DIY Spiked Lollipops — A little spiked lollipop never hurt anybody. How sweet is this DIY Spiked Lollipop recipe ?! Colorful, delicious, simple and so cute!
It wouldn’t be Valentine’s Day unless half the room has a sugar high on February 14th. So we’re helping you stand out amongst the giving crowds with these DIY spiked lollipops.
They wouldn’t exactly double as kid friendly. So I wouldn’t recommend packaging the extras up to send to school, but you’re Galentine’s and Valentine’s will thank you!
I also couldn’t resist having a little too much fun with the color on these. Because fancy lollies call for fancy styling do they not?!
Okay. So maybe they just look like jellyfish on a stick. But I can still get behind that.
Don’t be too intimidated though. We also snuck in a SUPER easy alternative for spiked lollies for those of you that aren’t quite committed enough to make them from scratch…
Ingredients and Tools to Make Colorful Spiked Lollipops Recipe
1/4 cupof hard liquor — We used clear rum for half and tequila for the other half.
3/4 cup water
1/2cup corn syrup
Optional: Splash of flavoring — We used peppermint.
Food coloring of your choice
How To Make Homemade DIY Spiked Lollipops |
1 — Lay down silicone mats to use to pour the lollipops once they’re ready.
2 — Stir together the water, sugar, and corn syrup in a saucepan until just mixed.
Then, let the mixture come to a boil without stirring it at all. Continue testing with a candy thermometer until it reaches 320 degrees.
3 — Once it’s reached 320 degrees, add in the liquor, give it a very quick stir to mix, and then let it reach 310 degrees again.
4 — Remove from heat and spoon onto the silicone mat, while quickly making a swirl or two with food coloring dipped on the end of the lollipop stick, then lay the stick in place to cool.
(You want to heat the liquor as little as possible so it doesn’t boil out all of the alcohol.)
The mixture should be solid within 10-20 minutes. If it doesn’t completely harden, it didn’t reach hard crack phase, so you will need to adjust to cook it longer.
Ingredients Needed To Make Easy Melted Jolly Rancher Spiked Lollipops
1 1/2 cups of unmelted Jolly Ranchers
1/4 cup of hard liquor
How to Make a Quick Version of Boozy Lollipops
If you’re going for the easy jolly rancher version —
1 — All you have to do is unwrap the jolly ranchers, and place them in a pan on low/medium heat.
2 — Boil to 290F.
3 — Remove from the heat immediately and add in the liquor. Let warm back to 290-300F.
4 — Quickly pour onto the silicone mats, and insert the lollipop sticks.
5 — Let them cool for 10-20 minutes, and then you’re all set!
Marbled Lollipop Tips
— If your lollies are too soft, they weren’t cooked long enough.
— If they’re cloudy or brown, they were cooked too long.
— Be VERY quick with adding your color and sticks.
— Don’t double the batch because you won’t have enough time to make all of them anyways
And there you have it! Your new found reason for being the favorite in the office during… well any week really, I’ll just leave the occasion up to you.
We have lots more sweet treats for you coming up soon, so keep an eye out! Be sure to share your S&C projects and recipes with us so we can following along with yours, too! #mysugarandcloth #sugarandcloth
DIY Spiked Lollipops
DIY Spiked Lollipops Recipe
Equipment
- Saucepan
- Silicone mat
- Candy thermometer
- Lollipop sticks
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup hard liquor We used clear rum for half and tequila for the other half.
- 3/4 cup water
- 3 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup corn syrup
- 1 splash Flavoring Optional: we used peppermint
- Food coloring of your choice
Nutrition
Notes
- Serving size depends on how big and small you want the lollipops to be. You can make anywhere between 10-25 lollipops.
Instructions
- Lay down silicone mats to use to pour the lollipops once they’re ready.
- Stir together the water, sugar, and corn syrup in a saucepan until just mixed. Then, let the mixture come to a boil without stirring it at all. Continue testing with a candy thermometer until it reaches 320F.
- Once it’s reached 320F, add in the liquor, give it a very quick stir to mix. And then, let it reach 310F again.
- Remove from heat and spoon onto the silicone mat, while quickly making a swirl or two with food coloring dipped on the end of the lollipop stick.
- Lay the stick in place to cool. You want to heat the liquor as little as possible so it doesn’t boil out all of the alcohol. The mixture should be solid within 10-20 minutes. If it doesn’t completely harden, it didn’t reach hard crack phase, so you will need to adjust to cook it longer.
