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.
Nothings screams summer like Strawberrys! Yummy for my tummy!!! :D
Boysenberry!
I love strawberry!!
Mango! Unfortunately you can’t find a good mango anywhere in southern Utah.
Strawberry, pineapple and/or mango… oh and anything with chocolate! I could go for some right now in this 90 plus weather.
Mango Banana!
RASPBERRY!!!!
Ok, I hope I get it right this time lol…chocolate banana!! Yummy :)
Anything with orange sounds wonderful to me!
Strawberry!! Those look yummy!
My flavor creativity comes when I’m baking cupcakes not when I’m thinking of popsicles! I’d have to go with one that the King of Pops already has on his board, Pineapple Habanero. That sounds divine!
Blueberry!!! This is the perfect time of year for it too!
a popsicle cart?! too cute! i love popsicles!
RASPBERRY!!! Can’t get enough of it in the summertime!
I love anything citrus. :) Thanks for the chance to win!
Mango!!!
These are so cute! My mom used to make us “icee pops” growing up. I love anything with peaches! Maybe a nice “fuzzy navel” creation!
Raspberry/lemon would be my favorite
I’m all about strawberry. But mango is pretty awesome as well!
Hoping I win!
lemon and rainbow =)
strawberry!!! Pick Me Pick Me!!!
Coconut……mmmmmmm the tropical taste of summer!
I love love love everything strawberry and citrus, lemon lime orange, I love it all! I especially love ice pops in the summer the fruit and ice is so cooling.
I love the Mexican kind made from milk and my favorite flavor is strawberry!
I loove guava or even lilikoi
no doubt: raspberry!
Yeah! I just made some but I had to borrow my moms stuff. I’d love to have my own!
i love orange pops
GRAPEFRUIT!!!
Bakerella–I adore the crap out of you!
does it have to be a fruit? i want to try that chocolate sea salt one you mentioned!! It that in the book too?
fruit… fruit… raspberry peach would be yummy!
ORANGE!
Cherry!! Yum!
I love fruit flavored things :’D
esp. raspberry, banana-blueberry, strawberry-kiwi, lemon, etc., so good!
these popsicles are beautiful, too!
I love Pineapple and Strawberries Mixed!
Berries…all kinds of yummy berries!!!! :)
I want some Popsicles! the weather sucks here.
How awesome is that? I would love to try his pops. I love strawberry and pineapple! Thank you for the chance to win. Even if I don’t win I’m going to try to make my own. Thank you!
Pineapple!
Strawberry, for sure!! :)
ok that was me didnt write my name sorry :s
Strawberry has always been my fave, but the ones you’ve shown here look so good I may have to branch out.
Id definitely have to say something like strawberry just delicious thanks for this oportunity, last minute entry
i love anything LIME!
orange
My favorite pops are mashed watermelon with a little agave syrup and lime zest!!
mango
COCONUT ALWAYS AND FOREVER!
It’s so hot in South Alabama, Pops would be soooooooo GOOD!
Those pops look tasty! My favorite fruit is raspberry :)
mmmmm strawberry and cream!!
Yummy…strawberry for sure! They look so good!
I am easy I like cherry, plain old cheery :)
coconut pineapple is delicious!!!
Grape is my all-time favorite flavor!
My favorite would be strawberry and banana. I will have to try these with my daughter. I also have a home day care and this would be a great snack for them. Can’t wait to try.
favorite flavor is raspberry/blackberry/blueberry twist..
Blackberry or mango!
mmmmm……….banana, yumm!
my favorite is coconut.
I love any thing with mangos in it. I would love to try to make pineapple mango.
Strawberry is ALWAYS my preferred choice!
Mango, Pineapple, Strawberry, Grapes, so many to choose from.
I know I’m too late for the giveaway (it’s 5:45 PM ET right now) but I had to comment because I am ALWAYS 15 minutes after the deadline for your giveaways. Makes me SO sad. And this one especially. I’m going to have to find these things somewhere… I have a 10 year old who will think he’s gone to heaven if I start making him homemade popsicles. Congrats to whomever the lucky winner turns out to be!
oh man, favorite flavor? I love most of the “red” popsicles! Cherry, strawberry, etc. so tasty!
Nothing cools like a lime popsicle on a hot summer day, or, when the craving hits, next to the heat vent under a blanket on a cold winter day….
I love raspberry anything!!
