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Vibrant Homemade Bubble Lollipops

Beautiful, jewel-toned homemade hard candy lollipops. Easy to customize with your favorite colors and flavors, featuring a glass-like crunch and magical trapped bubbles.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 55 minutes
Servings: 12 lollipops
Course: Candy, Dessert, Snack
Cuisine: American, Confectionery
Calories: 180
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

Candy Base
  • 2 cups granulated sugar
  • 0.66 cup light corn syrup
  • 0.25 cup filtered water
Colors and Flavors
  • 1-2 tsp candy flavoring oil or extract flavor of choice
  • as needed drops gel food coloring assorted colors
  • as needed non-stick cooking spray for molds

Equipment

  • Heavy-bottomed saucepan
  • Candy thermometer
  • Silicone lollipop molds
  • Lollipop sticks

Method
 

  1. Lightly grease lollipop molds with cooking spray and insert the sticks. Set up your workspace with flavors and colors ready.
  2. In a heavy saucepan, combine sugar, corn syrup, and water. Stir gently over medium-high heat until sugar dissolves and mixture boils. Stop stirring.
  3. Clip on the candy thermometer. Boil undisturbed until the temperature reaches exactly 300°F (149°C) - the hard crack stage.
  4. Immediately remove from heat. Let bubbles subside for 10 seconds, then quickly and carefully stir in your extract and gel food coloring.
  5. Carefully pour the hot syrup into the prepared molds, covering the top of the sticks. Pour slightly higher to trap air bubbles if desired.
  6. Let cool completely undisturbed at room temperature for 30-45 minutes until rock hard. Pop out of molds and wrap individually.

Notes

Safety First: Boiling sugar is extremely hot. Do not touch the syrup or the pan with bare hands. Humid weather will ruin hard candy; make these on a dry day for best results.