Not cake, but ice.
Two weekends ago when I spent the afternoon judging for Hands On Atlanta, we all had a special treat. During the event, the King of Pops was on site selling his handcrafted popsicles. Usually he’s pushing his cute cart around the streets of Atlanta, but instead he was kicking it inside with us for the event. I was super-excited because I had already heard his story a few weeks before when a friend ran into him at the local farmer’s market. He was buying gobs of strawberries. So many, it prompted her to ask what the heck he was going to do with all of them. Then he handed her his card in the shape of a popsicle. Turns out he’s the King of Pops.
When she told me about meeting him, I decided I was going to track down his cart one day to try some of his icey pops. Luckily, that Saturday, all I had to do was turn around and there he was.
Say Hi. This is Steven. The King of Pops.
Follow him on Twitter if you’re in Atlanta and you can keep up with his flavors and where he’ll be next. He was also featured just yesterday on CNN. Check him out here.
I had the Blackberry Mojito – YUM – but I’m still hitting myself for not trying the Chocolate Sea Salt, too.
You know, I think the only kind I’ve ever made myself are the ones you buy at the grocery store. You know the flavored water kind in those long plastic tubes.
Yeah, those.
So, I decided I wanted to make my own handcrafted popsicles with real fruit.
I just used some paper candy cups I had on hand and wooden popsicle sticks to play with.
It’s really easy to make your own.
Pick a fruit. 2 cups strawberries in this case. Hull and half them.
Throw them in a food processor with 1 Tablespoon super fine sugar, 1 teaspoon lemon juice and a pinch of salt.
Then blend it all together until completely smooth.
Pour and freeze.
These were layered with yogurt in between the strawberry. They were pretty tasty and the perfect size for me.
The recipe came from the book, Ice Pops which has tons more treats like these.
And because Steven can’t show up to everyone’s house with his cart filled with handcrafted popsicles, here’s a chance to win your own Quick Popsicle Maker for fast freezing fun…
…along with the book, too.
Enter for a chance to win:
Zoku Quick Popsicle Maker and Ice Pops book
Just leave a comment on this post and tell me your favorite fruit flavor.
Deadline to enter is Tuesday, July, 6th at 5:00 pm ET. Sorry, Time’s Up! Winner Announced Below.
One winner will be chosen at random and announced sometime Tuesday evening.
P.S. Giveaway purchased and sponsored by me, but you can find the book and Zoku pop maker at Williams-Sonoma.
Good luck and stay cool!
And the winner is… #4035. Congrats Marta. You get the Ice Pops book and Zoku Pop Maker. Now you can make your own Raspberry Lime Pops.
Next… I had a treat in my inbox today. Statistician Don… you know Pioneer Woman’s Statistician Don? The numbers guy?
Well, his wife told him about the giveaway I was having and he took time out to pull together these numbers for me. Then I made a little bar chart for you guys from all his hard work. Check out your favorite fruits.
Thanks Don! You’re the sweetest.
This would be an amazing prize to win. My Miss14 would be in ice pop heaven :-))))
Lurve fresh strawberry and banana!
Grapefruit. :D
Pineapple!
I think chocolate sea salt would be my fav….
Any flavor that is the color red.
I have been wanting to make homemade popsicles!!
Definitely Strawberry
My favorite flavor is strawberry, with a tough of lime. Or maybe just lime, mmmm…
:D Thanks for the giveaway! My favorite flavor(s) are orange, strawberry, and blueberry.
My favorite fruit flavor is probably strawberry or peach. But I love all fruit and really excited about creating new flavors and ideas if I can get this book!!!
your’s look completely yummy too!
Oh, love the flavors he is mixing up! My favorite flavor would be watermelon, so refreshing.
My favorite fruit flavor is definitely orange!
I love strawberry!!
I’ve always loved eggnog (rompope) flavored ice cream and popsicles.
these look great! Favorite color…Lime!
I’ve always had a weakness for the Creamsicle….got them for 10 cents and the corner store. They are the perfect popsicle….a little ice pop and a little ice cream! WHO could ask for more!
Strawberry!
mmm…strawberries and blueberries are my top two.Yummy!
