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.
blueberry!!!
Ohhh..They look so yummy! I really want to win it!
I love strawberry….but sherbet is really yummy too :)
Mine is strawberry!
Yum, the kids would love making these and then eating them!! I love strawberry pops!
Strawberry for sure!!!! I’d love to experiment with some exotic flavors like the King does though!!!!
Watermelon please!
ok, I know there is alot of perople who commented….. ok I’m wishing…… eyes tightly shut! Is it me , is it me? oooo please. I can feel it this time. I really can……I think! lol
Mary
YUM. I love watermelon pops and have been dying to make some!
Mmm, tough choice! I guess I’d have to go with strawberry, but watermelon would be a close second! =D I want to try the King’s pineapple habanero! Oooo, fire and ice yumminess!
My kids and I love coca cola, mango, and parcha. Delicious and keeps us cool with all this hot, humid, sticky, heat!
My fav is raspberry (or any of the berries)!
What a very cool giveaway! Strawberry is my favorite. These pops look so delicious. Thanks for entering me :-)
YUM! those look amazing. my fav flavor would have to be mango. if i won this time, i would definitely try making something with it…maybe mango, pineapple, orange? my mouth is watering already! hope you had a nice 4th of july weekend :)
I love lemon and I love bakerella!!!
Watermelon-strawberry
I love watermelon! My mom used to make ice pops with mashed watermelon – they were soooo refreshing on a hot summer day!
Strawberry Lemonade!!
My favorite fruit flavor is mixed berries because I can’t choose just one berry!
This could be the greatest thing since sliced bread in my house. My daughters are really picky but they are starting to become interested in what goes into their food, I bet they would love to make their own ice pops. And I would feel better knowing that it’s not a ton of sugar and other chemicals either.
Strawberry. Yum!
Blueberries!
The European kind that are blue all through and leave you with blue fingers, lips, and tongue.
They have a lot more flavour than their big blue-skinned but white-fleshed cousins!
I’m torn between strawberry and watermelon!
i wud love to have rasberry , orange and litchie popscicles..even the choc will do…
Orange-pineapple-banana….. yum!
Strawberry
I love anything raspberry flavored!
Gotta love refreshing lemon!
pineapples and strawberries for sure!!
Strawberry banana! That machine looks awesome!
Pick just one? Are you kidding? Peach came to mind first, quickly followed by strawberry, strawberry lime, cherry, blueberry, blackberry, cherry, cherry lime, cantaloupe, tangerine, and so on…….and I must say, you had me at salted chocolate!
How could I pick one favorite fruit flavor? Maybe watermelon, or strawberry? or even pineapple or kiwi, or black cherries! LOL I guess it would depend on the day and the mood I am in! LOL
I love lime pops, but those chocolate sea salt sound uh-mazing.
I don’t have a favorite. I love fruit!!!! Pineapple, peaches, oranges, grapefruit, berries… It makes up for my distaste for vegetables. :)
I could go for a raspberry & cream popsicle right now.
Lemon – it always tastes to light and clean. Although, that mandarin basil is intriguing…..
favorite fruit flavor?
gotta be raspberry!
Just saw one of these at the store yesterday. Would love to win won for my 2 boys! My favorite is lemon!
Any flavor with “zip”, like cherry-berry!
Strawberry-no question!
Strawberry is my favourite and you could throw some kiwi or banana in with that. Thanks for the great giveaway.
I love pineapple or pretty much any tropical fruit. =)
Fresh peach!
Any berry will do!
I’d love to try making my own pops…YUM!!!
This reminds me of the Tupperware popsicle makers we had when I was little. My favorite is banana!
strawberry! This would be sooo cool to win!
Raspberry… and lime too.
I would love to try his raspberry lime popsicle… i bet it’s awesome… and mandarin basil…. i bet it’s amazing!
My favorite fruit flavor is cranberry and apple mixed together! Yum!
My favorite flavor is orange & cream. Yum.
