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.
mmm…raspberry…and what a great way to sneak more fruit into my kids tummies! :o)
I just got back from a run and boy, do those popsicles look good!
I love watermelon, especially in summer!!
My favorite fruit flavor is strawberry, and banana. Especially together. :)
I love both cantaloupe and watermelon pops!
Raspberry! Sweet and tart at the same time:)
Oh, the strawberry cheesecake…how I’d love to get my hands on one of those! Wonder if he delivers..hmmm….
I loooooooooooooove lemonlime popsicles. SO refreshing!!
raspberry!
I am a sucker for anything lemon and lime!
I love fruit in general so it’s hard to choose. Whenever I get slushies or snowcones they’re definitely always rainbow because I want every fruit flavor.
Strawberry is my fave! :)
The King of Pops is a cutie!
I LOVE kiwi…yum yum yum!!
strawberry definitely!
Blackberry with a touch of acai berries is the best!
blueberry!
Pineapple :)
Gimme.
Lime popsicles are my new fave. LemonBerry is a close 2nd!
Oooh! I’ve been thinking about making homemade popsicles for a couple of weeks now. My favorite is definitely strawberry, but there’s another flavor I’d be inclined to try, that I discovered a few weeks ago: apple limeade. We had a bottle of 100% apple juice in the house, and it was too strong for me, but then my friend bought some limeade, and I had the idea of mixing them. The flavors balanced each other perfectly! I wonder how they’d work frozen…
My favorite fruit flavor is generally raspberry, and those raspberry lime pops sound awesome (his flavor board is impressive).
Strawberry…or mango…or pineapple–tough call!
Oh, heavens, I’ve been wanting to make homemade popsicles for a while, but never have the patience for the freezing process. I want one of these so i can attempt dark chocolate raspberry bars. Heatlhy – dark chocolate for the antioxidant, raspberry for the fruit, right???
I love citrus flavors! Lemon, orange, lime, grapefruit, pommelo, mmm mmm.
Nothing beats good ‘ol strawberry on a HOT Arizona day! :-)
lemon , raspberry
yum! i love making homemade popsicles! mmm and my favorite fruit flavor is mango!
I need this book and popsicle maker please please please!
Pears. LOVE pears…or maybe strawberries with balsamic vinegar. mmmmm. Oh, wait, peaches…love peaches too. Too…many…to….decide!!!!
Favourite fruit has to be blackcurrant. In an Ice Pop has to be layered with yoghurt and raspberry. Yum!
Strawberry, of course!
My Favorite is Mango.
Strawberry or lemon. My mouth is watering just thinking about them
Real banana or fudge pops are my favorites.
Strawberry.. mmmm.
Mango and Passionfruit… YUM!
Grape!!!
Raspberry.
I would like to make watermelon flavored popcicles!
Those look amazing. Wishing I lived in Atlanta right about now. My favorite fruit flavor is definitely mango. Yum yum yum.
I made Strawberry Lemonade popcicles for the 4th! My favorite kind though is grape :)
Mango please!
Strawberry or lemon! So summery and refreshing. I saw this thing at WS and was fascinated! I would love for it to come and live at my house…and my 4-year old would, too ;-)
Ohhh it’s got to be strawberry! Especially since I’m British and Wimbledon has just finished!!
Cherry! But strawberry/raspberry would be really good too, and really any fruit mixed with cranberries is awesome.
my favorite pop is avocado/blueberry!
Lemon and Lime are the best!!
Strawberry….Yum!
Anything w/ lime…
Cherry Lime is my all time favorite!
Strawberry is my all time fav :O)
peach!!!!!!
strawberry
I love strawberry.
Berry flavored!! I love all the berries.
Strawberry, rasberry or mango :)
I LOOOOOOOVE KIWI!!!! Yum!
Blackberry!!! Love love it.
Yum! Favorite fruit flavor? Probably mango, but I’m also getting into coconut lately. I’d love to win this!
I wouldn’t say banana is my favorite fruit flavor, but I LOVE banana popsicles!!!!
I would have to say black raspberries
Coconut all the way! Leave it to me to love the fattiest of all ice pop flavors :)
I usually lean towards strawberry, but lately mango has sounded even better!
I love the mixed flavors of pineapple/orange or cherry/pomegranate or apple/cranberry or…
Mango!
I love strawberry. or raspberry. or cherry. or…..you get the point. :)
Coconut for me!
I love any type of fresh fruit! its hard to choose but i would have to say pineapple-coconut! or mango!
I grew up in Mexico having “Paletas de Jaimaica” which are Hibiscus flower popsicles!! They’re absolutely FABULOUS and perfect for warm weather. I wish I could thaste the chocolate sea salt you mentioned… sounds DELICIOUS :)
Strawberry, of course! Maybe even rootbeer! Sounds heavenly, please pick me! :)
Mango!
or Passionfruit!