Mmm….I love all fruit, but to choose a favorite would depend on what it’s for: In ice cream – raspberry, with Red Mango frozen yogurt – strawberry, juice – mango mixed with just about anything, to eat plain – fresh peaches dusted with sugar and cream…..
……as for popsicles, I’d have to say banana!
….mmmm… chocolate fudge are the best! btw, your popsicle pics are gorgeous!!
Strawberry, definitly…
Pineapple is the best but strawberry is divine too! Hope I win!!! :)
Raspberry!
Oooh! Mango!
Peach! My kids would totall love that pop maker!! YUMMY!
Lemon!
Watermelon!! Yummy!
i love raspberry! and i hope i win :)
oooh it’s hard to pick just one flavor. my heart pitter patters for mango, lemon, pineapple and tangerine/clementine
Strawberry!
Def would try something like watermelon mojito!
creamy chocolate with peanutbutter, yum!
Grape!!! YUM, YUM!!
Orange creme pops are my favorite.
Lime is my favorite. Just not sure how to make lime pops that aren’t too tart, but not too sweet!
strawberry!
because they make my cheeks all tingly.
Yum. I like Mango!
My alltime favourite fruit popsicle has gotta be lemon and lime, mmmmmmm :D
Cherry all the way!
my favourite fruit flavour is raspberry, hands down! and if you add beetroot with it ?
Strawberry banana! Hooray for summer!
I love orange!!! And there’s a yummy looking orange fancy pop on the front of that book I would loooove to try!!! :)
MANGO. I even named my cat Mango. :)
I love me some strawberry!
Raspberry – plain and simple!
I haven’t made my own popsicles since I was a little kid! I like the idea of the grown-up flavors, what a great giveaway!
Strawberry! Yum!
My favourite fruit flavour is watermelon! So, so good.
My favorite popsicle flavor is LIME!!! oh god, it makes me feel so cool after eating it on a hot summer day! i hope i win the book and popsicle maker!! then i can make some lime pops!
There’s a stall at our farmer’s market that has gourmet popsicles like this guy! They sell like hot cakes! They have Arnold Palmer flavor that is divine! You know, half lemonade and half iced tea? Oh my, you should try it!
YUM!!!!
Cherry!!
I love banana flavored things!!! Those pops look delicious!!!!
I love pineapple but would love to try one of the king’s pops. They all sounded yummy!
It’s gotta be cantaloupe!
pummelo, hands down
Berries, all berries. And I love bananas, too :)
Ooooh, such a hard decision! I think Watermelon has to be my favorite! But all of them look delicious!
I just love Passion fruit!
This is a tough fun. All fruit is good. I am going to have to go with raspberry though.
I tried a Tequila Sunrise(without the tequila) and it was an amazing fresh fruity flavor- Orange Juice +Lemonade+crushed Strawberry. Yumm!
mango and strawberry
I love blackberry and lime!
my mouth starting watering when i read the title. do mint mojitos count as a fruit? how about an herb? if i had to pick a fruit, i’d go with strawberry/peach. double yum.
I have never seen such amazing popsicles before! my favourite flavour is fejoa, I will definitely be making some of these now!
Cherry…wait, no, watermelon…wait, no, lime…I love ’em all!
Watermelon!
I’m an odd type of gal–I LOVE oranges. BUT–not orange juice or orange-flavored things…unless we’re talking about a Creamsicle. I do love those (probably because there’s ice-cream in them). But, when I’m picking a fruit-flavored frozen treat–I usually go with mixed berry.
kiwi & watermelon. . . .yum!
I love boysenberries, but I can’t remember the last time I found them fresh … I just have to settle for preserves.
tie between fresh black cherries or pears
Those look delicious! My favorite popsicle flavor is definitely banana coconut.
raspberry!
Raspberry or Yogurt anything
I usually go for something tropical in flavor, but fresh strawberry is always a contender! Thx for sharing!
Definitely strawberry!!! Those look delicious, and it’s supposed to be so hot this week! I may have to take a stab at them!
Strawberry with chocolate is my favorite ice cream combination, and this is based of off my liked tastes(for, I have never actually tried this). But if i get to take this Pop-making machine home, it’ll definitely be the first I try.
And if I don’t win this, I’ll probably just save up for this goodie ^___^
I love strawberry or orange creamcisles!!!
