The strawberry-basil pop recipe came from a story on King of Pops: https://www.ajc.com/lifestyles/food–cooking/making-frozen-pops-atlanta/EEbzUR1eBsM3q3q93J6ulO/
King of Pops uses organic evaporated cane juice to sweeten its pops. They prefer this non-refined, unbleached sweetener since they find it has a richer flavor than plain granulated sugar. Either can be used in this recipe.