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.
My first popsicle I ever had was a lime one. Most people don’t like them, but I think they’re delicious!
-Linny-
Pineapple! And Banana.
Mango! Or maybe raspberry…or blackberry. Or blueberry…or coconut??
Too hard to choooooose!
Definetly strawberry with that cream stuff in the middle! I could eat loads of those. It would be so much fun to make Popsicles with all my friends this summer!
Strawberry Lemonade for me.
I love lemon and orange… anything citrus :)
raspberry and lemon or cherry and lime:) yum!
yum! i love homemade popsicles
i now have the biggest urge to make my own homemade popsicles.
strawberry would be my favourite fruit flavour
Blueberry, hands-down!
Strawberry!!
Mmmm mmm Mango! :)
blueberry!
I love me some good ol Pina Coloda!! No better way to end a summer day then with the flavours of coconut and pineapple cooling you down!!
These all look amazing!!!
I have so many fruits I love! But I’d have to say that right now, my favorite fruit is (are?) blueberries. Or cantaloupe. Or strawberries. ARG I CANNOT CHOOSE! :)
I can never get over how GOOD fudge pops are. This is an awesome giveaway btw… I was reading the post and halfway through I thought to myself “damn I need that book and some popsicle molds asap.” f
Would love to make strawberry balsamic pops!
Super great for summer! My fav, strawberry – LOVE it!!!!
Definitely strawberry, but that Chocolate Sea Salt sounds awesome!
Mmm…raspberry…for sure. Thanks!
My fave is strawberry and I have been eyeing both of these for weeks now!
If you are talking about ‘real homemade’ pops, I’d have to say it’s close between strawberry and watermelon. But if you’re talking about store pops, my all-time favorite is banana, yum!
yummmm!
All of those flavors look amazing but if I had my own pop making set I would create a banana cream flavor with chunks of vanilla cake!
My favorite flavor would be Banana coconut, my kids would love making those! ;)
I love real lime popsicles… but not the fluorescent artificial green ones.
Ooh, I’ve been wanting one of those for awhile but just couldn’t justify buying it right now. My favorite fruit flavor is strawberry!
Raspberry with lemonade at the top.
Strawberry! Thanks for the giveaway!
bananna yummo
What gorgeous popsicles! I would have to say I’m a classic strawberry girl, usually, but citrus also sounds sooo good right now. Or a fudgesicle…oh a fudgesicle, with caramel and crushed pecans. But no, maybe I’ll throw all caution to the wind and try something with rhubarb! (I’m 38 weeks pregnant, can you tell? If that helps me win I won’t complain!)
My girls have been talking about making popsicles all summer, but we have no popsicle molds–I would love to win this! At one time I would have automatically answered cherry, but I am moving to mango being my favorite fruit.
Acai Berry are super yum :)
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Peach raspberry for sure.
Struggling between strawberry and orange! Yum!~
my favorite is mango! also, lucuma is really yummy, too!
I love it! Raspberry #1 but Mango is a close #2.
This post gives me hope that there is a way to beat this summer heat! My favorite would have to be peach or mango…Yum!!!
OMG, what a perfect summer treat! I mean, I love all the chocolate cakey cookie goodness, but in this heat? This is something I could go for right about now!
Hands down, anything berry…but most especially strawberry. YUM!
I’m all about mango or peach! Those pops look amazing.
Raspberry! Always raspberry. If I’m allowed a blend, I’ll go for raspberry-mango.
I’m thinking rasberry …
I’ve always been stuck between loving strawberries or mango the most. Let’s just call it a tie for now. Those ice pops look so yummy!
Those look so beautiful; they have to taste great! Strawberry YUM!
Strawberry Kiwi :) best ever :)
Strawberry, hands down.
They look tasty and healthy!!! I would have gone for the Pineapple Habanero!
My favorite popsicle flavor is watermelon or mango! Yummy!!!
Any melon flavor or blueberry with lemon.
Strawberry, for sure!
Lime with either coconut or maybe some sort of spice (jalapeno?)… And I’ve been wanting to track down that King of Pops for a while now (I always see his “Out for Today” sign at the corner of North & Highland on my way home from work), and now that I know how cute he is… Well, I guess I’m just gonna have to try harder!
I’ve had homemade avocado popsicles from the local farmers market and they were delicious!
I would love to make key lime!
I just saw this Zoku popsicle maker and cookbook at William Sonoma! It looks so cool! My favourute is definitely strawberry.
Thank you! I have been eyeing this pop maker at WS for ages. I really, really want to win! My favorite fruit flavor is strawberry-banana… classic and super yummy.
Lately I’ve been loving pineapple, but watermelon would also probably be delicious!
Strawberry!!
BLACKBERRIES!!!!
MMM so good and tangy! I could make some amazing ice pops with that cutie! :)
I love strawberry and I love banana….but I don’t like strawberry and banana together, ew!
choc. sea salt sounds divine!
