Orange Marshmallow Pops

Original Recipe from Kraft Food and Family Magazine


1 cup boiling water
1 pkg orange flavor gelatin
1/2 cup orange juice
2 cups vanilla ice cream
12 large marshmallows


Add boiling water to gelatin mix in medium bowl; stir two minutes until completely dissolved.  Cool slightly.  Gradually add orange juice and gelatin to ice cream in a large bowl, beating with mixer on low speed after each addition until blended.

Insert wooden pop stick into center of each marshmallow.  Place, marshmallow end down, into each of 12 small paper or plastic cups.  Spoon about 1 Tbsp ice cream mixture into each cup.  Freeze 30 minutes or until slightly firm.  Place the bowl with the extra mixture in the freezer for about 20 minutes, then keep at room temperature for the remaining freeze time.

Pour remaining gelatin mixture into cups, approximately 1/4 cup mixture per cup.  Freeze 4 hours or until firm.  Remove pops from cups to serve.


Tips and Hints:
*We all agreed that the marshmallows didn't really add anything to this pop and were just cold and gummy.  I would leave them out the next time and just make these in ice pop molds.
*If you do use the marshmallows, definitely follow the directions and freeze with just a little of the mixture to start with.  If you overfill, the marshmallows float.
*You can substitute in other flavors of gelatin.  Substitute apple juice if you don't have a matching juice flavor.
*Kids can help!  Emily put the sticks in the marshmallows in the cups and helped scoop the ice cream mixture into the cups as well.