Orange Flavored Lollipops
 
 
Serves: 2-3 dozen
Ingredients
  • 2 cups/500 grams sugar
  • 1 teaspoon cream of tartar
  • 7 oz/ 200 ml/ 1 cup minus 2 tablespoons water
  • 2 teaspoons orange extract
  • yellow and red food coloring
  • lollipop sticks (about 2 dozen)
Instructions
  1. Line 2-3 baking sheets with parchment paper or a non-stick baking mat.
  2. Put the sugar, cream of tartar, and water into a saucepan. Stir to make sure everything is well mixed. Then heat on low until the sugar has completely dissolved.
  3. Once the sugar has dissolved, clip on your candy thermometer. Turn up the heat to medium and bring to a boil. Let the sugar boil undisturbed (don't stir! It makes crystals!) until it reaches 305-310ºF/151-154ºC. This is called the hard crack stage. [Alternatively drop a bit of sugar into very cold water. If it sets hard it's ready]
  4. Remove pan from the heat and stir in the orange extract. Drop in a few drops of yellow food coloring and then a few drops of red. Swirl it together until you have the color you like and it is mixed throughout.
  5. Using a metal spoon, spoon out 1 tablespoon sized dollops of sugar mixture on to your prepared baking pan.
  6. Press a lollipop stick into each dollop of sugar mixture. Spin the stick in the mixture if you need it to be better coated. Alternatively, spoon a little more mixture on top of the stick to secure it.
  7. If the sugar mixture gets too hard, put the pan back over the heat and warm in gently until you can spoon it again. [However if it's too hot and runny then the sugar won't set so keep an eye on it]
  8. Let the lollipops cool for about 15-20 minutes. Then eat!
  9. For clean up, put everything metal back in the pan. Cover with water and bring to a boil. Everything should then easily clean off!
Recipe by Cooking is Messy at https://www.cookingismessy.com/2016/04/09/orange-flavored-lollipops/