Raspberry! So delicious and light!
Pineapple!
kiwi. i think. or mango. oh, dear. don’t make me choose.
I think watermelon would be wonderful :)
Strawberry is always my go to, and I do love a combination of strawberry and orange.
Lime!
my favorite fruit flavor is peach! But my all time favorite pop is made out of coconut with a little bit of chocolate and pecans! yummy!
I love orange or lemon, I’m simple, but stuck on those two!
Margarita flavor, lime, sugar, tequila, YUMMM
I’ve never heard of the Zoku machine. I would love to play around with different flavors!!! Raspberry! Yum!
It is 100 degrees today! I need to win this in the worst way! They look yummmmy.
My Favorite would have to be Lime & Watermelon. mm
I am JUST in time!! Consider me in.
My favorite flavor would be watermelon striped with coconut-muy tropical!
I love fruit flavors. My favorite usually depends on my mood, but I can always go for mango with just about anything!
Make mine raspberry! Babs
With this heatwave int he northeast, I sure could use these. My kids and I are sweltering!
omg! Those look great!! Thinking I’m going to learn to make my own too!
Pineapple is my favorite! Maybe with some coconut, too. Mmmmm.
I love Orange Creamcicles and simple strawyberry!
The Kiwi pop on the quick pop maker looks so delish! I will have to try it! But as for a safe favorite I love banana and pineapple!
Strawberry!! YUM! :)
I love rootbeer!!
shoot, am i too late? lemon raspberry would be delish…
omg! someone needs to make a lychee one stat! :) absolute favorite fruit
Pineapple is my favorite!
Watermelon or Peach! Both would make awesome popsicles!!!
Mmmmm pineapple….layered with creamy vanilla greek yogurt! Ahhh, was just checking out the Zoku Maxine at WSblast weekend :-)
Enter me, yay! :D
My fav flavor is strawberry, but wild ones! :D
My favorite fruit flavor is definitely fresh peach!
Raspberry! Summer + Pregnancy = Needing Popsicles!
I think I missed the deadline by a few minutes. Oh well, thanks for thinking of us, Bakerella!
Without coming up with some kind of funky flavor, I’m going with traditional raspberry. Although my new favorite is white mulberry.
I would love to learn how to master a really good pop! I personally like root beer!
Cantaloupe would be awesome!
These look like fun!!
Pineapple!!
mango is definitely my favorite!
Watermelon! Oh and Mr. KOP is pretty yummy in his own right! ;O)
i would love to try the kiwi!!
Strawberry, always and forever.
I love coconut and lime sooo refreshing!
Yumm!! I love anything cherry!
Oh, how my kidlets would love for me to win! What am I saying?! I would love to win!
Pineapple. Or Raspberry. Or Strawberry. Heck, I love all fruits.
And hi, the King of Pops is a CUTIE!
Watermelon
Strawberry, pineapple…..hard to say which I love most!
omg – I have the zoku. it’s A-mazing!
I love watermelon!
I would have to say strawberry is my favorite but really I love them all. Watermelon, blueberry, orange, fudge… yummmmm.
My favorite fruit flavor is definitely a strawberry-banana mix! yum!
strawberries most definitely YUM!
I would LOVE to win. hmmm, favorite fruit flavor, might be peach. Although I really like lemonade popsicles too.
coconut! so creamy and yummy!
My fav would be banana/chocolate combo!
I would SO love to win! It would make my day/year!!!!
Watermelon. I love, love, love it!!
my favorite fruit flavor is either cherry or strawberry
My favourite fruit flavour is kiwi, it’s just so refreshing and a vibrant colour!
Strawberry rhubarb would be awesome!!!
That chocolate sea salt sounds delish!
It’s hard to choose a favorite flavor…I guess I’d have to say mango. :)
I want to make the kiwi ones – oh so yumm yummy in my tummy – I want this thing so bad
Mango!!!
Definitely strawberry!!!
Oops, I forgot my favorite flavor, It’s cherry :)
I love Kiwi fruit so much, but can’t eat because I am allergic! After I turned about 16, I started getting itchy and swollen every time I ate a kiwi! Bummed out majorly!
ALL OF THEM!! LOL but if I had to pick just one, I will pick strawberry. :)
I’d love to win! My favorite is strawberry!
I Have wanted one of these for so long!!!
