Whatever Happened To JELL-O Pudding Pops? An Investigation.
If you find yourself wondering every so often "what happened to my beloved JELL-O pudding pops? I miss them all the time," you're not the only one. On average, about 3,600 people open up Google, type in "jello pudding pops" and cry every month (...kidding re: the crying, not the searching). That is more than enough to warrant an explainer on the matter, which you can find below.
Like, where have they been?
Like, I don't know, man!! Pudding pops were alive and well as of the late '90s, and through they were immensely popular then, they weren't super profitable. They got pulled from shelves.
Until...?
2004, according to Culinary Lore. It was at that time that JELL-O licensed their name to Popsicle and the company began making Popsicle molds and advertising for Popsicle brand JELL-O pudding pops, but they were not the same.
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LOL, that sounds awfully dramatic.
You're talking to someone who is writing a Very Serious explanation on the downfall of the pudding pop. What part of that screams "dramatic" to you??
OK, OK, how were the new pudding pops different?
Firstly, they were, IDK, more Fudgesicle-y. Which makes sense because Popsicle makes Fudgesicles. For all those born after the year 1994, that means they were a bit flatter than the traditional pudding pop shape. They also changed the formula a bit to make it grainier.
So ... you really can't get OG pudding pops anywhere?
Though Delish has reached out to JELL-O's parent company Kraft for confirmation, the answer is likely no. That doesn't mean you don't have plenty of options re: Popsicle-era pudding pops! Look! Boxed has them in cool flavors. Sam's Club's got a few options. Walmart, too!
BUT I MISS PUDDING POPS.
I know, babe. I know. But you can make the original version on your own! People have been doing it for years now, and it's simple enough that you totally can too. See Amy Ever After's pudding pop adventure, for example. You can totally do that.
But ... I also miss the '90s.
Hard same. Let's make some JELL-O and cry about it.
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