Pudding Pop

{{Short description|Frozen dessert}}

Jell-O Pudding Pops were frozen ice pop treats which were originally made and marketed by General Foods. They were launched with a marketing campaign fronted by actor and comedian Bill Cosby.{{Cite web|last=Hart|first=Karen|date=6 July 2020|title=The real reason Pudding Pops were discontinued|url=https://www.mashed.com/223844/the-real-reason-pudding-pops-were-discontinued/|access-date=17 September 2020|website=Mashed.com|language=en-US|archive-date=25 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201125194722/https://www.mashed.com/223844/the-real-reason-pudding-pops-were-discontinued/|url-status=live}}

Pudding Pops first originated in Baton Rouge, Louisiana in the 1970s in the United States, and became more popular in the 1980s. In their first year, they earned $100,000,000 and after five years were earning $300,000,000 annually. Despite strong sales into the 1990s, Pudding Pops were eventually discontinued due to no longer being profitable.{{cn|date=June 2025}}

They were reintroduced to grocery stores in 2004 under the brand name Popsicle.{{Cite web|title=From Pop Rocks to Pudding Pops, what's become of your childhood faves?|url=http://www.today.com/food/pop-rocks-pudding-pops-whats-become-your-childhood-faves-1C9005220|date=10 June 2011|access-date=17 September 2020|website=TODAY.com|language=en|archive-date=4 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200804162825/https://www.today.com/food/pop-rocks-pudding-pops-whats-become-your-childhood-faves-1C9005220|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://www.nutcan.com/article/Get_me_A_JellO_Pudding_Pop.php|title=Get me...A Jell-O Pudding Pop!|website=nutcan.com|date=4 April 2004|accessdate=19 September 2020|archive-date=19 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200919095839/http://www.nutcan.com/article/Get_me_A_JellO_Pudding_Pop.php|url-status=live}} However, due to differences in texture to the original and being a different shape, their popularity never reached its previous height, and they began to be withdrawn from stores around 2011.{{cn|date=June 2025}} Pudding Pops came in variety packs of chocolate, vanilla and chocolate vanilla swirl, which had 90 calories per serving, three grams of fat, and fifteen grams of carbohydrates.{{cite web|url=https://www.tastingtable.com/876079/whatever-happened-to-jell-o-pudding-pops/|title=Whatever Happened To Jell-O Pudding Pops?|website=tastingtable.com|date=1 June 2022|accessdate=2 August 2022}}