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January 14, 2015

Easy Lollipops

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Easy Lollipops - these lollipops are made with only 1 ingredient! Kids have so much fun helping with these sweet treats!
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Gah! I have spring fever already. Is that bad? The good news is I’m going to be basking in the sun in the Dominican Republic in just a couple weeks. The bad news is I’ll have to return home to snow and frigid temps eight days later – I think that’s going to make my spring fever even a bit worse.

Every year there comes a time, usually close to the end of winter, where I start craving color. I need to see color. I get so tired of the winter scene outside my back patio door, I do whatever I can to bring some color into my life.

Last year I made these Rainbow Fruit Skewers when I was feeling the winter blues. This year, I made some Easy Lollipops. These little lollies are bursting with color, they’re delicious and they are made with literally ONE ingredient, and in a way you may not have thought of. Psst. . .and they’re perfect for Valentine’s Day!

Easy Lollipops
Jolly Ranchers. I’ve enjoyed Jolly Ranchers since I was a child. I’ll admit that my favorite flavors haven’t changed. Cherry has always been my favorite, followed by the blue raspberry. What ever happened to the lemon? Did no one like the lemon? I just can’t seem to find them anymore.

ANYWAY, if you’re from outside of the U.S. and you’ve never laid your eyes on these little candies, don’t fret. Literally any hard candy will work. Heck, you can even use the sugar-free hard candies if that’s what you like. You’re allowed to be creative here and that’s what I love about these easy lollipops.

Now, before you get all discouraged because you don’t have a lollipop mold, I’m here to tell you that you don’t need one. You can actually make these lollipops just by placing the candy on cookie sheets lined with foil and position the lollipop stick into the candy halfway through “melting time” in the oven. If you make them this way, I would just crush the candy into smaller pieces if I were to make the lollies without the mold.

Easy Lollipops

 

Easy Lollipops
Now, how much fun are these? They’re so simple to make and a great activity to do with the kids so they can share them with their friends. How about making some of these to sell at a bake sale or a school event? Pretty awesome if you ask me.

Easy Lollipops

 

I love easy ideas that turn into beautiful things – and this is certainly one of them.

Easy Lollipops

So, go ahead, run and get those candies, preheat your oven and get started making these easy treats. Remember, you don’t necessarily need a mold for these lollipops and the sticks you can find at Walmart or Target in the cake decorating aisle. Isn’t it about time you brought some color back into your home this season? Start in the kitchen with these beautiful lollipops!

If you decide to make them without a mold, just remember to crush your candy into smaller pieces. Place your candy into a plastic bag and crush the candy into smaller pieces with a mallet or hammer before placing onto a foil lined baking sheet for melting. It’s also a good idea to do the destruction outside. Please don’t ruin your floors, counter tops or center island. Consider yourself warned. 🙂

Easy Lollipops

Easy Lollipops - these lollipops are made with only 1 ingredient! Kids have so much fun helping with these sweet treats!
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These little lollies are bursting with color, they’re delicious and they are made with literally ONE ingredient, and in a way, you may not have thought of. Psst. . .and they’re perfect for Valentine’s Day!

  • Author: Sara

Ingredients

  • Silicone Lollipop Mold (The heart mold I used doesn’t seem to be available right now, but there are other options -Please DO NOT try using a plastic mold – it will MELT)
  • 4-Inch Lollipop Sticks
  • Any hard candy

Instructions

  1. Preheat your oven to 300 degrees Fahrenheit.
  2. Place the hard candy into your mold. The amount of candy you place into the mold depends on the size of the mold. For my mold, I used two Jolly Ranchers in this first step. Have fun with the colors! Be creative!
  3. Position your lollipop sticks into the mold.
  4. Place the mold into the oven for 10 minutes. The candy should be pretty well melted.
  5. Open the oven and place two MORE Jolly Ranchers on TOP of the already melted candies. Why? Because you need to fill the mold completely.
  6. Now put the mold back in the oven and allow to bake for about 8 more minutes or until the next set of candies is melted completely.
  7. Before removing from the oven, make sure your sticks are positioned nicely into the candy so when you take the pops out to cool, they’re pushed into the pops nicely.
  8. Allow the lollies to cool for about an hour before you pop them out of the mold.

