Tuesday, July 19, 2016

These lollipops from The Pioneer Woman were so much fun to make!  They’re the perfect party treat!  Break out your muscles for crushing the candy, though, and maybe some ear plugs.  The loud banging from the candy crushing drove my kids crazy… and that brought me joy.  🙂   I hope you’ll make these – they’re fun and fabulous, and my kids thought they were kind of cool!  I hope your Tuesday has been awesome!

Sweet and Sour Lollipops

Ingredients:

1- 7 ounce bag of sour Jolly Rancher hard candy, unwrapped

1- 6 ounce bag of sweet hard candy, such a Life Savers, unwrapped

24 lollipop sticks

Directions:

Preheat oven to 300 degrees.  Line baking sheet with a silicone baking mat smooth side up.

Put the sour candy pieces in a sturdy bag, break them up with a rolling pin and pour into a bowl.  Put the sweet candy pieces in a bag, break them up with a rolling pin and add them to the bowl.  (Do them separately, as the different candies break up differently.)

Using a tablespoon, place 2 to 3 inch circles of candy 3 inches apart on the baking mat.  Bake until the candy has melted, about 7 minutes.  Remove from oven and place a lollipop stick in the middle of each circle, carefully spinning the stick so that it gets coated with the hot candy.  Let cool completely, 10 to 15 minutes.  Repeat with the remaining candy.  Store in a cool, dry place.

(Recipe Source:  foodnetwork.com – The Pioneer Woman)

Note:  I omitted the sour candy and used a 14 ounce bag of original flavor Jolly Rancher hard candy.  Enjoy!

♥Tawnya