Friends, it really is the Summer of the Smoothie Popsicle. We love them. Refreshing, healthy, and made of wholesome, real ingredients. Today, I wanted to share a few tools of the popsicle trade to kick off summer AND send a prize home with one of you!
The Basics
Popsicle molds come in all shapes, sizes, and price points. I have far too many popsicle molds, but we use them all! The first popsicle mold I ever purchased was from the Target dollar spot. It’s still in great condition. Several were scored for a steal on Zulily, some were scored at Ross and TJ Maxx, and some I picked up at trusty ol’ Amazon.
But you don’t need a mold to make smoothie popsicles. Just some little paper cups, or cute, patterned paper baking cups will do.
I prefer to use wooden sticks instead of the plastic ones. For the most part, I find they’re sturdier, and I think it’s easier to pull popsicles from their molds with a wooden stick.
Nearly any smoothie will work. If I make a smoothie for breakfast or afternoon snack and there’s a little leftover, I pour it into a popsicle mold.
Favorite Tools of the Trade
- Norpro Ice Pop Maker – This probably gets the most use at our house
- Greenco Ice Pop Maker – This makes those twin-pops that are great for little eaters.
- Tovolo Ice Pop Molds – Tovolo is a great brand. They have all sorts of shapes and sizes. We have the star molds and these grooved molds. They also have rockets and more. Lots of fun shapes!
- Eskimo Paper Baking Cups
– These come in lots of patterns that are adorable for parties or birthdays. I use them when I want something a little prettier than regular Dixie cups.
- Wooden Popsicle Sticks – I get these in bulk. Look for them anywhere from Target to World Market. They’re always on sale somewhere!
NOW FOR THE GIVEAWAY!
The driving force behind any great smoothie is a fantastic blender. I’ve been using a Blendtec Designer Series Blender for just over a year now. I use it over, and over, and over. It’s been reliable, easy-to-clean, and incredibly powerful. We use ours to make perfectly smooth soups, velvety sauces, refreshing drinks, nut butters, and lots and lots and lots of smoothies.
Blendtec has just released their newest line of Designer Series blenders–The Designer Series 625. It comes with all the easy-to-operate features and the added bonus of coming in a bunch of fabulous colors. I’m dreaming of that gorgeous Seafoam, but I love the sleek Polar White, too.
This giveaway is open to U.S. readers. Winner will receive a Blendtec Designers Series 625 Blender with WildSide+ AND Twister Jars. Giveaway will run from today (Monday, May 25th through Sunday, May 31 at 11:59pm PST) Winner announced Monday, June 1st!
Happy popsicle making!!!
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Disclosure: This is not a sponsored post. Blendtec is providing the blender for the giveaway. I was not compensated in any way for this post. All opinions are my own. I *love* Blendtec!
I live the Turquoise in the giveaway picture!
Green!
This is awesome! I love making smoothies, but my poor blender can barely keep up! Plus I’m about to have twins, so this would get used even more in the next couple years! The white one would be gorgeous in my kitchen.
oh man, the chartreuse one is calling my name! so excited for the summer of smoothies!
i would get the orchid colored on 🙂
I am a lover of all things turquoise, so that beautiful blender is calling my name!
I like the vintage look of the seafoam.
What a fantastic give away. I really adore your blog. Found you through your super sweet sister Jordan. Keep up the great work, I truly love all your recipes and ideas.
I like the white one! This would motivate me to make smoothies and help this pregnant mama stay cool this summer.
I love the red!
Green! I have always wanted a Blendtec!
Love the sea foam.
Any color is fine with me! The orchid is neat!! I need a blender badly. Happy Memorial Day.
I would take any color!!
Seafoam is a fabulous color. So fun.
I like the classic black! I bet it makes good milkshakes too 🙂
The blue is awesome!
I love the blue in the picture!!!
What a great idea to freeze leftover smoothie!
Lime green please and thank you!
Yes please!
My sister just snagged one of these and loves it! I’d totally go for a green one.
I want orchid so pretty!
I love that sea foam!
Red or if they have a cobalt blue or sunshine yellow
I really like the red. Thanks for the chance! 🙂
We are big Blendtec fans!
I would love to win one in seafoam color.
I’d probably go with black, just because it would be a better match with my other appliances.
The pomegranate one is beautiful and my 10 year old trusty blender is less trusty with every smoothie.
Love smoothies, I would love to have a Blendtec
And red or white would be awesome
The Sea Foam 🙂
Oh boy I really want one of these! I like sea foam, orchid, and so many others!
I’d pick Sea Foam, just because I love the color. 🙂
I would love a red one!! The vintage ones are just beautiful too! We make lots of smoothies all year round!
Any color! Seriously, I would take any color out there – though if I had to choose, I think I would go with white
I would like the Sea Foam one or the Polar White also. They are so dreamy!
I love the red one!
Love the seafoam green.
I would love the purple one!
Pomegranate! Or sea foam! I cant decide…
I like the Seafoam color.
A blue!
The chartreuse would match my stand mixer!
The seafoam is beautiful! Yay for super terrific, awesomely fantastic giveaways!
I would choose the seafoam! Thanks for the great tips about using any extra smoothies for popsicles!
The black one would look great in my kitchen!
Love the white and the seafoam! Thanks for the giveaway!!
Oh, oh, oh!!! What an arsine giveaway!!!! The seafoam one is fab!!!
I love that color! Cutest blender I’ve ever seen!
A blendtec would be awesome! There are so many things I would want to make with it. Black.
What a great giveaway! I would have a hard time deciding between sea foam and white!! Love your blog!
