Old-Fashioned Lollipops

Name: Old-Fashioned Lollipops
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 1 dozen
Ingredients: 1 cup light corn syrup; 2/3 cup sugar; 1-1/2 teaspoons lemon, apple or cherry flavoring; 1/8 teaspoon yellow, green or red liquid food coloring

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Total Time:Prep: 5 min. Cook: 30 min.

By Taste Of Home Editorial Team

Recipe by Penny Reifenrath

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Updated on Jun. 30, 2023

Kids of all ages will savor these fun fruity lollipops. I received the recipe from my sister-in-law years ago. We still make them in a rainbow of jewel colors in her memory every Christmas. They're great stocking stuffers!

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Old-Fashioned Lollipops

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Yield:1 dozen

Prep:5 min

Cook:30 min

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Ingredients

1 cup light corn syrup
2/3 cup sugar
1-1/2 teaspoons lemon, apple or cherry flavoring
1/8 teaspoon yellow, green or red liquid food coloring

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Directions

1
Place lollipop sticks in hard candy molds or arrange sticks 3 in. apart on greased foil-lined baking sheets; set aside.

2
In a heavy saucepan, combine corn syrup and sugar. Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring occasionally. Cover and cook for 3 minutes to dissolve sugar crystals. Uncover and cook over medium-high heat, without stirring, until a candy thermometer reads 300° (hard-crack stage).
3
Remove from the heat; stir in flavoring and food coloring, keeping face away from mixture as odor is very strong. Immediately pour into prepared molds or pour free-form over ends of lollipop sticks on baking sheets. Let cool before removing.