Hill Pops

Unfortunately there are no photos of this gem: it was a hot day and I wanted to make sure that I did not waste any single bite of this awesome, refreshing and all natural popsicle at all.
Hill Pops specializes in Mexican Style Paletas (aka: popsicles) that are either fruit based (watermelon, chile mango, pineapple) or cream based (pistachio, coconut, strawberries and cream).
The boy and I were able to check them out at DC Scoops and we were so impressed by their free samples that we decided to go ahead and spend $ 3 ducks each for the full experience. Unfortunately for Rob, the flavors he wanted (pistachio and chile mango) were all sold out, but his watermelon pop proved to be a real win at the end of the day.
You know how when you eat a grocery store popsicle, you are often met with a block of pure ice after all of the artificial flavor is sucked outt? That is not the case with Hill Pops. Each bite was met with more and more refreshing watermelon goodness. It was seriously like biting into a frozen watermelon — only better because it was on a stick!
My coconut popsicle was no different! It was chock full of real coconut shreds and the creamy base was a delight to the tongue. I usually turn my nose up on popsicles in favor of gelato and fro yo but my experience with Hill Pops has completely changed my mind. In fact, I’m about to buy myself a Zoku so I can give artisanal freezer pops a hand this afternoon.
If you are not as handy as I am, you can find Hill Pops sold at The Cupboard all summer long.