Name: Birthday Cake Freezer Pops
Prep time: 25 min
Yield: 1 servings
Ingredients: 2/3 cup sprinkles, divided; 18 disposable plastic or paper cups (3 ounces each); 2 cups cold 2% milk; 1 package (3.4 ounces) instant vanilla pudding mix; 1 carton (8 ounces) frozen whipped topping, thawed; 2 cups crushed vanilla wafers (about 60 wafers); 18 wooden pop sticks

On my quest to find birthday cake ice cream—my favorite flavor—I came up with these easy ice pops. Now, instead of going to the store whenever a craving hits, I just head to my freezer. —Dawn Lopez, Westerly, Rhode Island

Ingredients

2/3 cup sprinkles, divided

18 disposable plastic or paper cups (3 ounces each)

2 cups cold 2% milk

1 package (3.4 ounces) instant vanilla pudding mix

1 carton (8 ounces) frozen whipped topping, thawed

2 cups crushed vanilla wafers (about 60 wafers)

18 wooden pop sticks

Instructions

1 Spoon 1 teaspoon sprinkles into each cup.

2 In a large bowl, whisk milk and pudding mix 2 minutes. Let stand until soft-set, about 2 minutes. Stir in whipped topping, crushed wafers and remaining sprinkles.

3 Cut a 1-in. hole in the tip of a pastry bag or in a corner of a food-safe plastic bag; fill bag with pudding mixture. Pipe into prepared cups. Top cups with foil and insert pop sticks through foil.

4 Freeze until firm, about 4 hours. Let stand at room temperature 5 minutes before gently removing pops.