I love to make strawberry cream cheese!
grape!
Definitely orange!!
popsickles would be great in this HOT Houston HEAT!!!!!
I think a tropical popsicle would be delish. Lime, Pineapple, Mango… Yum!
raspberry with a blackberry top!
Those strawberry and yoghurt ones look great to me. would have to try those first, but super blended strawberry, cuz I don’t like soggy frozen strawberry bits…
Mango!! :D
Kiwi+strawberry!
I’m absolutely in love with passionfruit!
Strawberry – fresh only though. I love the idea of adding the yogurt in the middle! Also, I had no idea there was even such a thing as a popsicle maker!
I really hope I win this one!!
we like peach and banana at our house.
I want it!!!
Strawberry
Blueberry!
Mango!
Cherry limeade! yummy!
Mango ….yum
I love strawberry and banana together!
I love fresh raspberries, especially in milkshakes. SOOOO refreshing. Those little popsicles are so cute!
My favorite flavor is coconut! I have 4 little boys who would LOVE to have some homemade popsicles!!
Pick me! Pick me! Pick me! Thanks.
Raspberry!
You have such an awesome website and great ideas! I come to check it out everyday! I would have to say that Strawberry Banana would be mine! Unless there was chocolate around! ;o)
Raspberry Lemonade and cherry are my favorite fruit flavors. Make the best Popsicles too. :)
I am a Mango Girl all the way!
Definitely strawberry!!!!
definitely raspberry!! and even better with lemon!
i love watermelon and pineaple!!!
Like most of the others….I can’t pick just one! Strawberries, pears, banana’s and kiwi are my faves.
If your gonna bake something though…apple!
Amazing! Fave fruit flavor– watermelon or coconut! Yum.. now Im craving these popsicles…
definitely a fan of strawberry or strawberry-lemonade.
Strawberry!
My fave is Pina Colada!!!! YUM
Coconut…that counts right? :)
Strawberry..yum yum!
i love mango popsicles and the spicy chamoy ones…. and cucumber /chamoy … i luv pops!
Strawberry or pom! Its a toss up!!
Anything strawberry for me……how cute are thoses…..my kids saw them and I am now being called to the kitchen to make popsicles.
I would love to have a passionfruit, coconut popsicle! YUM!
Just to let you know it is 96 degrees in New York as I write this. Try Lemonade! You can even tint it pink for the Princesses in your life. Anything to stay cool on these hot July days!
I would really enjoy a lemon-raspberry popsicle!!
This totally brings back memories for me! My mom used to make popsicles for us as kids out of yogurt and juice… I think My favorite flavor is probably raspberry-lemon… YUM!
strawberry!
pina colada! and those pineapple habanero pops sound very very interesting!
Strawberry!
Orange! Delicious!
strawberry/watermelon for sure
Strawberry, yum!
I love coconut popsicles best of all. I was just looking at this set on the W&S website today. It looks like so much fun!
Yum-o, I gotta find this guy next time I’m in the ATL. Favorite fruit flavor…Pineapple!!!
My favorite flavor would have to be peach! The peaches grown in Frederickburg Texas are the BEST ever!
My favorite fruit flavor is definitely pineapple! Throw some chocolate in with it, and you’ve got one happy camper!
Gotta be raspberry! These look yummy…like a smoothie on a stick. Yum!
Oh how my little girl would LOVE for her mommy to make some strawberry popsicles (our favorite!)…..I would definitely get the mommy of the year award!!!
Strawberry! My kids and I would love to make some yummy home made pops!
Cool Bakerella! We love anything citrus at our house.
I’m thinking mango…with perhaps a hint of coconut. Mmm.
They turned out so cute and very yummy looking! can’t wait to make these with my kids!
I would have to say that my favorite flavor would be coconut cream cheese… I know you said fruit, but I figure the coconut could count for that! If you’ve not tried it yet, I strongly suggest you do… add those two to a bit of yogurt and you’re in for a delightful surprise!!
With four little boys, pops are a must. Strawberry is a favorite, but orange cream are a close second.
Mango, and more mango!
Ooo! I could really go for one of those right now, but winning would be even better!