I would love any color, but the orchid was very nice. I would be just happy to win one.
I love the pomegranate color! My little boy loves smoothies too and our blender now always leaves chunks 🙁
I’d probably go for the Black or Pomegranate Blendtec Designer Series 625.
I love the slate color!
Cool! I like Turquoise 🙂
In your opinion, if I’m not a big fan of smoothies in general, would a smoothie popsicle be any different?
Katie – I totally get it. Do you like popsicles in general? I have some recipes for you that aren’t so thick, more like ice pops.
I indeed do like popsicles in general. Hit me with those recipes.
I would like the red color.
White would be awesome!
I would like black. I love the orchid color, but all my other appliances are black, so …..
What a wonderful review! We’ve long wished for a blender with which to make smoothies. Our kitchen is powder pink; would seafoam green look lovely?
Love, love, love! Let the smoothie making begin! Any color would be amazing. 🙂
I would love this blender in the color Black, it goes with the rest of my kitchen appliances best.
I like the Sea Foam Color the best! What an amazing blender!
I love the orchid color the best.
Oh my goodness. I’ve always wanted a Blendtec! My poor little blender is really struggling lately so something new would be awesome! I’d probably choose black or white because I’m boring/practical that way.
Turquoise to match my kitchen 🙂
Turquoise
Black!
I love the Pomegranate color!
Sea foam for SURE!! Or maybe Pomegranate. I don’t know!! Sea foam. Final answer.
This is awesome, Emily. I think I’d choose either blue or white!
Amazing giveaway! I’ve wanted a Blendtec for a while. I’d love a white one if I win!
Love these ideas for smoothie pops. Appreciate your gluten and dairy free helps!!!!
I’ll love the black one.
I would love the seafoam or the white! We have been using the generic brand given to us for our wedding a year ago and it is going to die any day now!!! We are dying for a Blendtec!!!
I would love any color, just to have the chance to have one. But, if I had to pick, black or red.
I LOVE the seafoam color!
Ooh I’m the same as you! The fun in me loves the Aqua color but the classic in me loves the white! Both so cute!
Oh my! I would LOVE a Blendtec! I’d be happy with any color but I think white is my favorite!
That blendtec is the stuff dreams are made of!
Just had a little baby girl a week ago and this would be awesome for making homemade baby food in the future! And use all your Popsicle tips for the other two monsters in the meantime!!!
I’d probably go with white! So classic!
I’d love the turquoise one! We’ve been needing to invest in a great blender for years now!
Paige
http://thehappyflammily.com
How AWESOME is this?!?! I like the BLACK!
I would love just the plain white! What a wonderful giveaway! I would also use it to make baby food if I won 🙂
I would love sea foam or orchid!
I love the black or white one! Thanks for the giveaway, I would totally love having one of these!
Sea Foam!
Can’t wait to try some of these popsicles!!
I *love* the green.
The slate grey would go great with my kitchen. I have been needing a new blender. 🙂
I would like the red.
The white is beautiful! I love it.
That seafoam color would be perfect!
I can’t decide!?!
I think I’d choose pomegranate!
Definitely white!
The sea foam! Beautiful!
Red! Thank you!
I would really like the seafoam colored one!!! So Pretty.
I would love a Blendtec in any color! But if I get to pick, I’d choose the adorable sea foam one!
I’d love a Blendtec in any color! But if I got to choose, I’d take the seafoam one!
I love the seafoam cream one. Thanks!
I’ve been dreaming of a Blendtec for ages! What a great giveaway! Love your blog. Your kids are adorable.
Oops…..forgot to add that I love the white blender. 🙂 thanks!
Seafoam
Sea foam would be my favorite!!!!! Thanks so much.
any color close to red!
Any color! I would love any Blendtec!
I like sea foam and slate grey.
I would just love to try a Blendtec! Any color will do!
I really love the pink!
I agree, the sea foam green one is quite dreamy.
Sorta related: my mom had a green stand mixer growing up and anytime she pulled it out, the flash of color alone was enough to get all of us SO excited as it usually meant something delicious was about to go down.
Turquoise? But really- any color 🙂 Oh the possibilities!
Any color is good with me – my blender is not up to any task!
I love the Sea Foam color 🙂
I like the slate gray!
I have been dreaming about being the owner of one of these for awhile now. I would love the seafoam one, so beautiful!
I would LOVE to win a Blendtec – the blue is darling, and I’d love to be able to make the amazing treats you make on here!
Probably white or black.
This is great! Also it’s fun reading the fff!
I would love the red one! Thanks for sharing, and happy smoothie and popsicle making!
i like the slate gray
I love the turquoise! All your smoothie/Popsicle posts lately have sounded sooo good! I want to try them!
I really like the red one!
I love the blue!
I love the turquoise one and to make fun popsicles for my two kiddos!
I LIKE THE ORCHID AND THE SEA FOAM.
We would love the orchid! We love purple at our house. We even have a daughter named Lavender!
Any color!
Blue!
I would choose the slate gray or the sea foam!
Black would be awesome
That seafoam is a gorgeous color!
Sea foam is so calming. That would be a nice sight in the kitchen.
I would love the red one. My Kitchen Aid isn’t cutting it anymore.
The ever so happy color green. Please.
Popsicle molds are a definite during the summer weather. They are so awesome to make your own with fresh ingredients. Goodness- the colors of this beautiful blender are killing me, lol. I agree with you- I would have to go with the Polar White. Drooling over it! xo
I love blendtec! I wish I could afford one! I would love the Aqua! Hope I win the giveaway!!