How to make lollipops with your own hands? Recipes and nuances of cooking

In the modern world, it is not difficult to make sweet and colorful candies with your own hands. To do this, you need a minimum of products and a little time. Such a treat will undoubtedly delight your children. In addition, do-it-yourself lollipops can be prepared for a children's holiday.

In this article, we have collected for you the most simple and interesting recipes for homemade sweets. You will also learn how to cook colorful sweets, how to properly cover them with chocolate icing and much more.

Do-it-yourself lollipops

Required Products:

• granulated sugar - 350 g;
• water - 50 g;
• corn syrup - 175 g;
• food coloring (helium) - 1 tsp.

As sticks, you can use special plastic tubes or wooden skewers.

Step cooking

What needs to be done:

1. Take a saucepan with a thick bottom and pour granulated sugar.
2. We put on medium heat and pour the corn syrup.
3. Add the required amount of water and mix the resulting mixture.
4. We wait until sugar is completely dissolved, constantly stirring caramel.
5. As soon as the foam appears, reduce the heat and cook for another 10 minutes, so that the mixture becomes thick and viscous.
6. Lastly, add food coloring and mix all the ingredients.
7. Using a teaspoon, put the syrup on a silicone mat, then give it a round shape and insert a stick or wooden skewer.

Do not put ready-made candies in a cool place, as they will begin to freeze unevenly. It is best to leave the silicone mat with homemade sweets in the room for several hours.

You can also make candies with your own hands using fruit juice, such as cherry, apple or orange. All of these recipes will be discussed later.

DIY homemade candy canes

Ingredients:

• invert syrup - 250 g;
• sugar sand - 250 g;
• fruit juice - 75 g.

Before cooking, the mold must be carefully lubricated with vegetable oil.

Step cooking

So, our further actions are as follows:

1. Pour sugar into the stew-pan, fill it with invert syrup and add fruit juice.
2. We put the dishes on medium heat and bring the mixture to a boil.
3. As soon as the mass begins to boil, reduce the heat and cook until thickened.
4. Pour the syrup into a pre-prepared mold and leave it in this form for 2-4 hours, until the candies are completely frozen.

You can use any form, it all depends on your preferences and wishes. In addition, on the shelves of supermarkets you can find special forms with animal figures, with fruits and so on.

How to make candy on a stick at home?

Required Products:

• sugar - 10 tbsp. l .;
• water - 10 tbsp. l .;
• apple cider vinegar - 1 tbsp. l .;
• oil for lubricating molds.

Thanks to this recipe, do-it-yourself lollipops are exactly the same as in Soviet times.

Step cooking

We divide the recipe into several main stages:

1. To begin with, you need to prepare sticks for candy or take ordinary toothpicks, after cutting off the sharp edges.
2. Pour water into a deep enameled saucepan, pour sugar and add a little apple cider vinegar. If desired, the last ingredient can be replaced with wine vinegar.
3. We put the dishes on medium heat and wait until the sugar has dissolved.
4. As soon as the resulting mixture acquires a pleasant golden hue, remove the saucepan from the heat and proceed to the preparation of the mold.
5. Using a special silicone brush, grease the candy can and pour our syrup into it.
6. Insert pre-prepared sticks.
7. We remove the candy in a dark place until it cools completely.

Once the candies have hardened, take them out and serve them.

Recipe for Colorful Candies

Required Products:

• granulated sugar - 8 tbsp. l .;
• fruit or berry juice without pulp - 100-175 ml;
• lemon juice - 1 tsp;
• optionally add sugar powder.

In this recipe, the dye is berry or fruit juice.

Step cooking

Now about how to make do-it-yourself candy:

1. We take refractory dishes and mix in it all the ingredients except sugar powder.
2. We warm the mixture, stirring it constantly until the sugar grains dissolve.
3. We check the readiness of the syrup by dropping a few drops of it into cold water.
4. As soon as they begin to harden slowly, remove the dishes from the fire, add sugar powder and pour into molds.
5. They, as in previous recipes, must be lubricated with any vegetable oil. Do not worry, this will not affect the final taste of sweets.
6. Then insert the sticks and wait until the candies are completely frozen.

When a few hours pass, we check the sweets for readiness and remove from the molds.

If desired, such candies can be coated with different compositions, for example, melted chocolate, giving them an unusual appearance and taste. In addition, such a treat is perfect for a children's holiday.