Strawberry! I love the ones I have had in mexico! Would love to go to atlanta and find the king of pops! I would love to try making my own :)
In Mexico I like to get the natural coconut pops. We make them at our house with leftover smoothies in vintage tupperware pops. I’d love more recipe ideas!
Oooh, it’s so hot here today, I’d love a nice hand made pop. :)
My kids would love this!!! :)
my favorite is strawberry!
how can i pick just one i love them all
My favorite is Pink Grape, My sons favorite is strawberry and Kiwi – I wonder if you can mix the two and make a strawberry og kiwi pop…!?!? :P
My grandkids would love this!!! Strawberry!!!
anything berry flavored..blackberry, blueberry, strawberry, hucklberry, …bring on the berries
I hope I’m not too late :)
Anything with strawberry for me!
raspberry! these look amazing :)
My favorite is Coconut…though Rasberry is close!
I’d have to say blueberry or cantalope or maybe both together!
OMG, my granddaughters would love these. My dd doesn’t let them have many sugary treats and these would be awesome and make me the “fun” grammy, lol.
Strawberry or Watermelon would be my pick!!
My kids would love this!!! :)
Strawberry!
my favorite fruit flavor is lemon-lime. its so refreshing!
Mango. But Blackberry is great too.
My favorite in the summer is orange – – or creamsicle is even better.
Strawberry for me!
Strawberry Kiwi. It’s so Yummy!
Strawberry banana is one of my favorite combos! I have been making smoothies, but can’t wait to try freezing it into a pop!
The design on the pop maker box is gorgeous. I looove strawberry!
HHmmm….those look extra special and yummy.
I love Melon… ever had a Melona?
Those look delicious! My favorite fruit flavor is either apple or raspberry. I truly cannot decide between the two!
Vanilla is my all time favorite flavor!!!!!!!!!! But I’m up to try something new anytime and would love to make my own! Thanks!
Anything icy and fruity would be fabulous in our Summer heat! I’d love to win!! :D
lemon. Anything with lemon, but lemon is important!
Since chocolate isn’t a fruit flavour then I will have to say raspberry! Those pops look awesome!!!
Gotta love me some strawberry pops!! Thanks for the great giveaway!
Mango or peach…or better yet mixing them!! love your idea with the little paper cups- going to have to try that out- thanks!
Cherry is most favorite…. :)
Tough call! I love pineapple, strawberry, coconut, and banana!
Oh, I’ve been looking at those at Williams Sonoma for weeks. Pick me!
Lime….lemon…I love citrus flavors. chocolate and sea salt? I’m intrigued….
Meyer Lemon for me!
Banana…yum!
Mango!
Cherry is my favorite! Although pina colada would be a very close second.
Raspberry!
mmm… i was actually always a sucker for rootbeer flavour, but as that is not a fruit, i’ll go with banana.
I’ve been thinking about buying an ice cream maker, but this just might be better.
I LOVE raspberry! I’ve never made my own popcicles, definitely have to give it a try!
Strawberry or pineapple! Yum =]
Strawberry banana! yum!
ooh, I might have to make a road trip to Atlanta just for the popcicles! I heart anything lime flavored, but I think the chocolate sea salt sounds amazing!
Lemonade!! I am a sucker for anything lemon flavored (body lotions, popsicles, pie, you name it!)
Hmmm… right now it would have to be something tropical – like mango!
Watermelon, so refreshing!
Coconut!!!
blackberry!
Cherry!
strawberry!!
strawberry!!!
It’s summer in Texas … it’s hot …. I need popsicles!
fresh picked boysenberry is my favorite :)
These look yummy! A nice treat on a hot day. thanks for sharing.
Do I have to choose a favorite flavor of ice pop? It’s too hard! Anything lemony. . . raspberry lemon, strawberry lemon, etc. MMM!
Blackberry is my all-time favorite!
I have wanted that Zoku popsicle maker for months!!
I love pineapple or cherry :)
Strawberry. Or maybe raspberry. I also love anything tropical. Have I mentioned I’m really bad at picking favorites?
Honeydew and Cucumber! It smells so good, it would probably taste good too!
Raspberry, def! I love the way you used yogurt too, I am such a sucker for fro yo.
xxx
Mango popsicles would do the trick for me!!!!!
Second place would be mixed berries.
Those look great, and fun to make.
Yummy! I think my fave would be pineapple. It’s over 100 degrees here today. I could go for a popsicle!
Mine is blue raspberry. yum!