Quick & Easy Spiked Lollipops Recipe
Equipment
- Saucepan
- Silicone mat
- Candy thermometer
- Lollipop sticks
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup hard liquor We used clear rum for half and tequila for the other half.
- 1 1/2 cup Jolly Ranchers unmelted
Nutrition
Notes
- Serving size depends on how big and small you want the lollipops to be. You can make anywhere between 10-25 lollipops.
Instructions
- Lay down silicone mats to use to pour the lollipops once they’re ready.
- Unwrap the Jolly Ranchers and place them in a pan on low/medium heat. Boil until they've reach 290F.
- Immediately remove from heat, add in the liquor, and let the mixture warm back to 290-300F.
- Quickly pour onto the silicone mats and insert the lollipop sticks. Let them cool for 10-20 minutes, and then you’re all set!
How much alcohol is in a lollipop est
I’m sorry if someone already asked and you answered, but does the alcohol cook out this way? If not all the way, how strong would the suckers be using your recipe for standard rum? If we add more alcohol, will we need to adjust the other ingredients? Or simply add more? Sorry, and thank you in advance.
Hi Dee! Great question. The rule of thumb when heating alcohol is that the alcohol content decreases by 10% after every 30 minute intervals of cooking. We are not cooking down the alcohol is this recipe. If you want to add more alcohol, you do need to adjust the other ingredients. If you don’t it will effect the consistency. Hope this helps!
Hello, for some reason I can’t add my own comment – I was wandering if they have a “expiry date” I want to pre make them for a hen do?
When I heat them to 290 degrees they come out brown and burnt tasting. What am I doing wrong?
Hi Brenda! We haven’t ran into any burning issues nor have anyone who has tried the recipe so sorry to hear! They definitely should not come out burn and burnt tasting… that definitely means that they’ve overheated. Are you heating them to 290-degrees Fahrenheit?
Thanks!
You’re welcome!
Do you have to add liquor? I want to do these for a school project and I was wondering…
Hi Tyla! Nope, you don’t have to add liquor!
How long will they last if I would like to pre make 200 for a charity event?
The candy mixture instantly hardened after I added the alcohol to it, is there a trick to adding the alcohol after you have reached the right temperature?
Great recipe, they turned out super cute, but after just one lick my whole mouth turned blue! Trying again with special candy food coloring!
Hey Alexa! Let us know how the special candy food coloring turns out! xo
Is there anyway I can add more alcohol??
aha! There is always room to add more at your discretion :)
How many lollipops can we make from this recipe?
Hi Nikkik! It all depends on how large you want to make your lollipops, but we only made one batch so the photos should give you a good feel!
The batch came out good, can’t really taste the alcohol. It also cooled much faster than I anticipated and I couldn’t get the coloring and sticks done in time. Overall was easy to make you just can’t be slow to pour onto the mats.
Glad you liked how they turned out, Connie! xo
Won’t the alcohol cook off at that temperature?
These are amazing! Love the colors!!
has this article been deleted? All i’m able to see are the comments :(
It’s still available, not sure why you’re having trouble viewing it, but my apologies! Maybe refresh your browser?
I cant see it either ? My browser is Super fresh too!
I can only see comments too.. No recipe
So weird! Everything looks normal on our end — working on fixing the issue! Sorry about that, Kim!
Those swirls are so cool. When I saw the title, I thought the spikes would be a danger to the roof of my mouth, but I’m good with these kind of spiked lollipops!
Hahaha these are a different kind of dangerous! ;)
Lovely! Where is the gold jigger from?
WOW!!!!!!!
Love these. I’m doing a modern art themed birthday party, and I think these would make great favors. I love favors that double as decor. Where did you get the glossy white display blocks?
Sounds fun, Lisa! I think these would make the perfect addition. We purchased the containers from target (link below) and stuck in styrofoam to hold the pops in place. Hope this helps!
http://www.target.com/p/threshold-modular-storage-white/-/A-16134270#prodSlot=_1_1
These photos are GORGEOUS and the lollipops are such a fun idea!
Thanks a lot, Tan!
THESE ARE AWESOME! I love how the swirls look!
Thanks, Sharon!
Yes, but can you get a little buzz off of them? ?
Haha, maybe after a few you could!!
this is SO AWESOME. i’ve been wanting to DIY boozy lollipops for so long and just haven’t figured out now to do it. thanks for sharing :)
No problem, Joanna! Let us know how they turn out!
Hi! I want to know how do you do the lollipops❤️
Where is the lollipop recipe?
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