Pops!: Icy Treats for Everyone [Paperback]

Krystina Castella (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 1, 2008

Cool + Sweet + Refreshing = Pops!
 
This innovative book gives the ice pop a flavor makeover, providing more than 100 recipes and variations for irresistible concoctions you’ve never tasted before. You’ll also learn fancy
techniques for making whimsical pops that look as fun as they taste. Kids will enjoy the juicy pops and flip over the soda fountain and pudding pops. Grown-up kids will dig the energy-boosting coffee, tea, and healthy energy pops and delight in the sophisticated cocktail pops. And for the do-it-yourselfers, this book provides instructions for making your own pop molds from recycled housewares and even silicone. When it comes to pops, the possibilities are endless—and so much fun!

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Krystina Castella enjoys creating books and products that inspire play. She lives and works near Los Angeles as a writer, industrial designer, and professor at the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena. The author of the popular book Crazy About Cupcakes, Krystina has also designed dozens of unique products ranging from housewares and clothing to furniture and toys. Emily Brooke Sandor is a food and travel photographer based in Los Angeles.
 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Pop Obsessed
Ice Pop Ingredients
Essential Ice Pop Tools
Ice Pop Techniques
Ice Pop Presentation
Healthy Energy Pops: Ingredients are blended and frozen
     PB & Sesame Raspberry Pops
     Nectarine Cream Pops
     Banana & Date Pops
     Strawberry & Sunflower Pops
     Bing Cherry & Vanilla Pops
     Sugar Pumpkin Pops
     Ginger Lemon-Lime Pops
     Green Apple & Flax Seed Pops
     Honeydew Melon Pops
     Global Ices: Halo-Halo (Philippine Shaved Ice Treats)
     Carrot & Wheatgrass Pops
     Tropical Fruit Pops
     Wild B Berry Pops
Fruit Juice Pops: Ingredients are mixed and frozen
     Tangerine & Blood Orange Pops
     Pink & Yellow Grapefruit Pops
     Pomegranate & Apple Pops
     Grape Pops
     Apricot Pops
     Sour Plum Pops
     Mulled Cider & Walnut Pops
     Global Ices: Mango & Chile Paletas (Mexican Ice Pops)
     Cranberry & Raspberry Pops
     Coconut Pops
     Kiwi Pops
Soda Fountain Pops: Based on soda floats and ice cream treats
     Root Beer Float Pops
     Strawberry Soda Pops
     Cherry Cola Pops
     Bubbly Fruit Juice Pops
     Yogurt 50/50 Pops
     Mint Chocolate Pops
     Cookie Dough Pops
     Chocolate-Dipped Pops
     Banana Split Pops
     Global Ices: Cremolatas (Italian Water Ices)
Cream and Pudding Pops: Made from cream, yogurt, and pudding bases
     Blueberry Cheesecake Pops
     Persimmon Pudding Pops
     Eggnog Pops
     Global Ices: Kulfi (Indian Frozen Dairy Desserts)
     Basmati Rice Pudding Pops
     Flan (Crème Caramel) Pops
     Tiramisù Pops
     Coconut Cream Yogurt Pops
     Rocky Road Pudding Pops
Coffee and Tea Pops: Based on international coffee and tea drinks
     Mocha Pops
     Thai Iced Coffee Pops
     Caramel Latte Pops
     Spiced Orange Coffee Pops
     Global Ices: Coffee Granitas (Italian Flavored Frozen Ices)
     Mint Tea Pops
     Southern Sweet Tea Pops
     Swedish Berry Tea Pops
     Lychee Bubble “Boba” Tea Pops
     Green Tea Pops
     Masala Chai Tea Pops
Cocktail Pops: Based on mixed, blended, and frozen cocktails
     Tequila Sunrise Pops
     Margarita Pops
     Mimosa Pops
     Sangria Pops
     Cosmopolitan Pops
     Mojito Pops
     Mai Tai Pops
     Blue Lagoon Pops
     Global Ices: Blue Hawaiian Snow Cones
     Sweet Martini Pops
     Piña Colada Pops
     Bloody Mary Pops
Do-It-Yourself Pop Molds
Index
Metric Conversion Charts

