Fill a half
sheet pan with an even 1/2-inch-deep layer of the
powdered sugar. Press the back of a mold or shape of your choice (like a tablespoon measuring spoon) firmly into the sugar to create an impression as the mold for your lollipops The impression should be at least 1/4-inch deep. Make sure none of the sheet tray shows through the sugar in your mold, otherwise the lollipops will stick to it. Place a lollipop stick with 1/4-inch of the stick inside the impression. Make a dam with the powdered sugar to close the opening in the
mold that the stick made, so no
sugar syrup can escape. Repeat the process to make 4 rows of 3 molds each.
Reduce the pomegranate juice in a small saucepot over high heat until it's thick and syrupy and there are about 2 tablespoons left, 2 to 3 minutes. (You will only use half of this, but reducing further will not allow for enough liquid enough to pour.)
Combine the granulated sugar, corn syrup and 1/4 cup water in a heavy-bottomed
saucepan over medium-high heat and bring to a boil. Heat until a candy thermometer reads 300 degrees F, 10 to 12 minutes (it will just start to
caramelize). Remove from the heat and carefully add 1 tablespoon of the
pomegranate juice and the
lime zest with a heatproof rubber
spatula. Carefully transfer the candy mixture to a liquid measuring cup.
Working carefully but swiftly, pour the mixture into the lollipop molds. Allow the candy to cool and harden at room temperature, 15 to 20 minutes. You may
dust off any residual powdered sugar with a
pastry brush, but it's not necessary. I love that one side is glossy and one side is coated in sugar, it lends itself to the
artisanal nature of the pop.
Cook's Note: For flavor variations, use
orange juice with
ginger or
grapefruit juice.
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By chiisaiasiangal
Honolulu, HI
on October 06, 2012
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I like this lollipop recipe a lot better than the Paula Deen recipe where the flavoring is Jell-O. These lollipops are nice and smooth, whereas the Paula Deen ones had a kind of grainy texture. Also, I brought the sugar up to the "soft-crack" stage, instead. It takes longer to harden, but this ensures the sugar doesn't have that burnt, caramel taste, that I noticed they get if you do bring it up to the hard-crack. I will be making these again though!
By deannaj5
johnson city, TN
on April 28, 2012
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After watching Kelsey make these on her show my 12 year old daughter wanted to try the recipe. We already had a lot of the ingredients, just needed to buy some lollipop sticks. My daughter, Audrey, wanted to make them with Raspberry lemonade instead of Pomegranate juice. We still included the lime zest.
Our 'Homemade Raspberry Lemon-Lime Lollipops' were yums!
Using the powdered sugar as your mold is SO smart and easy. And fun!
We are going to make lemonade with lemon zest next. Then try adding curry to a juice? Or, maybe salty chocolate?.....(!
Thanks Kelsey for the inspiration!
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