Planning snacks you can enjoy with your children is a winning parenting strategy for spending more time together while creating tasty treats.Â
Take it a step further with a recipe like these Homemade Fudgsicles, an ideal easy treat made with the goodness of real milk that kids can help make, giving them an added incentive to enjoy moments together. To help your children reach the recommended 2-3 servings of dairy each day, serve with a glass of milk.Â
Homemade Fudgsicles
Recipe courtesy of Milk Means More
Total time: 10 minutes plus 12 hours chill time
Servings: 12
3 cups milk
1 cup sugar
3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1/4 cup honey
1/4 teaspoon salt
12 ice pop sticks
In a pot over medium heat, heat the milk, sugar, cocoa powder, honey, and salt, stirring often, until the sugar dissolves. Remove from heat and cool to room temperature. Pour into ice pop molds and insert sticks, then freeze until firm, about 12 hours.
Remove ice pops from molds and place them in a freezer-safe bag until ready to eat.