Rainbow Pudding Cups

5 from 1 vote

Rainbow Pudding Cups are an easy treat that's perfectly sweet for a Rainbow party, Pride celebration, or Unicorn themed sleep over.

Prep Time10

Chill Time40

Total Time50

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Servings: cups

Calories: 195kcal

In a large mixing bowl, mix together pudding and milk with a whisk or electric hand mixer. Mix until well combined.
Place the bowl inside the refrigerator for about 5-10 minutes for the pudding to stiffen up.
Remove from the refrigerator and add in whipped topping. Mix using a rubber spatula until fully combined.
Separate mixture equally into 6 small mixing bowls.
Add food coloring gel to each of the bowls until you’ve reached your desired shade of colors.
Begin to assemble your cups. Add about 2-3 tablespoons of purple pudding mix into the bottom of a 9 oz clear plastic cup. Top with 3 oz of each of the remaining coloring, following the order of the rainbow (purple > blue > green > yellow > orange > red). You will finish by topping the cups with red.
Top with whipped topping, sprinkles, and a cherry.
Chill for 30 minutes before serving.

Storage:

To Store: Store any leftovers tightly covered with plastic wrap in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.

Tips:

If and when transporting these cups, place them onto a large baking sheet then transport them.
For this recipe I use a traditional package of gel food coloring and a neon-colored package of gel food coloring to obtain all 6 colors of the rainbow.
Be sure to purchase instant pudding and not cook and serve pudding. Otherwise the mixture will not reach the consistency in which you need it to in order to set.