Rainbow Candy Pops Recipes

RAINBOW PRIDE POPS

Steps:

• Place each Jell-O flavor in a separate small bowl. Whisk 1 teaspoon superfine sugar into each bowl.
• Starting with the strawberry and working with one flavor at a time, pour 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons boiling water into each bowl. Stir gently until the gelatin and sugar dissolve.
• Evenly divide the strawberry gelatin among ten 3-ounce ice pop molds using a small liquid measuring cup (about 1 tablespoon per mold). Freeze until just set, about 15 minutes. Repeat with the remaining flavors in this order: orange, lemon, lime, berry blue and grape.
• Place the lid on the ice pop mold and insert wooden sticks. Freeze until completely solid, about 8 hours or overnight.
• Remove the pops from the freezer. Let stand at room temperature until they slide out easily, about 10 minutes.

RAINBOW-SPRINKLED BROWNIE POPS

Steps:

• Make and bake brownies as directed on box, using oil, water and eggs. Cool at least 1 hour.
• Line cookie sheet with waxed paper. In large bowl, crumble baked brownies. Using 1 1/2-inch cookie scoop, scoop out brownie mixture; roll into balls. Place on cookie sheet. Freeze 1 hour.
• In 1-quart microwavable bowl, microwave candy melts uncovered on High 1 minute 30 seconds; stir. Continue microwaving and stirring in 15-second intervals until melted; stir until smooth.
• Remove balls from freezer. Dip tip of each lollipop stick into melted candy, then halfway into 1 cake ball; place on waxed paper-lined cookie sheet.
• When all brownie balls have sticks, gently swirl 1 ball into melted candy to coat well; allow candy to drip back into bowl. Place stick in polystyrene foam. Sprinkle top with candy sprinkles. Repeat with remaining cake balls and melted candy. Let candy harden before serving.

OLD-FASHIONED LOLLIPOPS

Steps:

• Place lollipop sticks in hard candy molds or arrange sticks 3 in. apart on greased foil-lined baking sheets; set aside., In a heavy saucepan, combine corn syrup and sugar. Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring occasionally. Cover and cook for 3 minutes to dissolve sugar crystals. Uncover and cook over medium-high heat, without stirring, until a candy thermometer reads 300° (hard-crack stage). , Remove from the heat; stir in flavoring and food coloring, keeping face away from mixture as odor is very strong. Immediately pour into prepared molds or pour free-form over ends of lollipop sticks on baking sheets. Let cool before removing.