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Quirk Books (May 1, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1594742537
• ISBN-13: 978-1594742538
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 0.5 x 7.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (44 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #32,481 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #92 in Books > Cookbooks, Food & Wine > Baking > Desserts

More About the Author

Krystina Castella is obsessed with playing in the kitchen and sharing recipes with others that are tasty and beautiful. Krystina is the author of Crazy about Cupcakes (Sterling 2006), Crazy about Cookies (Sterling 2010, Pops! Icy Treats for Everyone (Quirk Books, 2008) and co-author of Booze Cakes (Quirk Books 2010). She is also co-author/ photographer of the children's book Discovering Nature's Alphabet (Heyday 2006). She lives and works near Los Angeles as a writer, industrial designer, and professor at Art Center College of Design.

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews

75 of 78 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A "real" reviewer loves it, August 2, 2009

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Karen L. Pancoast "Denver Book Hound" (Denver, CO USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Pops!: Icy Treats for Everyone (Paperback)

I agreed with the reviewer who said the long over-the-top reviews looked like a publicist wrote them. However, I bought the book anyway. It truly is as good as I hoped it would be. So far I have made Fresh Fruit bubbly pops, Grape Pops, and Coconut pops. They all turned out as good as the pictures looked in the book. My only complaint is that the recipes make a LOT of "batter". So I have cut them in half so that I have just the right amount to fill my 6 large Tovolo pops (also from Amazon). If you were using the Tupperware pops you would have WAY too much batter. I haven't tried any of the really exotic cocktail pops, just the summery fruity ones. The fruity ones taste a lot fresher than the fruity type pops I bought at the supermarket. I highly recommend this book.

25 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good Idea Book, March 12, 2010

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KTFaye (Orange County, CA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Pops!: Icy Treats for Everyone (Paperback)

I actually purchased this book looking for some recipes for fruit pops for summer--and those we've tried have been good. But the book had a lot of other choices as well, the chapter titles are: Fruit Juice Pops, Healthy Energy Pops, Soda Fountain Pops, Cream & Pudding Pops, Coffee & Tea Pops, and Cocktail pops. So it has a nice selection of things to try beyond the basic fruit juice pop.

So far, we've tried the Root Beer float pops, the Carmel latte pops, and the Thai Iced Coffee Pops. All were yummy and not difficult to make. There are lots of pictures which I always helpful for a recipe book. The book also has a section on how to make your own Popsicle molds, which I haven't tried yet, but it looks like you can be creative with those if you're more craftsy.

The molds I use are also sold by Amazon. They're smaller than standard pops, but that's what I like about them. They don't melt before you can finish them. And since they're silicon, they're easy to unmold. Orka Ice Pop Molds, White Base

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Delicious Ideas - A lot of special ingredients needed, August 24, 2010

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M. Mckibbon-Bell "M.Bell" (Vancouver, British Columbia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Pops!: Icy Treats for Everyone (Paperback)

Look in your cupboards - do you have ginger juice, pomegranate seeds, fresh apple cider, diced lychee, tangerine juice or Thai coffee powder? If so, then have no fear these recipes are going to delight and amaze you with all kinds of amazing flavor sensations. If your cupboards are more like mine filled with North American "staples" then it's going to take a trip to a grocery store, or a specialty Asian foods store to get stared on some of these pops.
Don't get me wrong, I love this book and I have enjoyed every pop I have made so far, but in the wallet department, some of these recipes are a stretch! Buying specialty ingredients that can go bad also means you will have to be dedicated to finding other uses for them if they are going to spoil, or make another round or two of that same pop. Not every recipe will send you to the store, there are many in the book that will help you use up what's around the house - but like a specialty foods cookbook, this one has many ideas that require unexpected delights.
The author of this book is right it really is for kidults - those adults with nostalgia for their past and a few dollars to invest in their vision. I recommend this book to those of you who are serious about ice pop making and want explore the exotic recipes, and those of you who are just looking for quick ideas for kid summer treats I think should stick to the millions of internet recipes available.