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Pistachio Pudding Rocket Pops Recipe

Add Step-by-Step Photos	Girlieerin / All my dishes 12 months ago These are by far my favorite pops from our "Popsicle Week" adventures. How can you possibly not love anything that looks like a rocket ship?! And they're green to boot, although I'm quite sure that real aliens probably don't taste like pistachios. Prep:30m Servings:12	Girlieerin
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Ingredients

Pistachio Pudding Pops Adapted from Krystina Castella's new book: Pops! Icy Treats for Everyone published by Quirk Books.

Variations of additional Pudding Pops can be found at IcyPops.com

1 cup sugar

3/4 cup cornstarch

1/4 teaspoon salt

4 cups milk (Note: Do yourself a favor and use whole milk)

4 tablespoons unsalted butter

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

1 1/2 cups shelled pistachios

Green food coloring

Directions

In a food processor or blender, grind 3/4 cup of the nuts to a paste. (Note: I couldn't get my pistachios to form a paste without adding a teaspoon or two of water).

In a saucepan, combine the sugar, cornstarch, and salt.

Add the milk and pistachios and bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring constantly for 5 to 7 minutes. Remove from the heat as soon as the mixture thickens. (Note: This took approximately 12 minutes for me on a gas stove).

Stir in the butter until melted. Add the vanilla. Let cool in refrigerator for 10 minutes.

Add 3 drops green food coloring and mix with a spoon to combine.

Pour into the pop molds. Insert the sticks. Freeze for at least 8 hours.

Remove from the freezer. Let stand at room temperature for 5 minutes before removing the pops from the molds. (Note: Be gentle! I found that running the molds under warm water also helped to neatly loosen them).

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