O my WORD!!! Saw this pop maker at W&S….couldn’t talk my hubby into buying one! I wish I lived closer to Atlanta so I could try one of those popsicles! Nothing better on a hot summer day!
Definitely strawberry!
Oh Bakerella…i have such a love/hate relationship with you…sigh. I LOVE LOVE LOVE your amazing creations (and photography) but hate hate hate that this is so not good for my waistline!! lol Anyhow…really neat post on the popsicle guy…that would be a (somewhat) healthy treat to make…yea, I would be a big fan of the chocolate and cream.
Oh my a mango pop would be the bestest!
Definitely strawberry! It is great on it’s own but can also be mixed with other berries, lemon, banana, chocolate, etc!
All of those flavors look amazing!!! I would have to say lemon!!! My kids would be too excited to win since they eat Popsicles daily!!! Please pick me!!! Thank you!!!
Lime! Or lemonade anything. Basically I love Citrus.
oooh ive wanted one of these for a while! my fave flavor is strawberry… YUM!
Fun! My girls would enjoy this together. They are always trying to make popsicles of one sort or other.
peach, yum!
Even if I don’t win – I think I’m still going to buy the book & kit! These look too fun not to get the stuff!!! I’m so excited for September for your book to come out too – I’ve already pre-ordered mine!!
I love raspberry, but lime is SO refreshing in the summer!
pineapple or lemon with coconut center….mmm
like a pina colada
I have to say my kids just love when we make our own popsicles. Any flavour works for them, but for me it is creamsicle all the way!
These look super yummy! My favorite would have to be strawberry! Thanks for a chance to win!
Perfect for the heat wave we’re having!!
banana or orange creamsicle
Banana!
Ooooh! Yummy! What an awesome treat for the summer!
I think my favorite flavor would be…oh so difficult….mango. Or maybe blueberry?? I can’t decide!
My favorite is kiwi.
mmmm.. Strawberry!
Alright! I know it’s boring…but strawberry!!
Guava (with a little cream cheese thrown in)!
Banana
Raspberry is my favorite… yum!
Peach…but only really fresh, ripe ones! Yum!
I’m a sucker for strawberry-always. Sometimes with peach mixed in.
a sour apple is for sure my favorite!
I loved having rootbeer popsicles when I was young. I also love key lime pie, so I would like to try to make some key lime popsicles!
Cherry! Lemon is a close second.
MMMM; I saw this at William Sonoma—I’d love to own one. I’d go for mixed berry, including cranberry, raspberry, blackberry, starwberry, blueberry…..love those antioxidents!!
I my favorite is from a popsicle shop in Nashville, its Cucumber Chile…sounds strange but it is amazing!!
Raspberry! Those look delish!
Yummy! I love cold watermelon!
I love Kiwi!
Mango…yummy
My favorite flavor is cherry. That thing looks like fun to use!!
Does Steven the King of Pops come on a stick?! Ha ha…in all seriousness, the rasberry lime sounds delicious. but i always love a mango pop.
Banana!!!
Wow! That looks fabulous!! I’d love to win…but with 4000+ comments, I guess the odds are against me!
I LOVE fruit, so that’s a tough choice. Depending on what day you ask me, either strawberry, watermelon or peach. Makes my mouth water just thinking about it! But, since I’m a Georgia girl I’ll say peach. :)
how yummy are those …………it’s winter here and i feel like a popsicle right now………………..a WATERMELON one !
Strawberry!!
Blueberry!
OH I love raspberry..my childhood memory, mom buying the variety pack of popsicles and I’d eat all the blue ones “raspberry”. Now have grandkids and the traditional has been passed on.
Thanks for the chance
I love anything raspberry!
Strawberry , Passionfruit and Vanilla for me. In Aus there used to be an icecream in a cup called twister. Now that was the best!
def strawberry!
Raspberry! I actually made peach pops this weekend and had to wait forever for them to freeze. I just saw that pop maker in a catalog and I would love to be able to make pops faster!
I love making our own popcicles using simple fruit juice and fruit. It’s super yummy!
Banana!!
