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.
Oh … my girls would LOVE these … I LOVE them … always look forward to reading your blog …
Fudge and strawberries!
Blackberry mojito pops sound wonderful! Wish I lived in Atlanta!!
Popsicles scream summer to me! I’d love to try some different combinations of flavors like the mandarin basil ones!
Either peach or pineapple. Chocolate sea salt sounds really good.
Love me some raspberries!
I love making sorbet so these sound like the logical next step! Thanks for the chance to win!
Blackberry!
strawberry, always!
tart cherry!
Strawberry or raspberry……or strawberry-raspberry!!
Jackfruit or mango!
MANGO!!!!!!
(Best popsicles ever, mix mango juice with vanilla yogurt, AWESOME!!)
watermelon is a summer favorite! Strawberry is always a good standby too. yumm
What a cute idea and boy do you love your William-Sonoma ;) Strawberry wins for me!
Mango or blueberry
Passion fruit!!!! I would love to win this :)
Strawberry banana! I’ve been trying to make some of my own pops at home, but I need to venture out and get more creative. I would love this book!
Mine is by far MANGO….need to make these – YUMMY!
I like coconut or classic orange cream.
I’d have to say either Strawberry, lemon, lime, or grape!
I recently tasted these passion fruit and coconut pops. Amazing!
WATERMELON!!! Not that fake kind, the real flavor, seeds and all!!! Nothing spells summer like watermelon!!
raspberry or watermelon, i love them both!
Those look great and I’ve had my eye on that popsicle maker for awhile now. Thanks for the chance to win :).
I like pretty much any fresh fruit flavor…strawberry, banana, watermelon, blueberry – you name it!
My favorite fruit flavor is Pineapple.
Thanks for the giveaway!
I am a big fan of tropical fruits. However, I also love orange fruits for some reason…oranges, mangoes, cantaloupe, papaya, etc. A mango popsicle sounds absolutely delicious right now.
pomegranate is my favorite
watermelon or raspberry. love them both.
Strawberry ALL the way!
Lime! It’s so refreshing – especially in popsicle form.
Hmm… I’m going to go with peach, but it’s close!
Peach/Banana!
So cool!! Strawberry is my fave…especially when fresh!
It’s strawberry for me! Yum!
Thanks for the chance at this giveaway!
Corrie
I make a honeydew melon with pineapple and yoghurt that my youngest daughter goes nuts for. Personally I like just about any flavor I throw together.
lemon.
Strawberry!
strawberry.
Mmm…. mango. But I love me some orange creamsicle as well (does that count as fruit?).
SOOOOO Cute! I love blackberries. Wouldn’t that be yummy?
Definitely strawberry!
Oh, I just had the chocolate sea salt popsicle for the first time this week! I love the King of Pops! I also made my own fresh fruit popsicles for the holiday yesterday— strawberry, lychee, and blueberry- yum! They turned out really nicely and I’m intrigued to try and make more. A popsicle maker would definitely help! I just got back from a trip to India, so right now my favourite fruits are fresh mangoes and lychees. I also love watermelon–what summer in Georgia is complete without it?!
Strawberry!! :) mmmm
wow, they look awesome!!! cherry is my favorite!!!!
What a great giveaway for summer!
My all time favorite fruit flavor is pineapple!
I’m a sucker for anything strawberry – strawberry/banana is my favorite!!
It is currently 90 here and I just got back from a two hour parade…I cannot think of a better thing than an ice pop. Mmmmm
raspberry!!! mmmmm… i want to try and make some raspberry cream ones… that’d be good, no?!?
These have gotta be so refreshing! Watermelon is my fav!!
That looks super cool, no pun intended, ha ha.
My favorite is MANGO, yum!
Blackberry, hands down!! Would love to make some homemade blackberry pops!!
We have started making watermelon slush, that we have now turned into popsicles. They are simple to make with fresh watermelon, strawberries and apple juice. The kids love them, they are refreshing and have no added sugar.
watermelon or pineapple!
love both
Strawberries. Just plain and simple.
Peach!
my fav popscicle flavor is cherry!
I love mango, cherry-lime, and chocolate banana!!!
That looks like so much fun! I would have to try mango, kiwi, banana, and chocolate pudding… some of my favorites! :)
Lemon and strawberries!!!!
Strawberry!
mmmm..strawberry! All those flavors sound amazing though!
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Strawberries! I love making strawberry yogurt pops. They make me very popular during the summer.
