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This could possibly be the food toy of the century: Edible frozen pop-art instant gratification on a stick. Take the Zoku from your freezer (okay, this requires premeditation), pour in the juice or yogurt of choice, stare expectantly at if for about 8 minutes, then turn out popsicles worthy of Warhol.
Why put down close to 50 bucks for something you can make with a paper cup and an ice cream stick? Simple. Create layered pops, filled pops, designer pops in minutes. It's like a Play-doh Fun Factory for your freezer.
This is how it works: You freeze the Zoku itself overnight -- it works like the coolant-filled bowl of a ice-cream maker. Unlike an ice-cream maker which needs to keep the mixture moving or it'll ice up, here it "popsicalizes" in 7 to 9 minutes. It stays cold enough to do a second batch (I've succesfullt done three batches in a row, although that's freezing without a net).
The Zoku comes with six sticks, enough to make two consecutive batches (an additional set of sticks is available for hard core fans). Smart design makes them easy to pop out and funky handles contain drips.
Don't wanna spend beacoup bucks on a Zoku? Inexpensive BPA-free popsicle molds are readily available. but don't expect them to freeze in 8 minutes . . . all you'll get is soup.
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6-23-2010 @8:21PM joe said... I thought a popsicle was ice cream coated in chocolate. These are ice pops, no?
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6-23-2010 @8:54PM Lin said... Joe, you are right these are ice pops, but in the east we do call them Popsicles, basically a water based mixture with flavoring. I think it's like Hoagies, Heros and Subs, everywhere they are known by a different name.
6-23-2010 @8:45PM Tommy said...
Pop·si·cle
/ˈpɒpsɪkəl, -ˌsɪkəl/ Show Spelled[pop-si-kuhl, -sik-uhl] Show IPA
Trademark .
a brand of flavored ice on a stick.
6-23-2010 @8:47PM handy said... that's an ice cream bar, dude
6-23-2010 @11:10PM janie doe said... yeah a standard popsicle comes in 3 flavors. grape, cherry and orange. these ones featured here look wonderful tho. makes me wanna blow 50 bucks and indulge myself. of course I never used the tupperware popsicle moulds I bought 20 years ago. lol
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6-23-2010 @11:17PM RK said... My daughter received one of these for her birthday!! We love it! We can make our own popsicles without all the added sugar and they are delicious! You can make just one or you can make six (after the first 3 are done of course). We just put the extras in a zip lock bag in the freezer.
6-24-2010 @5:24AM Erica said... You provide what appears to be a link to BPA-free popsicle molds in your piece, but its actually just a link to an article on BPA. Can you tell me if these Zoku popsicle molds are BPA-free? Also -- can you provide brand names for more conventional, i.e., slow-cooling, molds that are BPA-free?
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7-08-2010 @7:56PM Genna said... This product is BPA free. In fact, the part you pour your concoction in is aluminum. I just bough this from Williams Sonoma and I love love LOVE it!!! Last night I made banana pudding pops (Trader Joes all natural vanilla pudding with mashed bananas) - they were awesome! Tonight will be rootbeer float pops - just make sure the rootbeer is flat before pouring into mold. YUMMERS!
6-24-2010 @6:42AM Karen said... I use trader joe's instant pudding (chocolate) to make fudgsicles. Just follow the directions on the package (you can even make the pudding with yogurt, goat's milk or raw milk) and then freeze the mixture in molds with sticks. Use the vanilla pudding with fruit added (bananas, strawberries, etc.) Just make sure to cut the fruit in small peices.
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8-23-2010 @9:22AM robyn said... anyone know if that is available in australia? we have lemonade, rasberry, orange, lime. they look wonderful. fudgesicles sound good.
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