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  1. Sharon - Her Organized Chaos says

    January 14, 2015 at 8:50 am

    I would have NEVER thought to do this! It’s so simple yet makes a statement. You could do this for any party! If I had known, I could have done this for my son’s Mickey birthday party. I would love if you linked this up to Totally Terrific Tuesdays this week! hope to see you! Thanks for sharing.

    Sharon
    herorganizedchaos.com

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    • Sara says

      January 14, 2015 at 8:28 pm

      I love that you can get creative with these, Sharon and they certainly look quite impressive for how simple they are to make!

      Reply
  2. Sheena @ Hot Eats and Cool Reads says

    January 14, 2015 at 10:21 am

    These are so stinkin cute!!! I love Jolly Ranchers too and cannot wait to make these with my daughter!!

    Reply
  3. Kelley says

    January 14, 2015 at 1:57 pm

    These look so easy to make! Holy moly, why haven’t I tried them before?! Thanks for the great idea!

    Reply
  4. Deb@ Cooking on the Front Burner says

    January 14, 2015 at 7:40 pm

    These are super adorable – great recipe for Valentine’s day!!

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    • Sara says

      January 14, 2015 at 8:20 pm

      Thank you, Deb! I love how simple they are to make!

      Reply
  5. amanda @ fake ginger says

    January 14, 2015 at 10:06 pm

    These are so fun!

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    • Sara says

      January 15, 2015 at 5:59 am

      Thanks so much, Amanda!

      Reply
  6. Tonia from TheGunnySack says

    January 15, 2015 at 9:24 am

    These are so cute! I’m going to show them to my teen so that she can try making them.

    Reply
  7. Annie @Maebells says

    January 15, 2015 at 10:23 am

    This is so clever!! Perfect special treat for Valentines day!

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    • Sara says

      January 15, 2015 at 6:42 pm

      Thanks, Annie!

      Reply
  8. Cate @ Chez CateyLou says

    January 15, 2015 at 11:25 am

    These are so cute, and such a creative use of jolly ranchers! I love this idea! Also, quite jealous of your trip to the DR!! Soak up some sun for me 🙂

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    • Sara says

      January 15, 2015 at 6:43 pm

      I will certainly do what I can to relax while on the trip! I’m sure looking forward to it. Thanks for stopping by to comment!

      Reply
  9. Cheryl Kirkness says

    January 18, 2015 at 5:09 pm

    I love how simple this is! Thank you for linking up to Party Time and we hope to see you again next week!

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  10. Theresa @DearCreatives says

    January 23, 2015 at 11:58 am

    First off Jolly Ranchers are our favorites, second those are so cute! & I never knew how easy. I must try this. Thanks for sharing at this week’s party! Pinned…

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  11. Pauline Molinari says

    January 23, 2015 at 7:16 pm

    ingenious! Thanks for sharing on the Monday Funday Party!

    Reply
  12. Bonnie @ The Pin Junkie says

    February 4, 2015 at 2:56 pm

    Thanks for sharing this delicious recipe at The Pin Junkie! It’s part of today’s Valentine dessert roundup!

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    • Sara says

      February 5, 2015 at 6:43 am

      How exciting, Bonnie! Thank you!

      Reply
  13. Mona says

    August 17, 2016 at 3:52 pm

    Did you oil your mold before putting the Jolly ranchers to melt? I’m planning on using the white hard candy mold. I wonder if I have to oil the mold first? Thanks for the directions. Can’t wait to make these as soon as the mold arrives in the mail.

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    • Sara says

      August 17, 2016 at 9:43 pm

      Nope! As long as you’re using a silicone mold, you should be able to pop them right out without any oil! Good luck!

      Reply
  14. Shari Rannells says

    March 27, 2018 at 6:40 am

    I have done these but they come out sticky. Any ideas on how to keep this from happening?

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    • Sara says

      April 3, 2018 at 8:33 pm

      The lollipops do have a bit of a textured feel rather than being perfectly smooth. Are you allowing them to cool long enough?

      Reply

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