Homemade Suckers"This
is great, I'm sure the kids and I will enjoy it all very much. Keep up
the good work!" Homemade
suckers or homemade lollipops (whichever you call them)are perfect for
any holiday or birthday. Younger kids can still help with certain steps
but let the adult do the cooking on the stove and any handling
afterwards. Here is how one mom got her 4 year old involved in helping.
Thank you Cindy G. for sharing! Recipe for Homemade Suckers1 cup sugar1/2 cup water 1/3 light corn syrup 1/2-1 1/2 teaspoons flavoring Food coloring
Mix all the ingredients together in a saucepan. I let my son put everything in the pan before I turned the heat on.
Cook it over med-high heat, stir until all the sugar is dissolved. Boil until it reaches the hard-crack stage, which is about 300 degree on a candy thermometer. Remove from heat and add food coloring slowly, then add the flavoring. (I've found that you need to add the color first and stir and then add the flavoring, that will give it a little time to cool before you put the flavoring in, because the flavorings can burn and then your suckers taste burnt)
Pour slowly into the molds. Don't worry about any bubbles, they'll go away on their own. My son and I put sprinkles on the suckers we made, but you don't have to. Just sprinkle them on right after you pour the syrup into the molds, don't wait too long or the suckers will start to set up and they won't stick.   Wait until the suckers are completely cooled and remove the molds. (be careful some of the hard candy can have sharp edges) Wrap them individually. We put them in little snack baggies so that they're airtight or the humidity ruins them. Enjoy, my kids did!  All rights reserved. The material on this site is for educational purposes. Nothing on this page is public domain.
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