I keep watching this at william sonoma! I reallly want one…Strawberry is my FAV!!!!
oooh… i’ve been eyeing those pop makers for some time! i love apricots more than any other fruit.
Mango! Great giveaway! :)
Oh, WOW! These look great. I have an ice pop maker, but need some good recipes. I’d love a Blackberry pop!
I LOOVE raspberry! those look AMAZING!
Dreamsicle!!! I love the orange and cream mixture…mmmm..
I had the KOP’s blackberry mojito a few weeks ago! I love grape Popsicles.
Yes! I love popsicles! I have some blueberry yogurt ones in the freezer -and so wanted to expand my popsicle love. Thanks!
I love anything blueberry! I actually have a blueberry pie cooking now :)
Anything berry flavored is my fav!
Nothing like fresh picked strawberries.
I agree with the chocolate covered strawberry! YUM!! Or may strawberry with chunks of pineapple. Lime with chunks of strawberry. Chocolate Banana sounds very yummy!!! My kids would love these and would love to make these.
Anything with lime!!!
Strawberry
Black Raspberry!
Awesome giveaway! Just in time to combat the summer heat!
The first pops I’d make would probably be strawberry or watermelon!
Strawberry is always a favorite for me!
Gotta be cherry, or maybe banana or yeah cherry- banana.
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when it comes to candy and things like kool-aid, cherry is always my favorite flavor. but whenever i get a smoothie or something else made of real fruit i always have to get raspberry.
this is so great! i would love to make my own pops!
I love peaches!
Strawberry!
Coconut
I am on a big sea salt kick these days, I would love to try his chocolate sea salt popsicle.
Mango!!
I’ve would love to try and make some Jello pudding pops like I had when I was little….try being the key word. ;-)
Strawberry or watermelon!!
My favorite fruit flavor is blueberry….and strawberry…and kiwi….and coconut (is that a fruit?)…and do we have to pick just one? :-)
I love lemon. And watermelon too. I’ve been eying those popsicle makers for a while now – I’d love to win one!!
Lemon!!
Strawberry is my favorite!
Pineapple. Hands down. Super delicious.
Favorite fruit flavor is peach! I’d love to make some popsicles, its getting hot in california!
Orange! Orange! Orange!
The blackberry mojito sounds great, but if I could do anything, I think cherry-nectarine sounds perfect!
My favorite fruit flavor is definitely a tie between strawberry and pomegranate! Love love love! And those popsicles are fan-freaking-tastic!
Very cool :-) Absolute raspberry.
pineapple mango
Banana
I love any kind in the summer, especially citrusy types!! So fun!
strawberry banana- yumilicious!
strawberries!!! all those pops look amazing..
strawberry! With chunks of fruit.. Yum. Some banana thrown in wouldn’t hurt either.
white peaches! Yumm!!
Strawberry… or cherry!
Lemon, Blue raspberry ( like in firecracker popcicles)
I think my favorite fruit flavor is watermelon, but it’s hard to make popsicles out of watermelon for some reason.
Coconut with Pineapple chunks !!! Yum
Honeydew!
My favorite is coconut – so hard to find but sooo good
coconut. Seriously I love all fruits- but as far as flavors- coconut is the winner!
Strawberry for me!!
Cucumber-Chile Lemon!
always and forever, my strawberry, my love!
I LOVE almond butter and banana (a concoction I created at home to use up leftovers!).
Grape, soo tasty :)
I am a lover of all things watermelon! Now I must go raid my freezer for clearly what will be a much less tasty popsicle!
I love lemons!
Strawberry!
My favorite is mango! Tropical fruit goodness. Yum!
WATERMELON!!
OH! I saw that Zoku and wanted it sooooo bad!! My favorite fruit flavor is Strawberry!!!
Definitely orange dreamsicle but strawberry is a close second!
Watermelon!
Mango!!!!
Passionfruit. Or wild strawberry. Or both :)
Strawberry banana! :)
Mango. Thanks for the contest !
Lemon
Strawberry plain and simple.
cantaloupe!
Strawberry! Those look awesome!
The kids would LOVE it. :)
Honeydew melon and mango, those are my favorite flavors and I can’t chose which one I like best!
Hmmm, I would do banana chocolate peanut butter!
Yum!
Raspberry!
I love fresh pineapple. I would love to make some pineapple coconut pops if I won those items…..and maybe even if I don’t.
mmm strawberry or raspberry for me!
I love yummy mango!
Strawberry! Or cherry…or raspberry…or…I can’t pick just one.
