Jell-O fans demand discontinued summer treat returns and ask the dessert giant if they 'even want to

A POPULAR dessert item has been discontinued, and fans are furious about the nostalgic summer treat leaving store shelves. Jell-O Pudding Pops were launched in Louisiana in the 1970s with the help of disgraced actor and comedian Bill Cosby.

A POPULAR dessert item has been discontinued, and fans are furious about the nostalgic summer treat leaving store shelves.

Jell-O Pudding Pops were launched in Louisiana in the 1970s with the help of disgraced actor and comedian Bill Cosby.

The pudding popsicle was rounder in shape and richer in taste than the classic fudgesicle.

The popularity of the chocolate, vanilla, and chocolate and vanilla swirl-flavored frozen treats soared in the '80s when they became a kitchen staple.

Five years after its launch, the pudding pops were making $300million per year for General Foods.

While this popularity continued into the '90s, sales started to decline and in 2004 when the product was reintroduced under a new name, Popsicle, and with formula changes, the end was nigh.

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According to Culinary Lore, the summer treats were slowly taken off shelves in 2011.

Now, fans have had enough and want to see the return of their nostalgic dessert.

One Twitter user said: "@JELLO What are you even doing? Bring back the pudding pops for crying out loud.

"Do you hate money or something? BRING BACK THE POPS!"

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Another retweeted a throwback picture of a row of colored popsicles with the caption: "It's dead summer. Your mom comes home from the store with THESE.

"What do you call these and what is the best color?"

The Twitter user went off topic and said: "Speaking of ice pops… my sister & I are still angry about pudding pops!

"They sold a DIY kit for a hot second, but it just wasn’t the same. Bring them back & change spokesperson…"

Cosby was made the company spokesperson in 1974.

A third added: "Can I just get my childhood favorite 'Pudding Pops' back?

"They don’t even need spokespeople! They spoke for themselves…"

The Dairy Dish quoted Popsicle as saying: "We are sorry to inform you that the Jell-O® brand Pudding Pops® have been discontinued.

"Many factors contribute to a decision to discontinue a flavor or product, but they all add up to the fact that we didn’t sell enough of the flavor or product to keep producing it.

"We know that you did your part to keep the flavor or product in production.

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"Please understand that we would rather not disappoint any of our consumers."

It has also been suggested by Tasting Table that profit fell because Jell-O was not a frozen foods manufacturer, meaning the production and storage of the puddings were too expensive.

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