It is Super Bowl week, and that is pretty much all anyone is talking
about! Especially if you live in North Carolina, like I do! So these
Panther Popcorn Pops are doing double duty. I get to show my love for
the Panther's and decorate my party table! And what's even better is
that they are so much fun to make! Start with a simple popcorn ball, add
a few drizzles of my new favorite colors, and you have a fun, festive
centerpiece for your party! Go Panthers!
Panther Popcorn Pops
Showing posts with label Lollipops. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Lollipops. Show all posts
Friday, February 5, 2016
Panther Popcorn Pops
Monday, February 11, 2013
Chocolate Heart Lollipops!
It's almost Valentine's Day, and I thought I would show you one of the little last minute gifts I made. I think it incorporates all of the Valentine's Day necessities~heart shaped, chocolate, sweet, and cute!
Chocolate Valentine Lollipops
Good Quality Chocolate
Lollipop Sticks(1 for each sucker)
White Almond Bark
Heart Shaped Lollipop Mold
This is the lollipop mold I used.
I think I bought it at Michael's for about $2.
Melt your chocolate in a double boiler, and then
spoon it into the mold. It is not necessary to spray
your mold before putting the chocolate in.
They will come out easily. After you have filled the
heart, give the entire mold a tiny shake. Not a lot. Just
a little, and the chocolate will become smooth.
Set the mold in the freezer for a few minutes.
It will become solid quickly.
Pop the chocolate lollipop out of the mold.
Melt the almond bark according to directions.
Color a little of the white with pink color,
and a little of it with red. Place the pink color in a pasty bag,
and using a #2 tip, place a design on your chocolate lollipop.
Once the pink is dry, place the red in the same bag,
and pipe your design. Let dry.
Your lollipop is done!
There you have it!
Super simple and so sweet!
Thanks for joining The Freshman Cook today!
Saturday, February 11, 2012
Valentine Heart Lollipops!
I have made lollipops in the past, but it has been a while. I had forgotten how easy, quick, and cute they are to make. I added these to the Valentines goodies I sent my son and his roommates.
Lollipops
(recipe from LorAnn Oils)
2 cups granulated sugar
2/3 cup light corn syrup
2/3 cup light corn syrup
3/4 cup water
1 dram (1tsp.) LorAnn Raspberry Flavoring
1 dram (1tsp.) LorAnn Raspberry Flavoring
Neon Liquid Food Coloring
Heart Shaped Lollipop Mold
In a large saucepan, mix together sugar, corn syrup and water.
Stir over medium heat until sugar dissolves.
Spray your mold with pan spray.
Place candy thermometer in pan.
Bring to a boil without stirring.
Make sure to have a dish of water and a pastry type
brush ready.
Cover a baking sheet with foil, and the spray with
pan spray. You may need this if you have left over
syrup after filling your molds.
Cook, without stirring, until the temperature
reaches 260ยบ F.
The syrup will start to spray sides of the pan above the
mix. If that happens, carefully use the pastry brush
dipped in water to eliminate the syrup by brushing the side of
the pan back and forth until it drops into the mix.
Add drops of coloring, but still do
not stir.
The boiling will incorporate the color into the syrup.
Continue boiling until the syrup reaches 300 degrees.
Remove from heat and wait for boiling to stop.
Add flavor and stir.
Pour syrup into molds.
A couple of the molds overflowed a little.
I waited for them to set up just slightly, then I took
a paring knife and cut the excess while it was warm,
but not hot enough to scald.
I had some excess. so I poured it onto the pan we prepared
earlier and added these candy hearts.
I will crack it later.
Not a very good pic, but here are the five lollipops.
I tried to add a conversation heart to one of them,
but it didn't turn out how I wanted it to.
Here are the finished lollipops.I wrapped them in
Valentine cello bags and tied them with ribbon!
Happy Valentine's Day!
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