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.
I love raspberry (especially if it paired with chocolate).
It’s a tie between raspberry and strawberry :)
Would LOVE LOVE LOVE this – great give away, thank you!
My middle son’s favorite flavor is berry & banana!!!
LOVE your website!
I am all about the blueberry :)
I love anything MANGO!
Cool giveaway! My favorite flavor would have to be lemon! Cool, sour and icy…perfect!
I love this idea for my little guy. He can help make them. I love that they are low in sugar and the added touch of yogurt is awesome. Right now the raspberries are in full force here and blueberries will be right behind them, so I am thinking that mixing the two would be an awesome flavour combo!
My favorite flavor is mango, but if I had to choose one of those yummies from the King of Pops, I would have to say “one of each”!
Ohhhhhhhh :) Bakerella, I’ve been a huge fan and tried sooo many of your recipes – they are all fantastic!!!! My family can’t get enough and keep asking me to bake more goodies :)
Favorite fruit flavor is Strawberry/Kiwi :)
Mmmmmmmmmmm!!!!
*Hope I win this – hehehehehehe :)
Pina colada is my favorite. Reminds me of warm weather, cool water, sandy beaches and palm trees.
I’ve had a sore throat for over a week now. these look fantastic!
i love strawberries and coconut! YUM!
Mmm..I love strawberry!
i’m a sucker for strawberry! and I will definitely have to check out this popsicle cart — i’m in atlanta too!
My mom used to make popsicles with orange juice and vanilla yogurt and called them orange creamsicles. They were delish!
What a beautiful thing I could add to my repertoire of Bakerella goodies!! my favorite would be a raspberry/blackberry/blueberry mixture…with frozen yogourt.
yummy..~~
Mmmmm, raspberry, for sure!
Oh my gosh! I want my house to be THE house the kids congregate at and wouldn’t this just make me the Queen of Pop in the neighborhood! And what a great way to get blueberries into my kids!!! Blueberry would be my favorite!
Strawberry, mixed berries, pineapple…. too many to choose just one!
We make homemade pops all the time…current favorite is raspberry lime and strawberry lemonade pops…our kids LOVE them! Would love to try some of the King of Pops flavors..YUM!
Pina Colada! Love some pudding pops too!
We love making homemade popsicles at our house. My favorite fruit flavor is mango.
In this sweltering heat – anything flavour is good. But lemon-lime takes the cake. Thanks for the giveaway!
Mmm, now I really want a lemon popsicle!
My favorite would have to be strawberry – and I could definitely go for a popsicle or 10 today.
omg! i love lychee flavored popsicles!! yummy! :DD
My favourite has always been blueberry. My grandparents and great uncles owned huge blueberry fields, so every summer involved picking and raking and eating blueberries until I saw blueberry bushes in my sleep. Never ruined it for me though, i still love them!
Strawberry is always a hit at my place as is honeydew, or even pineapple but don’t forget the watermelon! They are all our favorites!
I love strawberry-banana!!!
My favorite fruit flavor is Strawberry banana!
Strawberry banana!
I love a mixed berry anything :) But would love to try an amaretto mix in a popsicle on a hot afternoon with a great book what a treat that would be!
Layers of raspberry and lemon!
Watermelon…by far! Nothing says summer like watermelon! They would make such divine pops!
cappuccino!!!!!!!!!
Looks awesome! My favorite fruit flavor would have to be strawberry…just can’t fight a classic!
raspberry is 100% my favorite popsicle flavor!
Strawberry is by far my favorite, but cherry is a close second! Yummy!
Everything berry!!!! Strawberry, Raspberry, Blackberry, Blueberry….you get the idea!
Strawberry is my favorite flavor!
Pineapple!
You can’t go wrong with blueberries or watermelons! :-) Also, that “King of Pops” is cute! Did you get his number? lol
My favorites (I have 2) are raspberry or banana
Yummy! We have fresh peaches right now, so that’s my favorite for the moment anyway! Also made popsicles with my little baker-fellas this weekend. They would love this! :)
Strawberry banana kiwi…yummy!
Mango all the way!
Combo of strawberry and blueberry, I can’t get enough of their guilt free deliciousness.
Strawberry-banana!
