Pond Pops
Serves: 5
Cody DuBuque
1 January 1970
Based on User reviews:
63
Spice
41
Sweetness
39
Sourness
36
mins
Prep time (avg)
4.3
Difficulty
Ingredients:
Directions:
1
Special equipment: 12 lollipop sticks, candy thermometer Tear off two lengths of parchment paper, each about 2 feet long and place on a flat heat resistant surface
2
Lightly coat with vegetable oil and lay out 6 lollipop sticks per sheet
3
Put the sugar, corn syrup, water and salt into a saucepan and place over high heat
4
Bring to a boil, stirring until the sugar dissolves
5
Continue to boil until the mixture reaches 300 degrees F (hard-crack stage) on the candy thermometer
6
Stir in the extract and food coloring and transfer to a Pyrex measuring cup
7
Let the candy mixture cool for 2 minutes
8
Pour the mix slowly onto the sticks, forming a 3-inch circle
9
Wait 45 seconds after pouring and then place the gummy worm at the end of the stick as if it's a worm on a fishing pole and press 3 fish into the candy around the worm
10
Let cool until hardened, about 15 minutes, before removing from parchment