Every summer, we invite the rainbows inside with our free-form rainbow lollipops.
They are cheery and fun, an amazing way to spend a dull afternoon.
They require a few ingredients, a bit of creativity, and some helpers!
They are the perfect addition to summer! I know you want to make your own rainbows! I don’t blame you either, they are as delicious as they look.
Emily’s free-form rainbow lollipops
2 cups of sugar
2/3 cup of corn syrup
2/3 cup of water
1/2 t orange extract
food coloring (red, yellow, and blue)
Lightly spray a cookie sheet with Pam, or lightly oil. Place lollipop sticks in rows leaving 2 inches of space in between.
Combine sugar, syrup, and water in a large saucepan. Bring to a boil over high heat. Without stirring, cook until mixture reaches 305 degrees. Set up an ice bath in the sink. When the mixture is done, dip the bottom of the saucepan into the ice bath for 10 seconds to stop cooking process. Stir in extract. Divide sugar mixture into 3 separate bowls. Color one bowl with the red food coloring, one with the yellow, and one with the blue.
Spoon the mixture over the lollipop sticks, creating free form designs by mixing colors. Let harden and enjoy.
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Lovely pictures!
Those look amazing!! We may have to do this on a rainy day to brighten things up.
Oh my, those are awesome! My kids would have a blast making these…
Those are really awesome! =) great idea!
Beautiful! What a fun and almost magical summer activity!
Love this idea, will have to try it, thanks!
These are beautiful! Love ‘em!
What a great idea! This looks like a must try in our home!
I absolutely love this idea! Never realized it was this easy to make yummy lollipops. I’ll have to try it in our home too. Thanks for the recipe!
Love this! I’m going to do this one for sure! thanks Emily.
Thanks! I was trying to find something to do today with my daughter! Can’t wait to make these this afternoon!
They’re incredible! I’m having a preschool camp this week… I think we’ll try them out! Thanks!
Wow– really cool! We’ll have to do these!
This looks so fun, I want to do it with grownups! I’m sure my kids would love it too ;-P
Seriously these are soooooo super cool! I’m gonna be the coolest mom ever! I’m going to get my lollipop on! Thanks for sharing. Deana-
What a fantastic idea!! Thanks so much for sharing this!
K so I made the lollipops but how do you clean the pot and bowls? They seems like the syrup is stuck in there forever.
Hot soapy water and a good soak should take care of that!!
Sounds fun! And yummy
I haven’t had a lollipop in far too long.
I love these! My best girlfriend’s dad cleaned out his chemistry classroom and gave her a ton of corn syrup & food coloring from one of his many class experiments. We’ve been trying to figure out what fun project we could make with the supplies… and now I know! I sent her the link, and now I can’t wait to get the kids together to make our own rainbow lollipops!
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This looks like a blast to do with my friend’s kids. I’m just wondering, when you say spoon the mixture over the sticks, what does that mean exactly? How do you get them to be somewhat round? Do you place the sticks on cookie sheets and then pour the mixture on?
Exactly. Sticks down first, spoon the mixture on top. They will naturally take in a roundish shape!
My two youngest (ages 8 and 4) would love doing this. What would be really good to, would be to sprinkle nerds on them as well. Or any candy for that matter. Thanks for sharing!