Banana strawberry is my favorite! :D
blueberry
Hmmm…Pina Colada or Raspberry…I want to try The King of Pops Raspberry Lime!
Strawberries and cream – yum!
Would have to be pineapple and basil, or chocolate and ginger, or raspberry and lychee, or… the list is endless!
Peach-blackberry!
Rhubarb for sure…
My favorite fruit flavor is strawberry. And lemon. Strawberry lemonade? But fresh peaches are delicious too.
I would love a banana popsicle! yummy!
Mango Mojito would be delicious!
Mmmmm…I love lime flavored ice pops!
Mmmm…. It’s so hard to pick when fresh fruit is in season. Strawberries, or cherries, or blackberries, or raspberries, or mango, or pineapple.
Blackberry!
My favorite fruit flavor would have to be Strawberry! Can’t go wrong with that one!
Dark Chocolate Orange. mmmmm….
I am a sucker for strawberries. :)
Watermelon = ?
Strawberry! So refreshing!
I’ve got a definite soft spot for fresh pineapple, and had a taste for it ever since I moved to Florida.
my favorite fruit flavor in a Popsicle is cherry or orange. In actual fruit it is GRAPES … GREEN GRAPES hands down. Then closely followed by Washington Parish Watermelon! Best in the world!
Strawberry Lime is DELISH! Please Pick Me!!!!!
What a great theme for a giveaway! Or maybe I’m just partial because it’s in the 90’s here and we have no AC. Just saw this ice pop maker at W-S. I hope I win!!!
Orange. I can not get enough orange flavored anything. I am a citrus junkie.
Raspberry! There is nothing better then that!
I love popsicles!
My favorite is chocolate yogurt, but I like most every type.
As the King of Pops shows, there are so many possible variations! Blackberry Mojito sounds amazing!!
I love all frozen desserts, but I would have to say the best popsicle I’ve ever had is chocolate wasabi!
I would love to win, thank you! :) Raspberry is my favorite!!
Passionfruit!
Raspberries. I love raspberries. I think I’ve always had a kinship with that fruit because raspberries and cream were the last things my grandpa ate before he died.
I love any kind of fruit……but if I had to choose one I would pick mango……yummy!!
I love grape! Even though it tastes nothing like real grapes :0)
My favorite has to be either strawberries blended with milk, or pure lychee! Yum :)
Thanks for a fabulous giveaway!
Blackberry with vanilla yogurt!
That’s a toss up between blackberry and raspberry…I’ve been eyeing up this Zoku maker at WS…I hope I win!! :)
Anything raspberry, or better yet, black raspberry! Yum!
Would LOVE a cool down in the Utah summer heat!
The Quick Pop maker is at the top of my wish list! My favorite fruit is strawberry.
Cherry is my favorite!!!
I am a lemon nut but I think for a popsicle it would be blackberry or cherry
Anything berry, but specifically raspberry! I’d love those as we just got an ice-pop book for our daughter!
I love triple berry pie….why a blackberry,blueberry, raspberry version.
strawberry or Lemon! yumm… those look amazingly delicious! :)
STRAWBERRY! These look fabulous.
I love Raspberry!
Strawberry!!!! I luv this idea thanks:) gettin ready for my daughters 3rd bday party in a week n half great idea for the lil ones! She loves popsicles and we could have fun makin lots!!!
love this….my kids would be in heaven! Fave fruit flavor is blackberry!
My favorite is banana and chocolate popsicles.. I would love this book as would my 5 year old. Imagine the money you could save making your own instead of having to buy box after box each week.
Can’t choose just one, so…Pomegranate, pineapple, blackberry, watermelon, cranberry…and the list goes on & on. :-)
I’m definitely a big fan of raspberries, but I’m also fond of the taste of coconut. Maybe I should play with those to make my own pops!
Lemon. Mmmm, refreshing.
I love watermelon! It’s always my first choice for snow cones, Popsicles, and lolipops!
My favorite fruit has got to be strawberry—hands down.
strawberry banana is good too.! Love this website.
strawberry!
strawberry
Yum, those flavors sound delicious! I bought a popsicle mold from Old Navy this summer. I tried to make Bomb Pops in it this weekend with Kool Aid. We’ll call the first one a test batch. Next time I think I will have the technique down.
My favorite flavor? Not FLAVORS? Hmmm.. this one is really tough, I won’t lie. I like a variety: tangerine, blackberry, lime.. I could probably go on and on.
I think I’d want to try making something with kiwis. My husband LOVES kiwis and I’m too chicken butt to try them, but something tells me kiwi would be REALLY good!
I’ve been eyeing that book/pop-maker for a few months now!
My favorite fruit flavor is blue raspberry, which I’m pretty sure is not even a fruit at all.