I recently found pomegranate fruit bars. Yummy!!
Love your pops! Great recipe. Love the book too! My favorite fruit is cantaloupe:)
those look amazing! I i love strawberry, sometimes basic is the best way to go!
Cherry!! :0)
Strawberry
Chocolate! Is chocolate fruit? I’ve been eating my 3 serves a day ;) If it isn’t then I guess the winner by default for me is cherry (mmmmmmmcherry)
I love lime!!
pineapple popsicles would be delicious….would love to win, I’ve been wanting to try this popsicle maker!
Coconut is my favorite followed closely by banana! Yummmmmm!
I love raspberry but pretty much all kinds of fruit will do.
I love anything strawberry!
(but I love the idea of blackberry mojito!)
I’m a big fan of watermelon! Perhaps I could try my hand at some watermelon pops soon? :)
Yummy— Fresh Strawberry
blackberry!
Definitely watermelon!!!!!
Straight up lime. Simple, Delicious. Love it!
My favorite flavour is Cherry. Hope I win as we don’t have a Williams & Sonoma here in Montreal and I know my daughter would just about freak if I won.
Strawberry. Hands down. Yum!
Blackberry is my favorite!
I’ve been wanting that Zoku Quick Popsicle Maker for so long!!!!!!!!! We are in the adoption process… not in the budget.
SO PICK ME, PICK ME…..
Raspberry is my all time favorite flavor. Yum, yum!
I love lime! Mmmmm- I bet a lime/tequila pop with a bit of salt would be amazing on a hot summer day!
Pink grapefruit is my fave!
STRAWBERRY W MANGO(:
Lime is the favorite around here, but peach is a close second.
Lemon!
My favorite would be raspberry, but mojito would be fun to try.
how retro? when i was a little girl, my Nana (grandmother) would let me walk around the corner block to the little mom & pop store to buy a “popsicle”….my decision was between tangerine and banana!!! the lady who ran the store’s name was Gladys and she wore bright red lipstick!!!
Raspberry or banana!
Lemon! Sweet, sour, and wonderfully citrusy. Mmmm yum!
Strawberry and Raspberries
mmm watermelon all the way!
There are so many great fruit flavors and combos its hard to choose! I would have to go with strawberry though, just classic.
I like anything that is red or green. Those flavors – whatever they are – are always good. (I know weird) ;)
Cherry & mango together forever!
Watermelon..yum!
I love strawberry!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Cool giveaway!
blue raspberry, it’s even better if it changes the color of your mouth.
I love love love anything watermelon. Can’t wait to try watermelon pops for my almost one year old baby girl! Lilly is going to love them.
lychee!
ohhh forgot to say my favorite fruit flavor… Banana !!! love the banana my favorite !
My favorite fruit flavor right now is watermelon. If you are ever in Chapel Hill/Durham check out Locopops. It is a great handcrafted pop place. Last time I had Watergate Salad and it was sooo yummy!
Oh nummy! My favorite fruit depends entirely on my mood: needing a pick me up, I prefer strawberries to wake up my taste buds. If I’m ready to enjoy a lazy day of summer, I love peach.
It’s been a peachy summer so far! Thank you for the chance!
MIchaele
strawberry!
yum! pick me please :) nothing beats a solid berry mix, but watermelon is a close contender!
Wow I so want one. I just watched the video on the WS website… Too Cool ( get it cool )
mango!
Loving pineapple this summer!
I’m actually not a fruit person. Don’t eat it. Fruit flavors though, that I can do. Watermelon or Lime :)
I love fruit. All flavors are my favorite…mango, strawberry, blueberry, kiwi, cherry…you name it!
I love pineapple, and strawberry..oh who am I kidding, I don’t think there is a flavor I don’t love. :)
Passion fruit is my favorite, Yum!
I’m a strawberry girl – not very adventurous, but there you go. I would love to try that chocolate sea salt popsicle, though, love chocolate/salty combinations.
chocolate with candied orange!
Coconut!
My favorite is orange.
Woops, forgot to enter my name with my last comment (#2874). I also love pineapple ;)
those look delicious! my favourite would have to be pineapple and strawberry! =D
Mango! And the popsicles with those slices of fruit look really yummy. I will definitely have to try that.
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Kiwi!
PASSION FRUIT IS MY FAVOURITE
Definitely strawberry! I hope I win, my little girl would love these!
My favorite fruit flavor is Strawberry! :)
raspberry!!! We have been looking at gettting this popsicle maker for my kids…they love popsicles!!
My friend just bought one of these last week and I told her I wanted to make a mix of strawberry and blueberry. Maybe I’ll just win and make it myself! :)
Strawberry has always been my favourite (real) fruit flavour. And you can’t go wrong with a Straw-nana smoothie. Yum!
Mango mango mango! :D
…yum!
a friend was just telling me about teh king of pops today, apparently seh had the blackberry mojito one yesterday and LOVED IT. my favorite popsicle flavor is Pomegranate!
