
With Jell-O salads becoming less popular, the brand looked for its next hit. But it had a problem: With the increase in women entering the workforce, families weren't sitting down for as many meals and eating dessert like they once did. And new, ready-to-eat foods were hitting the market that were more convenient.
In some Commonwealth countries these puddings are known as custards (or curds) if they are egg-thickened, as blancmange if starch-thickened, and as jelly if gelatin-based.
But in the decades after World War II ended, the problems that JELL-O had initially solved went away. Cheap food items did not impress a wealth-building American society, and wartime staples became repellant. In the 1970s, JELL-O languished as a children's snack and hospital dessert.
Although the exact history of how Peter Cooper created the product is unknown to us today, we do know that in 1845 he secured a patent (US Patent 4084) for a gelatin dessert powder called “portable gelatin.” His invention was a basic edible gelatin that had no flavoring to it.
Yes, sadly, they're now extinct, but if you're despairing that you'll never have the chance to enjoy this treat again, fear not. There is an officially sanctioned recipe online that you can use to recreate the experience. All you need to do is combine instant pudding mix and milk and freeze in a popsicle mold.
Once it sets we always suggest keeping it in the fridge to keep it nice and cold as well as fresh. If it is an environment that is hot it might re-melt again to become liquid. It should not spoil if left out for a long period of time as long as it is in a cool environment.
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.
He was also a popular spokesperson in advertising for decades, for various products including the Jell-O ice pop treats Pudding Pop. Beginning in the 1980s, Cosby produced and starred in the television sitcom The Cosby Show, which was rated as the number one show in America from 1985 through 1989.
But did you know that Peter Cooper also contributed to creating a food dish that can still be found on tables and in lunchboxes to this day? He created the first edible gelatin, today referred to as “Jell-O.” In 1822, Peter Cooper purchased a small glue factory in New York City.
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.
Kraft introduced Jell-O 1-2-3, labeled as "gelatin with two toppings," to unassuming American markets in 1969. This was a period during which Kraft had adopted some unearned hubris about the greater appeal of Jell-O. The Jell-O 1-2-3 would come in five flavors: Strawberry, Raspberry, Orange, Cherry, and Lime.
Introduction: My name is Edwin Metz, I am a fair, energetic, helpful, brave, outstanding, nice, helpful person who loves writing and wants to share my knowledge and understanding with you.
We notice you're using an ad blocker
Without advertising income, we can't keep making this site awesome for you.
