![]() ![]() Second, you will need a heavy bottomed pot to cook this in, any stainless steel or copper pot will work, copper conducts heat the best but if you don’t have one, don’t sweat it. You place a glass of ice water next to your pot and when the mixture begins to thicken and the rapid boil slows to a low bubble, spoon out some of the mixture into a glass of ice water and then pull out the sugar mixture and feel in your hands what texture you are at, the stages are thread – it falls through your hands, soft ball – it form a soft ball that falls flat, hard ball – forms a firm ball that keeps it’s shape, soft crack, it cracks but is still chewy a little, hard crack, it snaps with a firm snap and no bend. * The ice water test: This is done if you are trying to figure out what stage your sugar mixture is at without a candy thermometer. ( If you want to learn about candy making HERE is my candy making 101 page) These kool aid lollipops only require a few ingredients but are a little technical to make, so be prepared with a few tools and helpful equipment.įirst, a candy thermometer or glass of ice water to test your sugar stage. So these are not just really cool to look at, especially when you hold them up against the sun but they are really tasty too. ![]() The flavoring has the perfect amounts of citric acid and flavor for these suckers. I personally think these taste better than any giant lollipop I have ever eaten because they use kool aid as the flavoring. So I decided we needed to make her dream a reality and make our own giant lollipops. She said that if she could do anything she wanted for a full day, a “yes day” if you will, she would have a giant lollipop. These kool aid lollipops are so fun and delicious! I made this recipe at the request of my 4 year old. ![]()
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