I do love watermelon flavor, but blueberry yogurt sounds great too!
Oh, B! How fab.
I’m a fan of strawberry banana. Yes, the combo.
I’m a kiwi strawberry kind of girl!
Mango!
Definitely strawberry, and I would love to win this machine because this could be the way to finally get my son to eat some fruit!
Banana’s. Gotta love them.
I love watermelon ice pops!
I like strawberry, orange, grape, watermellon, lemon-lime, lemonade…I could go on and on! I love popsicles!
Cherry!!!
I pretty much love all things strawberry. I just got an ice cream maker and made my own strawberry sorbet for Father’s Day dinner. I was in heaven.
Srawberry all the way!
Jen
This week, Strawberry they are at the height of season. Next week, Raspberry!
Omg, those look so good right now! i could definately use one in this 95 degree weather!!
Delicious!
Strawberry!!!
Oh, please enter me! It’s going to be almost 100F today and I have to head outside for a photo shoot… I’ll be thinking of popsicles all day!
Raspberry definitely! YUM!
I really love blackberry! I bet that pop you tried was as amazing as it sounded. YUM!
I love, love LIME!! Yep, that tart green lemon shaped fruit. I would like to experiment with lime in my own fruit pop!
Banana!!
Strawberry
I think strawberry is the best flavor for a cool treat in the hot sticky summer!!! I can’t wait to try these! I can hold a pop party!!!
Pineapple! You can make great popsicles by freezing crushed pinapple – no need to add sugar or anything.
….hmm..I would say the flavor I usually gravitate to is fruit based and tangy!!
Would love to try those mandarin and basil flavours or the pineapple and habanero…it never occurred to me to be creative with popsicles…oh the possibilities!
My favorite is watermelon strawberry – mix them together – such a great summer treat!
STRAWBERRY for sure!!! Yum! Yum!
These look awesome and I would love to win! Does lime count as a fruit? I am partial to Lime but also love mango!
Peach Strawberry … mmmmm!
Does coconut count? It does if blended with a real fruit, right? I’d put it with some pinapple because I love anything pina colada flavored— even without the rum. Honest.
My favorite fruit flavor would have to be mixed berry! …although I’ll take any of them separately, too. ; ) Thanks for sharing the simple rundown for those strawberry pops, yours turned out darling!
I love love love banana
Anything with strawberries, or maybe chocolate….. or maybe anything at all!
I love homemade popsicles!! Lime is my fav!
Yum Yum! With the temps in the 90s here, we’ve been eating a ton. Right now, my favorite is strawberry lemonade! That maker looks awesome!
definitely raspberrry!!
Banana of course but banana strawberry would be delicious!
Hi! I love ice pops! I have a odd flavor combo: honeydew and peanut butter.
raspberry
mmmm! Cranberry
Passion Fruit yumm-o!!!
My favorite flavor is chocolate, but since you asked for favorite fruit flavor, it’s a toss up between cherry and grape!
I can just imagine eating an icy chocolate sea salt popsicle that I made myself in this crazy 100 degree weather! Too yummy!!!
Oh man, I’ve been dreaming of homemade popsicles for a few days now! I need to win this one! :)
Fav fruit flavor is raspberry! Or possibly pineapple. I like tart fruit best…
My favorite has always been strawberry! Love ’em!
Oh my gosh Bakerella! I have been a huge fan for a few months now, but this is the first time I am posting anything on your site. You have really inspired me, so much so that my family continuously ask me what’s next on my baking list :)
Your recipes are amazing :) And so much fun! :)
My favorite flavor is Strawberry / kiwi :) Yummm!
Hopefully I hear from you :) – hehehehee!
Keep well!
:)
I love strawberry/kiwi!!! I would love to be able to try one of the King of Pops!!
Does pina colada count as a fruit flavour? Pineapple coconut… to die for. :)
Oooh. These remind me of this set of tupperware popsicle makers my mom had when we were kids. I think she used some diluted jello concoction, so these look so much better!
I love strawberry, but with these, I’d try to make orange and cream.