Ooh, there’s so many delicious fruits out there! It’s hard to pick just one, but I think I’d have to say strawberry. I just can’t resist an in-season strawberry.
I’m going to make the ice pops, yummy. I some frozen blueberries in the freezer to try.
Strawberry is my first pick , blueberries.
all flavours! but the best would be strawberry watermelon!!! that to me is summer!
Strawberry is great. Mixed with bananas is perfection!
My favorite fruit is….berries. I can’t pick just one kind! We go berry picking every summer and stock up. I love making popsicles, that pop maker looks so awesome!
most certainly watermelon and anything with lemon.
oh my, looks delicious! I think this post, along with the cover of the Williams-Sonoma catalog (more popsicles!) is a sign I need to make some. :)
that’s a tough one….probably lime. Love key lime pies and yogurt.
I love all popsicles!! Creamsicles are the best. My three kids would love a popsicle maker…my 3 yr old got a sno-cone machine for her birthday and it gets used on a daily basis..this would fit right in!!
Pineapple. Rasberry. Mango. I could go on.
They look sooo good….and strawberries and blueberries are inexpensive right now. I’ll have to give this a try!
I had a ginger-lime pop once that was fantastic. Or maybe it was ginger-watermelon. All I know is that it had ginger in it and that it was fantastic.
Coconut, definitely coconut! Wait coconut is a fruit, right?! Either way, still coconut! :-)
BLACKBERRY Popsicle would taste amazing :D
I just tried a handmade strawberry coconut popsicle from a local popsicle store called Fat Face in Davis, CA. It was delicious! It is definitely my new favorite flavor.
Strawberry Mango! Yummy!
I love strawberry, but if I were to try these, my first ones would be a triple berry: strawberry, raspberry and blueberry — with that hint of lemon……doesn’t it just make your mouth water?!
Strawberry!!!! How amazing would Pomegranate be in the summer?! YUM!!
Strawberry!!!
I’m a total fudgesicle addict… I’m also crazy for those strawberry shortcake ones with the crumbly sprinkles. Gracious sakes I’ve got a craving to feed now:P
Strawberries are my favorite fruit, but if we’re talking popsicle flavors then raspberry! I would love to make my own!
strawberry pineapple. thanks for the chance to win. I want the zoku so bad!! i went to WS technique class 2 and they used this machine. love it.
mmm. strawberry..
how fun!
orange/pineapple/peach. YUM!
Raspberry basil! yum yum yum
A rasberry popsicle sounds delicious! I would love to win this and give it to my brother, he is dying for one!
I love strawberries!
Strawberry, hands down!
For popsicles its definitely lime. But I also love raspberry.
My favorite fruit flavor is definitely MANGO! Love it! Those look so delicious! Thanks for the chance!
Strawberry kiwi! Love yor blog!!
Oh goodness! My kids are popsicle fiends (and who isn’t here in Florida?)! I’ve been trying to find good recipes online for popsicles that are less nutritionally void. I would love love love to win this set for them.
Peach….mmm :]
I’d definitely say that for a hot summer day mojito can’t be beat. That blackberry mojito sounds really good too!
Strawberry and peach. YUM!
I love to make pops with my son!
Watermelon!
Blueberry
I love popsicles. Right next to watermelon, they are the ultimate summer staple. My favorite flavors have to be anything with berries (strawberries, cranberries, raspberries) and citrus (lemon, lime, orange) Y-U-M!!
These look so good, my favorite is strawberry.
Strawberry! Those look delicious!
until recently, I would have said raspberry, but I discovered Edy’s Lime and they are tart and sweet at the same time. Yum! I think I’ll go have one right now. I would love to make my own, though.
Oh man, I can just imagine the excitement of my kids if I made them homemade popsicles. What a fun idea! (I like cherry!)
I love orange — and raspberry!
Yumm! Those look so good, especially since it’s so HOT in Fl right now. I would love to make some with the fresh blackberries that I have growing around my property.
mmm, banana!
I think that peach would be the best, but i wonder how apricot would be. hmm…
I like melon! woo
Peach… and raspberry… together!
Oooh…I would have to say peach is my summer favorite! :) YUM!
Mixed berry is my favorite, but I am not picky… :)
Pina Colada!
I love anything fruity with guava.. so refreshing. However, the kid inside of me is saying that my favorite popsicle flavor is blue. =]
strawberry bannana!
man i was just lamenting to my husband the other day about those crappy sugar water pops that come in the tubes.
if i don’t win i may have to buy my own!
Lemon. Hands down always my first choice.
Strawberry!