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Free-Form Rainbow Lollipops

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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.

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They require a few ingredients, a bit of creativity, and some helpers!

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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.

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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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About Tracie Nall

Tracie lives in Arizona with her husband, teen daughter, and more books than her shelves will hold. She spends her days writing and editing. Many of her words end up on her blog, From Tracie. Find Tracie on Twitter @FromTracie and on Instagram where she takes pictures of things that are yellow.

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  1. Lollipops says

    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!

  2. When Pigs Fly says

    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?

  3. Heather O. says

    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!

  5. Kim says

    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.

  7. Deana says

    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-

  11. Kim says

    Thanks! I was trying to find something to do today with my daughter! Can’t wait to make these this afternoon!

  13. Tree says

    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!