It’s GOT to be Lemon Mint. Ah the tantalizing taste is yummy beyond words….
I have been wanting to try the Zoku maker:)!…my 2 year old could live off Popsicles so I’m always looking to make heathier versions:)!
Peach!
mmm Orange dreamsicle.I can eat those ALL day.
Cherries and pistachios would be a good mix! If only Summertime could settle in Vancouver, BC now…
Strawberry!
They look YUMMY!!! What a great treat for hot summer days!
Mango for sure!
OH! I’ve never seen this before! Pick me…pick me….!!!
Hmmmm… grape, raspberry, lime… ohhhhh or margarita-flavored?!?
I had coconut popsicles from whole foods and they were awesome! they are currently my favorite.
Mango……those look great and so refreshing!
Oh Yum! I can’t say I’ve ever had any “gourmet-like” popsicles but I can really see myself getting into making my own. Especially with my first Little One on the way this December! He/she really seems to like lime flavored icy treats! ;-)
Oh gosh- just one flavor? It would have to be raspberry, with chunks of fruit through and through!
I love the King of Pops! He sets up right up the street from me on most days, and I can’t help but stop by whenever I see him. He is adorable, and I pretty much want to marry him! My favorite flavors of his are Cantaloupe Basil and Grapefruit Mint. I can’t pick just one.
how is awesome is this!!! I would love to make these with my kids and I certainly will regardless ;P
Creamsicle-we eat a popsicle when we are in the pool cooling down from the FLA heat-very fun!
My fave is strawberry, but I would love any fruit….and your giveaway prize :)
layered: banana, chocolate and more banana
Blueberry popsicles are the best!! We just made them 2 days ago! Yum!!!
This may be one of the toughest questions ever. How does one choose?
For eating raw or an an ice pop, nectarines have a slight advantage over strawberries and raspberries.
For baking, apples have the lead.
Peach for sure!! So good in the summer time :)
My favorite fruit is blackberry! I just love it!
I LOVE… LOVE… LOVE… coconut!
these are the pops dreams are made of. !!!
strawberry.
watermelon! oh, and lime…Orange? So hard to pick!
Raspberry!
My son loves popsicles. He could eat them all day and my birthday is July 7th…maybe I will be the lucky one! My favorite is definitely CHOCOLATE!
Watermelon, definitely!
Any berry!
Cherry! Wait, watermelon! No peach! (I’m hopeless…)
What a yummy give-away! And I DO live in Atlanta and I WILL be finding his cart. After your delicious tip about Sublime Donuts I trust you completely!
Anything involving pineapple and coconut. Oh, and mango! YUM!
Mint flavored! Yummy!
Strawberry! Also love pineapple :)
You can’t beat a raspberry popsicle!
Cherry and lemon :)
strawberry coconut!! yum!
Chocolate sea salt – Yum!!! I would love to try that!
oooh! Chocolate pudding!
I’d love to win! Those look great and remind me of this awesome Paleteria in Texas. Shout out to ALFREDO’S in San Angelo!!
Lemon!!!
Wow – how fun and how yummy! I think my fave is raspberry! :)
The raspberry lime sounds amazing, and just the thing for a hot summer day!
Raspberry. No question.
My favorite flavor is raspberry. even if i don’t win i may have to go out and get that book. cause the pictures look SO good.
Cherry!
I would love to try a pop with watermelon, strawberry, or pineapple! Maybe not altogether though. :)
Cherry! Thanks for hosting this :)
mango!
LOVE strawberry!
Wow! What a great giveaway! I was just looking at those online to freeze my delicious yogurt fruit smoothies – strawberry, peach, and raspberry. And a banana if hanging around. :o)
Grape and Strawberry!!!
banana…but i would love to try to make a strawberry cheesecake ice pop- yum!
I have to say that my favorite Popsicle flavor would be orange and raspberry, delcious!
Saying that, the kiwi fruit one looks great too.
Strawberry! so delicious.
My favorite fruit flavor is watermelon! That book looks really good, I have been searching for some ice pop recipes lately.
pineapple coconut!
This looks like something fun to try…..Maybe I will win the chance to try it ou!!!!!
Have you ever heard of Tambarindo? That is my absolute favorite!
Love ya Bakerella!
My kids will be trying a new flavor every night! Thanks for all the GREAT giveaways!!
mmm… green apple! I’ve never made popsicles, those look so good!
I just found a recipe for cherry margaritas so that would be awesome!
I’d love to try coconut with chocolate with either strawberry or raspberry
Passionfruit, closely followed by pineapple :)
I love mango!
love,love, love ur site. everthing tastes as good as it looks!
I love chocolate the most but m not very picky, lol!
What a cool machine! I’d love to win that!
i suppose my favorite summer fruit flavor is peach. i’ve been dying for this zoku! :)
Strawberry, YUM!