Sun and Sand Pudding Cups
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While it pains me to say it, I go back to school next week. I feel like this summer has flown by!ย We’ve had a lot of fun and the older J gets the more fun summers are.
I think back to last summer where we didn’t go outside except for maybe 30 minutes a day because we took him for a walk in the stroller.ย This year we are outside for hours either playing in the yard, going to the park, or swimming.ย What a difference a year has made!
But now I’m thinking about going back to school. I also have to think about J going to school several days a week as well. This means there are two of us that will need lunches on that day.ย I wanted to come up with something that both of us could eat either as part of our lunches or as an after school snack.ย The thing that I kept coming up with was pudding.
I didn’t want to just make some pudding and call it a day. I wanted to make something that was fun and maybe give it a little flavor.ย Since it’s still summer time I made these super fun Sun and Sand Pudding Cups.ย The sun part comes from two types of pudding while the sand comes from graham cracker crumbs.ย Layered together it makes a wonderful snack.
For the pudding layer I simply used instant vanilla pudding.ย I cut down on the amount of milk then divided it into two bowls.ย In one bowl I simply left it vanilla flavored but dyed it with yellow food coloring.ย In the other bowl I used Barlean’s Seriously Delicious Omega Pals to give it a tangerine flavor.ย Barlean’s Omega Pals are safe for kids ages 1 and up so perfect for school ages kids.ย It contains fish oil which gives 500mg Omega-3 EPA & DHA per serving and does not taste fishy at all! I think it gave the pudding a great flavor and added a pretty orange color.
The sand layer is just crushed graham crackers so once I had everything ready to go I just layered it in a glass.ย I thought the yellow and orange putting made it look like a sunrise or sunset.ย ย While I put them in glasses because we were eating these at home I would put them in small half pin mason jars or a small plastic container for taking them with us to school.
Sun and Sand Pudding Cups
Ingredients
- 1 package 5.1 oz instant vanilla pudding mix
- 2 1/4 c. milk
- 1 Tablespoon Barlean's Omega Pals in tangerine
- 3 drops yellow food coloring
- 1 c. crushed graham crackers
- gummy fish or mermaid tails optional
Instructions
- In a large bowl whisk together the vanilla pudding mix and the milk. Whisk until smooth.
- Divide the pudding into two bowls.
- Add the tangerine Omega Pals to one bowl and the yellow food coloring to the other. Mix well.
- Gather 4 containers. Place 1-2 tablespoons of graham cracker crumbs on the bottom of the containers. Spoon in one color of pudding, another 1-2 tablespoons graham cracker crumbs, the other color of pudding, then another 1-2 tablespoons of graham cracker crumbs. Repeat if desired to fill your container.
- Add gummy fish or mermaid tails if desired.
What a delicious treat idea!
Those little mermaid tails are adorable!!! What a cute idea!
I’ll bet kids love helping with these too!
I love the name of these and they look so good!
What a festive and fun idea! They look delicious too
Such a clever idea! Definitely going to use these as an after school snack for my kids!