5 Brilliant Recipes Made With Kool Aid

Who hasn't heard of the world-famous Kool Aid? 

I don’t know a person who isn’t a fan of Kool Aid. Their consumers range from the youngest toddlers to the oldest grandparents.

Every member of my household is a fan of Kool Aid. Although they all like different flavours, my favourite is Tropical punch.

My brother once tried mixing two Kool Aid flavours in one. I was disgusted by the idea. 

BUT, I was too soon to judge, when I tasted it, I was MIND BLOWN! 

It tasted even better than the single regular flavours. 

When making at home you need to get the flavours right. If you mix lemon with orange of course it would be ewwww. 

In my Kool Aid shenanigans, I learned, mix one sweet and one sour flavour to hit the right spot

With this mini-experiment, it came to my curious mind that why not make some new recipes with Kool Aid other than just drinks.

After all, you can never go wrong with Kool Aid!

If you can’t find Kool Aid, you can definitely use TANG! I give you permission!

Kool Aid Munchkins

Doughnut freaks and Kool Aid lovers' dreams are Kool Aid munchkins. Munchkins with a unique flavour and will come together in no time.

Ingredients:

• 1 cup Self-rising flour
• 190 grams of Yoghurt
• Oil for frying 
• 1 tablespoon of any flavour Kool Aid Of your choice 
• 2 tablespoonsIcing sugar 
• 1 tablespoon Milk

How To Make Kool Aid Munchkins

1. In a large bowl, mix the flour with yoghurt until well combined. It will form a very sticky dough-like mix.
2. Fill the dough in a piping bag with a large-sized round nozzle.
3. Heat the oil and start piping out small balls of dough directly into the hot oil, use scissors to easily cut the dough when the desired dough comes out from the piping bag.
4. Cook the munchkins on a medium flame for about 5 minutes on both sides. Remove from the oil and let the oil strain. 
5. Make your Kool Aid glaze by mixing the Kool Aid with icing sugar and milk.
6. Coat your munchkins with flavoured glaze and enjoy them warm.

Kool Aid Jelly

Ingredients:

• 1 tablespoon Gelatine
• 1 cup Lukewarm Water
• 1 sachet of any flavour Kool Aid you like
• ½ cup or to taste sugar

How To Make Kool Aid Jelly

1. Take the gelatine in a small bowl, add two to three tablespoons of hot water and mix well until the gelatine dissolves. (If you face difficulty in dissolving the gelatin you can microwave it for 30 seconds)
2. Once the gelatine is completely dissolved add 1 cup of lukewarm water along with sugar and mix.
3. Add the sachet of Kool Aid to the gelatine water. Convert the mixture to the desired bowl or dish you want it to solidify it
4. Let it sit at room temperature for 1 hour, then in the fridge for an hour. Will test best when cool.

Tip: If you are looking for Halal gelatin alternatives, proceed to Save Co Bradford and explore the catalogue. 

Kool Aid Snow Cone

Kool Aid snow cones are a perfect fix to be enjoyed on a hot summer day. I made them for my kid’s birthday last year, and it finished the moment it was served. Both parents and kids loved it (parents loved it more). 

Ingredients:

• Ice
• 3 to 4 flavours of Kool Aid 
• ½ cup water for each flavour
• 5 tablespoons of sugar for each flavour 

How To Make Kool Aid Snow Cone

First start by making the star ingredient of the recipe, the syrups for the snow cones.

1. Take a saucepan add one flavour of Kool Aid, half a cup of water and 5 tablespoons of sugar.
2. Cook on low flame while stirring from time to time until the liquid starts turning to a thick consistency.
3. Once it thickens, remove from the stove and let it cool down in a bowl. 
4. Follow the steps from 1 to 3 with the rest of the flavours also and store them in separate bowls.
5. Crush the ice using an ice crusher or a blender. Take it out in a cup and start pouring the Kool-Aid syrups according to desired taste.

Kool Aid Popcorn

If you like caramelised popcorn, then this recipe is surely for you.

Ingredients:

• 5 cups Popped popcorn 
• ⅓ cup Unsalted butter
• 1 cup Sugar 
• 1 sachet Kool Aid
• 1 teaspoon Baking soda 

How to Make Kool Aid Popcorn

1. In a large pot, take the unsalted butter and let it melt.
2. Add sugar to the melted butter and cook on low flame until the sugar has caramelised.
3. Add Kool Aid sachet to the caramelised sugar and let it combine.
4. Add the baking soda and mix vigorously until it starts foaming up.
5. When the baking soda is still acting, add your popcorn and mix well so that the popcorns are well coated with the Kool Aid flavoured caramel.

Kool Aid Taffy

Ingredients:

• 2 ½ cups Sugar
• 3 tablespoons Cornstarch 
• 1 cup Corn syrup
• 2 tablespoons Butter
• 1 ⅓ cups Water 
• ½ teaspoon Salt  
• Kool Aid 1 sachet

How To Make Kool Aid Taffy

1. Take sugar and cornstarch in a sauce pan and mix well with the help of a hand mixer..
2. Add corn syrup, water, butter and salt to the saucepan and bring it to boil.
3. Lower the flame and let it cook until it reaches 250 ℉
4. Remove from heat and add the Kool Aid sachet while mixing.
5. Pour it onto a buttered baking pan and let it cool down to handle easily.
6. Once it cools down, butter your hands and pull and stretch the taffy till it changes its colour and feels hard to stretch.

Touch down

I hope that recipes make you as excited as I was while trying them.

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