Wow these Popsicles look amazing! My favorite Popsicle flavor is Cherry… but it has to have the big Cherry chunks in it! This guy is amazing… love it.
Raspberry is my favourite for fruit.
On a side note last year I had to quit drinking pop while I was getting a stomach surgery done and I LOVE LOVE LOVE diet pepsi, so my mom made me diet pepsi popsicles and they were actually really good. Reminds me of the coke slurpies I used to get from 7-11 or wherever when I was a kid lol.
This box of popsicle makers actually looks good, unlike the plastic ones we all have lol
When my girls were young, I would make popsicles for them with the set from Tupperware. Orange juice always made a great choice….so I think I’d like an orange creamsicle pop…join some pulpy juice with milk or yogurt and vanilla…with the orange! YUMMM!
How nice. I love grapes. Not sure how that would taste?!
My kids would absolutely FLIP if I won this! My oldest is my little “foodie” and he is always asking if we can make popsicles!
I am a strawberry girl!!!
Blueberry!!
My favourite fruit flavour is strawberry.
I love fruit pops, any flavor! I would love to learn to make them. These would be really great for me to make for my family. My niece would love them!
Definitely pineapple or cherry!
Sounds yummy! I LOVE anything strawberry, and what a cute idea to make mini pops especially with this heat we’re getting lately!
Thanks,
Angela Barton
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Strawberry and Yoghurt….mmmm….lol
PINEAPPLE!
Pineapple!!
Fresh strawberry!….or blackberry!…..no no no, PEACH!….or Cherry! Who am i kidding? I’m a popsicle freak who wouldn’t turn down any flavor! My freezer ALWAYS is stocked with popsicles, would love to be able to make my own! :)
You have reinvigorated my desire to make popsicles! These look so delicious! My favorite flavor is strawberry banana.
Banana :)
I actually have the popsicle maker, but I haven’t tried it yet. I’d love another one for when we have friends over! My favorite flavor is strawberry. I love, love, love me some strawberry.
Banana, by far.
strawberry kiwi!
raspberry is my favorite! Yummers!!
Mmmm … mango popsicles are my fave!
Grape or Watermelon!
i’m definitely a strawberry fanatic.
Hmmm, well I would say avacado is my favorite fruit ~ but for a popsicle, prolly strawberry!!!
I love mango lemonade. I remember making pops as a kid. I might have to start doing it with mine now. Thanks for the trip down memory lane :)
oh I absolutely love strawberry fruit bars! I never thought about making them myself though! Without access to fruit bars any longer, maybe I can try making my own now.
By far, strawberry.
MMMM POPSICLES!! Nothing better to eat on a hot day than some frozen fruit. Strawberry is definitely my favourite :) Perfect balance of sweet and tart and fruitiness.
Strawberry all the way!
Favorite fruit flavor depends on the season – I’d say blueberry for summer.
Strawberry or Peach for sure!
MANGO!!!!!
For popsicle flavor it would definitely be strawberry.
I’m going to make the strawberry today, especially since it’s going to be hot and humid here in New York.
I love grape or Strawberry. Sometimes grape can taste overwhelmingly like candy but it’s still oh so yummy :-) Loving the little mini pops you made…may have to give that one a whirl myself.
raspberry! it’s perfection :)
My favorite would probably be strawberry. Yummy!!
strawberry rhubarb!
Watermelon! Can’t get enough of it in the summer.
Wow! I remember making them with my brothers when we were kids, but these beat orange juice frozen in ice cube trays, any day!
My favorite is strawberry!
Blueberry!! Or raspberry
My daughter and I were just commenting this weekend on how we would love that ice pop maker from Williams Sonoma. My favorite pop is pineapple with strawberry a close second. YUMMM.. Stay Cool!!!!!
watermelon! delicious!
Lime is my favorite. Yum.
Strawberry!!!
strawberry of course! mmmm!
Lime. Or anything with lime. Like margarita:)
Any kind of watermelon or berry. I look forward to reading your site every week and congrats on the book!
It’s a mix between strawberry, kiwi and pineapple for me. I have trouble making up my mind!
lime:)
Watermelon!
strawberry or watermelon are my favorites!!
Those pops look delish. I would love to try some type of Key Lime Pie flavor!
