Wow your guests with some colorful, delicious, simple and so cute alcohol lollipops. And if you’re weary about attempting homemade candy, we have a DIY spiked lollipop version.
Boozy lollipops?!? Yes, it’s a thing, and they’ll surely be a hit.
These pretty alcohol lollipops make for unique DIY Valentine’s Day gifts or a fun treat for an adult birthday party. We also couldn’t resist making a colorful rainbow batch.
If you’ve never made candy at home before, don’t be too intimidated because it’s quite easy.
Plus, we also snuck in a SUPER quick alternative for DIY spiked lollipops for those of you who aren’t quite committed enough to make them from scratch.
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Ingredients and Tools to Make Colorful Alcohol Lollipops
Hard liquor — We used half clear rum and half tequila.
Water
Corn syrup
Flavoring — Optional: We used peppermint.
Food coloring of your choice— Optional
Silicone mats— You can use lollipop molds. However, we love the imperfect and unique shapes when simply pouring the mix onto a mat.
How To Make Homemade Alcohol Lollipops
1 — Lay down silicone mats to use to pour the lollipops once they’re ready.
2 — In a sauce pan over medium heat, stirin the water, sugar, and corn syrup until well combined.
Then, let the mixture come to a boil without stirring it at all. Continue testing with a candy thermometer until it reaches 320 F degrees.
3 — Once it’s reached 320 degrees,add in the liquor, give it a very quick stir to mix, and then, let it reach 310 F degrees again.
4 — Remove from heat and spoon onto the silicone mat, while quickly making a swirl or two with food coloring dipped on the end of the lollipop stick, then lay the stick in place to cool.
(You want to heatthe liquor as little as possible so it doesn’t boil out all of the alcohol.)
The mixture should be solid within 10-20 minutes. If it doesn’t completely harden, it didn’t reach hard crack phase, so you will need to adjust to cook it longer.
How to Make Easy Melted Jolly Rancher Alcohol Lollipops
If you’re going for the easy Jolly Rancher version —
Ingredients needed:
1 1/2 cups of unmeltedJolly Ranchers
1/4 cup of hard liquor
How to make a quick version of the alcohol lollipops:
1 — Unwrap the Jolly Ranchers, and place them in a pan on low/medium heat.
2 — Boil to 290 F.
3 — Remove from the heat immediately and add in the liquor. Let melted Jolly Ranchers warm back to 290-300 F.
4 — Quickly pour them onto the silicone mats, and insert the lollipop sticks.
5 — Allow the alcohol lollipops to cool for 10-20 minutes, and then you’re all set.
Recipe Notes and Tips on How to Achieve the Marbled Lollipop Look
— If your lollipops are too soft, they weren’t cooked long enough.
— If they’re cloudy or brown, they were cooked too long.
— Be VERY quick when adding in your food color and lollipop sticks. Therefore, don’t double the batch because you won’t have enough time to make all of them anyways.
Alcohol Lollipops Recipe
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5 from 3 votes
A little spiked lollipop never hurt anybody. How sweet is this DIY Spiked Lollipop recipe?!?
Prep Time10 minutes mins
Cook Time20 minutes mins
Total Time30 minutes mins
Equipment
Saucepan
Silicone mat
Candy thermometer
Lollipop sticks
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup hard liquor
- 3/4 cup water
- 3 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup corn syrup
- 1 splash flavoring optional
- Food coloring optional of your choice
Nutrition
Calories: 196kcal | Carbohydrates: 49g | Fat: 1g | Sodium: 8mg | Sugar: 49g | Calcium: 1mg | Iron: 1mg
Servings: 15
Calories: 196kcal
Notes
- Serving size depends on how big and small you want the lollipops to be. You can make anywhere between 10-25 lollipops.
Instructions
Lay down silicone mats to use to pour the lollipops once they’re ready.
Stirtogether the water, sugar, and corn syrup in a saucepan until just mixed. Then, let the mixture come to a boilwithout stirring it at all. Continue testing with a candy thermometer until it reaches 320F.
Once it’s reached 320F,add in the liquor, give it avery quick stirto mix. And then, let it reach 310F again.
Remove from heat and spoon onto the silicone mat, while quickly making a swirl or two with food coloring dipped on the end of the lollipop stick.
Lay the stick in place to cool. You want to heatthe liquor as little as possible so it doesn’t boil out all of the alcohol. The mixture should be solid within 10-20 minutes. If it doesn’t completely harden, it didn’t reachhard crack phase, so you will need to adjust to cook it longer.
KEYWORD: alchol lollipops, spiked lollipops
Quick & Easy Spiked Lollipops Recipe
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5 from 3 votes
A little spiked lollipop never hurt anybody. A quicker and easier version of our homemade DIY Spiked Lollipop recipe.
Prep Time5 minutes mins
Cook Time10 minutes mins
Total Time15 minutes mins
Course co*cktails
Cuisine Desserts
Equipment
Saucepan
Silicone mat
Candy thermometer
Lollipop sticks
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup hard liquor We used clear rum for half and tequilafor the other half.
- 1 1/2 cup Jolly Ranchers unmelted
Nutrition
Calories: 96kcal | Carbohydrates: 22g | Sodium: 1mg | Sugar: 17g
Servings: 15
Calories: 96kcal
Notes
- Serving size depends on how big and small you want the lollipops to be. You can make anywhere between 10-25 lollipops.
Instructions
Lay down silicone mats to use to pour the lollipops once they’re ready.
Unwrap the Jolly Ranchersand place them in a pan on low/medium heat. Boil until they've reach 290F.
Immediately remove from heat, add in the liquor, and let the mixture warm back to 290-300F.
Quickly pour onto the silicone mats and insert the lollipop sticks. Let them cool for 10-20 minutes, and then you’re all set!
KEYWORD: boozy desserts, candy, co*cktails, homemade lollipops, jolly rancher, liquor lollipops, lollipop, marble, stained glass, sugar and cloth
Don’t forget to share your alcohol lollipops with us on Instagram using the hashtag #sugarandclothloves. We love seeing all of your creations! And if you’re looking for more quick and delicious recipes, you can find them all right herewith a few bites to go along!