Yummi, all his pops sounds great. Wish I lived in Atlanta. My favorite is watermelon lemonade.
I love just plain strawberry!
My favorite flavor has always been strawberry banana! Well until I got preggers (I’m almost 29 wks along) & now, I love anything with pickles! I know it sounds crazy, but the other day I had a pickle milkshake ha ha!
Coconut! that’s a fruit right?
I love pear, but all of these look so yummy! X3
I keep it simple, Strawberry is the best.
Pineapple and strawberry are wonderful. I love making smoothies out of them…so I imagine that a popsicle out of the two would be terrific!
I would loooove to win this treat!!! Of course, my favourite is the classic strawberry!
passion fruit~!
I love fresh raspberries or blueberries….I could just taste a raspberry pop right now! Mmmm…..
mmmm….coconut and lime! :)
Strawberries and Bananas!! SOO gonna try to do some layered pops soon!
In the summertime, it’s all about lemon for me!
Any flavor pop is fine with me . . . especial in the 90 some degree weather in the northeast right now!!!! But if I must pick I would say a chocolate or coffee flavor would be my fav.
How fun! My kids would love this! Favorite flavor…anything with strawberry in it!
My favorite…… Coconut!!
Dreamsicle and chocolate. Yum!!!
Watermelon…or strawberry. They are both so good I could never choose just one!
My favourite has got to be mango. Mango and passionfruit together, yum! Or mango and strawberry. Or mango and blueberry. Either way, mango is my favourite!
I wanna win that book soooo bad :D It seems awesomeeeeee =)
Pineapple Strawberry. Love the flavors. Would love to try the chocolate sea salt myself.
I know I’m not very original but good old strawberry has always been my favorite flavor.
Nutella and Banana! Or I like Danielle’s idea of lemonade and strawberry!
Mmm…I love Guava and Strawberry, and would love to try this out!
YUM!! It’s supposed to be 105 degrees today! I could go for one of those!
Banana of course but banana stawberry would be lucious!!!
passon fruit! my boys love to eat popsicles in the bathtub – this would be a wonderful treat!
The perfect treat for a Florida summer day!
I have always loved strawberry kiwi, but nothing will EVER top chocolate!
I just can’t stop thinking about the chocolate/sea salt combo that you mentioned…. I bet it’s heaven. But, as far as fruit goes… I would have to go with just plain cherry…. yum
Oh man, I could use a popsicle maker. It’s supposed to be swelteringly hot around these parts this week. :(
But to answer your question…my favourite flavour is probably either strawberry or raspberry. Maybe a mix of the two!
Lychee fruit has to be my absolute favorite!!
Banana Chocolate, that would be my favorite flavor :).
Congrats to Steven, it looks like he found a niche to be the King.
My favorite would be coconut. The pop maker looks awesome!
mango . . . okay, mango & peach – yum!
I love strawberry!
Mmm, fruit is my favorite part of summer! I love all fruit, but I guess my favorite would have to be pineapple or fresh, plump blueberries. Now imagine how yummy those two would taste together! =P
Very cool. Our last ones were watermelon!
I love these little frozen baby pops, sometimes you just need a little bite! Way to go King of pops! cablemobile@hotmail.com
raspberry!
Tangerine or nectarine would probably be my faves..
Mayfield’s Orange Dreamsicle is my fave!
Strawberry of course!!! My 4 kids love ice pops and I’d love to win this one!!! Pick Me Pick me!!!
blueberry– what are the odds of winning? I would LOVE to win…I’ll cross my fingers!
I’d love to win this!! if not win it could i buy? I’m in canada…the best flavour combo’s gotta be Mango rasberry!!
Pineapple! Please.
Usually grape, but that kiwi looks good!
My favorite flavor , especially for popsicles, is red raspberry!
I would LOVE to try the pineapple habanero! Thanks for another great giveaway…
Oh my gosh…I would LOVE to win this! My favorite fruit flavor is pineapple…hands down.
I would say banana and kiwi. That book and popsicle make look amazing!!