I’m a big fan of mango.
Yumm!! That machine would make my 5 year old the happiest girl on the planet, she will eat anything as long as it is frozen! My fave is Banana!!!!
Strawberry!
My favorite is raspberry!!
Raspberry!
Orange is my favorite!
I love durian!!!
I really love watermelon! :)
Mango is definitely my favorite! But I really like any fruit flavored popsicle!!
ou this is hard… but i have to say MANGO!!!
Those look so good, I love the sound of his flavor combinations! My favorite is a berry and citrus mix!
those look yummy!
I would have to go with pineapple. Strawberry and orange tie for second; in my book. Though, I probably wouldn’t turn any of the yummy fruit flavors away.
I’ve had my eye on that book and the popsicle makers for a while. I love coconut ice pops but seriously blackberry mojito might change my life.
berry flavours are the best!
I love strawberries and kiwi!! Thank you :)
Pinacolada! (Pineapple & Coconut) yes!
King of Pops – how cool! Pineapple or anything tropical is my favorite flavor.
strawberry!
I love BERRY popsicles!! I love aLL berry popsicles and that kit is incredible!!
WOW, well I think that strawberry is a clasical favorite, I enjoy finding chunks of fruit in my ice pops. With this heat my girls will be super excited if I won!
my oh my…..strawberry lemonade sound superbly yummy!!
I used to make popsicles all the time as a child. Wonderful!
Peach is by far my favorite fruit flavor!
YAY for healthy popsicles! I wonder if you could use splenda instead of sugar for us diabetics.. :)
Mango for sure! A mango-banana popsicle would be delicious!
Favorite flavor….oh so difficult to decide…lemon??
Orange………..but really there are many too many to choose from. It is going to be over 100 humid degrees here today, and just looking at these, makes me think COOL, They would be awesome to have……..Yum!
How fun! What a neat give-away. I’m going to go with strawberry.
I always buy coconut pops in the grocery store…would love to try to make them!
My favorite is lime – yummy!
i have been struggling with buying this machine!!!! waiting till william sanoma opens to go!!!!!!!…oh and btw cantaloupe :)
Oh my! The chocolate sea salt would have been my choice. But my favorite fruit flavor would have to be raspberry. Yum!
Hmmm… cherry, or chocolate… how about cherry and chocolate, YUMMY!!
Anything watermelon or raspberry would do the trick for me!
I didn’t realize it was so easy to make homemade fruit popsicles. I just had it in my brain that you have to have some special tool or ingredient. I love cherry…cherry just about anything. Do you think cherry would make a good homemade popsicle?
I just made watermelon strawberry popsicles last week! They were SOOOOOOOO good!
Fresh strawberry sounds divine!
I love strawberry, blueberry, blackberry…..any of the berries are great! I’ve been eyeing this from WS for a while and would love to make home-made pops for my boys!
coconut!!! I love ittttttt!!!
I think I would have to say chocolate and coconut, or chocolate and raspberry. Sensing a theme here, lol? Thanks for a great giveaway!
my favourite would have to be orange creamsicle
peach and passionfruit! or strawberry yum yum yum!
Raspberry would be my favorite – they look soooo refreshing and in these 90 degree days how refreshing
Wouldn’t a pina colada flavor be awesome!?
Blueberry Lemonade is my fav. I’ve been eyeing the zoku for a while. Would love to win it.
You inspire me all the time!
Pineapple & strawberry
It’s going to be a hot one here in Ohio today and it’s only 7:50 in the morning and a popsicle sounds AWESOME right about now.
Fruit flavor – blackberry, apple, pineapple, or lemon.
Thanks for the chance to win – you are super duper Bakerella!
Watermelon! It’s just so refreshing.
Rootbeer Float!! We use good rootbeer and pour the layers in thirds. First Rootbeer, then partially melted vanilla bean ice cream, then another layer of rootbeer. YUMMMM
Wow, I wish there was a Steven in my city! The kiwi pops on the book cover look AWESOME! :)
My favorite flavor by far has to be mango!
Strawberry and pineapple are my favorite. I would love to win…we are going on family vacation in 2 weeks and we have dinner teams. What a fun treat this would be to make for dessert!
