Pretty Cool Popsicles Pack Very Big Flavor
Pretty Cool Ice Cream popsicles and bars.
Photographer: Heami Lee for Bloomberg Businessweek; Prop stylist: Rebecca Bartoshesky
The Popsicle is a unique treat: It can spark blissful childhood memories even while operating within the constraints of most summer diets. In the case of the vibrantly hued pops from Pretty Cool Ice Cream, it can also deliver satisfaction through looks alone. Star pastry chef Dana Cree, formerly at Chicago’s Publican, opened her Logan Square shop in 2018, where she arranges her treats—in flavors such as cucumber-lime (bottom left) or Midwestern classic Blue Moon (top left)—as if they were stylish Parisian pastries.
• Inspired by the fruit-filled Mexican paleta, Seattle Pops’ $4 desserts have no artificial flavors or coloring and use organic cane sugar rather than high fructose corn syrup.