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Cherry
Lollipops
Makes 15-20 lollipops
| INGREDIENTS: | |
| 1/4 | cup butter, Land O' Lakes® |
| 3/4 | cup sugar, C&H® |
| 1/2 | cup light corn syrup, Karo® |
| 1 | box (3 ounce) cherry gelatin dessert, Jell-O® |
| Non-stick vegetable cooking spray, PAM® | |
| Special equipment: Twenty lollipops sticks, Metal tablespoon measure, Candy thermometer, Metal sandwich spatula | |
Prep time: 8 minutes
PREPARATION:
- Butter two cookie sheets.
- Arrange half of the lollipop sticks on each and set aside.
- In a small saucepan over low heat, stir butter, sugar, and corn syrup together until sugar has dissolved.
- Slowly bring to a boil, stirring frequently.
- Insert a candy thermometer into syrup and continue cooking until temperature reaches 275 degrees.
- Stir in gelatin until smooth.
- Remove from heat. (This sugar syrup is very hot and can cause a painful burn!)
- Using a metal tablespoon and working quickly, drop heaping spoonfuls of lollipop syrup on end of each lollipop stick.
- Flatten into a circle shape with metal spatula sprayed with cooking spray.
- Cool completely.
- Wrap each sucker in plastic wrap and store in an air tight container.