So many fruits to choose from but probably my favorite is cherry as it is the one we did not get very often so it is always a special treat.
Oh, I would love this… and a watermelon Popsicle!
I have a huge basil plant growing right now so I’d love to make some lemon basil! I always love strawberry though!
Pineapple raspberry. Oh my word.
My favorite fruit flavor is….strawberry :) :) :)
strawberries!
fruit flavour.. come on- chocolate..
but i will go with banana although in my head it is still chocolate AND banana.
I really love strawberry!
my mom got all excited and wants to make homemade red bean pops! she’s cute and the store bought ones are super yummy.
I would have to day my fav is watermelon.. or maybe strawberry, or… well O love em all!!
I love raspberries, either fresh or pureed and frozen into a sorbet or into pops!
Oh my goodness we are in a major heat wave here in Ontario, 40 plus degrees celcius so those pops that you made look like a real treat. I can’t wait to try them and would love to be the winner of that awesome book.
Lilikoi….thats passionfruit
I guess chocolate doesn’t count as a fruit . . . so I will have to say strawberry!!
I love lemon flavored pops!!
My favorite is strawberry :)
mmm i’d love to try a strawberry mango flavor. :)
Strawberry is the best!
Raspberry! YUMM!!!!
I love strawberry lemon pops, my absolute fav!
Mmmm… pineapple!!
Strawberry. Love your posts. Thanks for sharing the cake competition and the King of Pops!
MMMMMMM!! CoCoNut!!! :)
Strawberry!! Yum!
I looooove raspberry- especially in the summer!
My girls and I would LOVE this! We are carless this year and trying to figure out ways to have fun in the blazing heat of our backyard. This would make some great bonding time for us. :) My favorite fruit flavor is berry. Any kind of berry. Strawberry, raspberry, blueberry, mixed berry, etc.
Of flavors I’ve had, my favorite is lime. But I’d love to try mango jalapeno sometime.
Wow! They look so good! Especyally when you have fever and a throatache, lol.
My favorite is rootbeer float Popsicles! I would love to make my own!
yummy! mango for me ;)
Nothing I love more than the combination of mangos and coconut! It is a flavor combination made in heaven!!
Strawberry mango, for sure!
uh… uh… all of them!! pink grapefruit i guess if i have to pick one :)
Strawberry, hands down! Boring, I know, but even as a kid I liked anything “red-flavored”.
watermelon makes my mouth water andis my fav fruity flav! I’d love to chill with the King of Pops-his book looks super cool too! he he! thanks for the cool post and giveaway!
My favorite fruit flavor is banana strawberry – yum!
Would love these and lucky for me – I am here in Atlanta and I am going to try one! Whee!
Strawberry for me!
Strawberry and Lemon! :)
Some watermelon pops would be good right about now.
Pineapple!! Popsicles, the fruit itself, and definitely Dole Whips!
Anything raspberry! Yum : )
Oh I LOVE ice pops! My favourite flavour is definitely pomegranate.. or blackberry!
Cherry and Lime!
Oh man, that’s a TOUGH question! I’d love to try a peach/pink grapefruit combination because I love that mix in the Torani syrups for italian sodas. Mmmm, that’d be delish I think!
this summer? Peaches. It changes every year!
Strawberries are fantastic when they aren’t too tart, but I also love a good kiwi flavor. As for popsicles, I looove lime and blue raspberry.
banana!
peach! This is so cool!
Oh wow, it’s so blazing hot in my apartment these days, ice pops would be perfect! Lemon Raspberry sounds like heaven right now.
Minutes for popsicles? Must be a dream! Raspberry is my all time favorite. My dad & uncle have a raspberry farm so it brings back memories every time.
Orange or Mango
The Raspberry Lime the King Of Pops was selling sounds DIVINE! I adore pretty much anything with lime in it.
Strawberry!
Strawberry!!!!
PS…I saw him on CNN! I was all jealous and thought about making a trip to Hot-Lanta just for a Popsicles….but then decided it wasn’t prudent.
Tangerine is my favorite!
Blueberry Lime
YUM!!
hmm….I’d have to say black raspberries. not blackberries…black raspberries. too bad it’s too hot where i live to grow some….
Raspberry Lime combo are my favorite!
yummy i want some