Rainbow Pride Pops

Name: Rainbow Pride Pops
Cook time: P0Y0M0DT0H30M0.000S
Total time: P0Y0M0DT2H0M0.000S
Yield: 10 pops
Ingredients: 5 teaspoons each strawberry, orange, lemon, lime, berry blue and grape Jell-O powder; 6 teaspoons superfine sugar; 3 3/4 cups boiling water

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Level: Easy

Total: 2 hr (plus 8 hr freezing)
Active: 30 min

Yield: 10 pops

For many people in the LGBTQIA+ community, Pride is practically a national holiday. For me, it’s a time to gather with my friends and chosen family to celebrate queer culture, and to connect with other gay parents. (As a dad, I always make sure to participate in Family Pride Days.) When we decided to include rainbow ice pops for Pride in this issue, I jumped at the opportunity to create them. I considered many different types of ingredients, like fruit juices or purees, but the colors weren’t bright enough. Then it hit me: Fruit-flavored Jell-O would be perfect! The colors turn out super vibrant — just like the Pride Flag.

Level: Easy

Total: 2 hr (plus 8 hr freezing)
Active: 30 min

Yield: 10 pops

Ingredients

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5 teaspoons each strawberry, orange, lemon, lime, berry blue and grape Jell-O powder

6 teaspoons superfine sugar

3 3/4 cups boiling water

Directions

Place each Jell-O flavor in a separate small bowl. Whisk 1 teaspoon superfine sugar into each bowl.
Starting with the strawberry and working with one flavor at a time, pour 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons boiling water into each bowl. Stir gently until the gelatin and sugar dissolve.
Evenly divide the strawberry gelatin among ten 3-ounce ice pop molds using a small liquid measuring cup (about 1 tablespoon per mold). Freeze until just set, about 15 minutes. Repeat with the remaining flavors in this order: orange, lemon, lime, berry blue and grape.
Place the lid on the ice pop mold and insert wooden sticks. Freeze until completely solid, about 8 hours or overnight.
Remove the pops from the freezer. Let stand at room temperature until they slide out easily, about 10 minutes.