My favorite FRUITS, however, are raspberries, kiwis, and canned pineapple (because fresh pineapple always seems woody?).
These are awesome! I love Strawberry! YUM!
mango and coconut! rich creamy and sweet mmm
Strawberry lemon…mmmm…soo good.. :)
Strawberry… yummm
Peach is always yummy.
Cherry!!
Strawberry all the way. Unless it’s a really good watermelon, but other than that, it’s strawberry all the way!
Watermelon is a staple but when in season…. raspberry is a MUST! ? this site!
I love huckleberry!!
i reeeeally wanna say coconut, but most people try to correct me and say its not a fruit, its a nut.. so if thats the case ill say banana.
Those all look delicious! My favorite fruit is strawberry-but any berry will do!:)
Those look really yummy. Thanks for the giveaway.
Strawberry! or possibly Mango! My family loves both! Love the little ice pops, then it’s less melting time for my kids to get messy! Thank you! Looks so fun!
mmmm….strawberry kiwi!!! :)
yum! i think my favorite is raspberry, but I really love all berry flavors :)
mmmm…these look SO yummy! Strawberry or Watermelon would be my favorite, hands down!
I love homemade popsicles especially with lots and lots of fresh fruit. I need to go find that King of Pops!
yum. chocolate sea salt. I would love those.
I do love lingonberries!
Definitely Strawberry!!
I’m a sucker for anything CHOCOLATE!!!!!
My favorite fruit FLAVOR is strawberry. My favorite FRUIT is watermelon. My favorite real fruit POPSICLE is coconut.
i’m going to have to go with lime. mmm….
watermelon…lemon…strawberry…orange…banana…oh man, how do you choose???
fav lemon but I go for anything
Cherry or strawberry! yum.
Strawberry!
How cool are these! My little guy is just starting to really enjoy fruit and would really enjoy these! Homemade popsicles yum!
I’ve really been into coconut lately!
I love strawberry oh and chocolate.
Watermelon!
Yum! I think my very favorite is orange.
I love summer blueberries and imagine they’d make some great pops!
I”ve always loved Strawberry. Always :)
Strawberry!
I would love to try Strawberry mango. Had a fruit smoothie in this flavor and it was amazing!
I’ve been longing for this since i first saw it… my favorite is Lemon.
Lemon
My all time favorite would have to be mango!!!
oops forgot my flavor!…gotta be cherry…
I love mango!
Strawberry lime or coconut lime!
Peach! Peach popsicles with a layer of vanilla yogurt sound so good right now!
My favorite summer fruit is the nectarine. So delicious!
I want strawberry lemonade pops! If I have to pick one flavor then lemon. I go gaga over frozen lemonade.
Mango!
Melon pops! Honeydew, cantaloupe or watermelon – YUM!
That would just make my kids summer. It looks like a lot of fun. We might have to try that. My son has a low tolerance for sugar–he gets SUPER hyper! So we have to find great tasting treats that are sugar free.
orange cream
move over watermelon. i have found a new craving this pregnancy… homemade popsicles. the only problem is actually taking the time to make them. can’t i just have the king of pop’s cart come around my neighborhood?
got to be watermelon, yummy!
Orange creamsicle please!
coconut and cinnamon!!!
Me! Me! Pick me! We’ve got 12 kids aged 6 and under on the block, so we go through popsicles in bulk in the Texas heat!
My favourite fruit flavour is lychee, but real ones are hard to come by in the US.
Raspberry would be my favorite!
Strawberry! Since I am 34 weeks pregnant right now, I have been living on popsicles. I would love to try Pineapple Habanero….might be good for inducing labor in a few weeks! :)
Pineapple and mint is so refreshing and unexpected.
orange creamsicle for me!! yum yum!! and on super hot days Lemon!
great giveaway! we love popsicles around here, especially strawberry!
I love all fruit – strawberry, peach, pineapple, cherry, and on and on and on! This would keep me very busy!
Mmm the yogurt takes it over the edge! Yum! My favorite fruit flavor is raspberry :)
i would love to win! either lemon or strawberry is my favourite.
I love anything! Specifically something light and fruity.
Definitely lemon!
Ah they look so cute!
I’d probably stick with classic strawberry, but would love to make some kiwi ones :)
Mango. So good.
I’m a sucker for anything citrus. Lemon and thyme are an especially wonderful combination.
Lime!!!!
My son loves these, this would be so fun to have!!!
I just had some amazing peach ice cream. Yum!
Blackberry. Or raspberry. Possibly strawberry. But then I’m forgetting pineapples.
Um.. They’re pretty much all amazing.
(Though blackberry is probably my favourite)
oh yum!
strawberry is probably one of my faves, along with chocolate. and no, i don’t care that that’s not a fruit! :D