It’s 9am here in Los Angeles as I type this while watching the monkeys swim. (So grateful for this pool btw.) It’s been so hot here, we haven’t been able to get below the 90’s these days. So, if you’re thinking you’ve been seeing a lot of popsicles around here lately, this is why. But today’s is an extra fun treat. These Reese’s Peanut Butter Cereal Milk Popsicles are creamy, sweet, slighty chocolatey and have all the goodness of that bottom of the bowl cereal milk cherished from our childhood mornings.

Full disclosure, I never had Reese’s Puffs cereal growing up. I’m not sure it even existed. But man, when K decided to put it in the online grocery cart (it was on sale, he says) and I noticed it in the delivery bags, my cereal world forever changed. And the first thing I thought of, after I chowed down on a big handful, was how good it would be in a frozen treat. Think- Reese’s DQ Blizzard, but lighter and pretty guilt free. I’m not sure I’ll be having the cereal itself for breakfast any time soon, but it will be a part of our treat rotation, in some form or another. A little after-dinner snack me thinks.

Cereal milk ice cream, soft serve to be exact, became a big hit thanks to the fabulous Christins Tosi, a fellow French Culinary Institute alum, I’m proud to say. She created it at her NYC spot (multiple locations now,) Milk Bar, around 2008. It became an instant sensation (how could it not,) along with her unconventionally delicious cookie flavors, and garnered the attention of most of the food world, prompting many copycats. Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, right? If you haven’t had a chance to try her stuff yet, I suggest you not wait any longer.

Well, these popsicles are an ode to the original cereal milk concoction. Crazy to think it took so long for someone to come up with one. We’ve all been eating cereal since forever. Some of my favs were Trix, Cinnamon Toast Crunch and Captain Crunch. Stay tuned for my version of a colorful and fruity cereal milk pop soon. I have to admit though, we didn’t get those sugar-y cereals often when I was a kid and I’m perhaps not as nice as my mom was and don’t really allow them for breakfast for my own little ones, but for more of a once in a while treaty snack. Mean mama, I know.

Back to today’s creation though. For the basics on how these are made…I combine a combo of whole milk and cream and bring it up to just a slight simmer. Then turn the heat off, stir in a couple cups of cereal, and let that steep for an hour to really intensify that cereal milk goodness. Then a tiny bit of sugar and salt are added and the heat is turned back on just to thin out the thicked milk a little. I give it a quick blitz with an immersion blender to further get that flavor in there, then strain it. That gets popped in the fridge to cool while you chop some Reese’s Minis. I did say this was an extra fun treat. Once the milk mixture is cool (because you don’t want to melt the Reese’s,) stir in the chopped chocolate and pour it all into the popsicle molds. Don’t forget to pop in the sticks, freeze for about 4 hours until set and then it’s time to enjoy.

I guarantee these will be a hit in your family or whoever you decide to share them with. I served these recently at my sister’s backyard distanced birthday and the only complaint I got, was why didn’t I make two batches. So, give them a try and share the love. Maybe make two batches And be sure, to give me a hollar here or on Insta if you do pretty please. Stay cool!