Blueberry is #1 and Raspberry is a very very very close 2nd!
Does coconut count as a fruit? I love coconut popsicles. A close second would be watermelon.
I love popsicles!!! Pineapple is my favorite.
Blueberries and cream, of course!!
Lemon anything!!
Cherry has always been my favorite purchased popsicle flavor but I’d make strawberry banana at home! :)
Ooh I’ve been looking at those pop makers at WS and still haven’t bought one. I’d love to have one for the rest of the summer! jmgallo831(at)yahoo(dot)com
thanks for including me in this fab giveaway…i was looking @ the pop maker in the store…wow!
…raspberry!!
i’m the one who liked rambutan…forgot to add my name!
Cherry. Ever since I was a kid, actually. Thanks for the giveaway.
I love all fruit flavors, but I think my favorite frozen one right now is mango!
My favorite fruit is definitely lychee! So delicious!
blueberries, strawberries at a close second….
That book looks amazing! My little girls would love homemade pops! Strawberry would be the one we’d make the most!!
Rambutan! Its a yummy indonesian or southeast asian fruit that is so light and sweet you can eat a hundred before you know it! it is red and super hairy because in Indonesian hair is “rambut”…but it would make a yummy fruit pop!
Raspberry! You can wake me anytime for those, in any way shape of form.
All his flavors sound good but my favorite flavor would be strawberry banana…love that combination!!
I love guava. My kiddos would love it if I got this machine!
I love popsicles! I recently purchased some molds and have been making them – my favorite is “the bellini” – fresh peaches and champagne – YUM
I would love to make mango peach!!! I make this in ice cube trays as baby food for my son and he loves it.
I love most fruits, but my favorite is strawberry. These look fun to make and good for you, too.
Wow! This brings back so many memories of childhood. We used to make them in iced tea flavor and coke flavor…Ahhh…But now, I would go for Strawberry Daquiri, Mango or Watermelon!!!! I’m crossing my fingers to win this one!!!!
cherry or lemonade!
I think the strawberry lemondade sounds good, but I think I would add some mint, i have lots of basil in my garden too and think that maybe i could experiment with different flavors using fresh herbs! What a new twist on popsicles!
Pick me!
Ooh, fun! I love lime.
Banana all the way……..with a hint of chocolate! :-)
Strawberry!
Thanks for sharing.
Blueberry!!!!
I love cherry anything. Or orange. Yep, definitely cherry or orange (or on that note, just about anything citrus). I wish we had a King of Pops here in my town!
banana without a doubt :)
Anything with berries in it!!
Not quite a ‘popsicle’ flavor – (thinking back to what we had as kids)..but I love blackberry !!! Second choice (not that you asked lol) is cherry. This would be so ‘cool’ to win ! ! Thank you Bakerella.
Watermelon!
these sound so good!! I never realized how easy they are to make:) I would have to say my favorite fruit is strawberry, but my little girls go crazy for watermelon!
How COOL is this! My grandchildren would love these pops. I love a good berry combo like strawberry, blackberry and raspberry, Oh the possiblities athough re endless!
Strawberry!!! This is a great giveaway. Was going to make pops with the kids this week!
Beautiful pics! My favorite Fruit Flavour is Mango for sure!
Raspberry or strawberry!
I’m a lemon girl – I’ll eat the whole thing, rind and all…Especially if it’s been soaking in a diet Coke for a while…Yummmm…..
It continually amazes me how creativity is empowering people to make themselves a life. LOVE the pops!
for a popsicle flavour,…ORANGE! Is the most refreshing satisfying taste!
I would love this prize! I spend many a long weekend at the cottage during the summer and along with my twins, there are 6 other kids that enjoy long summer days at the lake and popsicles are a great way to cool down!
Strawberry…without question. If it is REALLY hot out though I might go for something citrus-y like orange or lemon though.
I can’t just pick one, I really can’t. It’s impossible, and to be honest, just limiting it down to 8 was ridiculously hard, I kid you not. o.O;
So, my answer is: avocado, peach, lemon, pineapple, blueberry, raspberry, wild strawberry & watermelon. Just maybe not at the same time?
Mmmmmm…yum…I think my favorite would be strawberry kiwi!