Strawberry Peaches and Cream Pops

I have been eyeing the Zoku Quick Pop Makerat Williams-Sonoma for awhile now.  With our hot summer days I thought it would be perfect for a icy cold treat for the girls.  So when my mom told me she got one I was super jealous!  But having the great mom that I have she said we would have better use out of it so she packed it up and sent it down to us.  I was over the moon with excitement when I got it.  So excited in fact that it took me a whole week to decide what flavor to make first.  With the abundance of amazing fresh and in-season fruit this time of the year it was hard to narrow it down to one so I decided on two and two of our favorites….peaches and strawberries.  Growing up in Georgia, peaches were one of my favorites during the summer months.  They were super sweet and juicy and you could find them everywhere.  I don’t have the luxury of being home this time of the year to get them at the local fruit stands but I am lucky enough that my local Whole Foods had them on sale…even though they were South Carolina peaches.  I thought South Carolina was the next best thing considering that’s where my husband is from.  Another bonus at Whole Foods this past weekend was a huge 4 pound container of strawberries for $5.99!  Wow!  Luckily, we like strawberries in my house.

If your considering the Zoku Quick Pop Maker yourself it is a great investment and makes the pops in no time flat.  Which is great when the little ones are eager to have one “now”.  The pops can be done in 7 to 9 minutes!  Wow!  I know I was amazed.  Just make sure you freeze the container and you can have icy pops for those hot days.  Enjoy!

Strawberry Peaches and Cream Pops

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For Strawberry:

2 cups fresh strawberries, hulled and cut in halves

1/3 cup sugar

2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice

1/3 cup half-and-half

pinch of salt

For Peach:

3 ripe peaches, peeled and roughly chopped (or 2 cups frozen peaches thawed)

1/3 cup sugar

2 teaspoons lemon juice

1/3 cup half-and-half

pinch of salt

Instructions:

For the strawberry: In a blender or food processor, combine the strawberries, sugar, lemon juice, half-and-half, and salt.  Process until completely smooth.  Set aside in small pouring bowl.

For the peach: In a blender or food processor, combine the peaches, sugar, lemon juice, half-and-half, and salt.  Process until completely smooth.  Set aside in small pouring bowl.

If using conventional ice pop molds, evenly layer layers of the peach and strawberry mixture among molds.  Cover and freeze until solid, at least 4 hours pr up to 3 days.  If using sticks, insert them into the molds when the pops are partially frozen, about 1 hour, then continue freeze until soild, at least 3 more hours.

If using an instant ice pop maker (like I did here), again layer peach and strawberry mixture into container.  Then follow the manufacturer’s instructions to freeze the pops.

Recipes adapted from Ice Pops by Shelly Kaldunski