Homemade mint candies. How to make sugar lollipops at home? Recipe for homemade mint, fruit, milk, ginger, sugar-free, colored, honey candies

As a child, my mother made me lollipops - it was my favorite treat. Nowadays you can buy such sweets in the store, but I will never forget the taste of the candies made by my mother. I still have a mold for candy from those times, now I myself making lollipops at home and I make all the children in the yard happy. I offer one of the recipes for making sugar candies. If you don’t have a mold, you can pour the sugar mixture into tablespoons or teaspoons and insert toothpicks to make it convenient to hold the delicious candies.

Ingredients

In order to make lollipops at home we will need:

sugar - 6 tbsp. l.;

water - 2 tbsp. l.;

vinegar 9% - 1 tbsp. l.;

toothpicks or sticks;

butter or vegetable oil for greasing the mold.

Cooking steps

Place the sugar mixture over medium heat. And now the most important thing: during the cooking process, the caramel CANNOT BE STIRED (!!!), otherwise it will “sugarify” and look like just very wet sugar, and then this sugar will harden into a bulletproof stone. And the candies will turn out rough and lumpy, but we need to achieve a smooth and transparent consistency of the candies. So, let's be patient and don't touch the caramel.

Description

Homemade lollipops- a sweet delicacy loved by everyone without exception from early childhood. They are usually made in the shape of cockerels, but at home you can make lollipops of any shape you like.

In our today's step-by-step recipe with photos, we suggest giving homemade candies the shape of hearts, because Valentine's Day is coming soon, and the heart is its main symbol. To prepare this themed dessert, you don’t need any special effort or complicated ingredients. The ingredients in it are simple, and the cooking process is simple. You just need to carefully monitor the caramel so that it doesn’t burn or get on your hand (melted sugar burns very strongly). And you should be able to handle the rest without difficulty.

We believe that these sweet hearts on a stick will soon become a romantic part of any celebration for you.

Let's start cooking!

Ingredients

(250 g)
(100 g)
(1/2 tsp)
(of necessity)

Cooking steps

We measure and place all the necessary ingredients on the table.

Pour water into a saucepan or stewpan and add granulated sugar. Heat the resulting mixture to 130 degrees. We check the temperature with a food thermometer, but if you don’t have one, take a little syrup and drop it into a container with cold water: the resulting drop should be shaped, but soft.

Add natural flavoring (in our case, raspberries in syrup) and red food coloring. Mix everything thoroughly and heat it to another 150 (maybe a little more) degrees (this time a drop of syrup in cold water should become solid). Mix citric acid with water in a 1:1 ratio and add to the syrup. Mix everything again.

On a silicone mat or baking parchment (flatten the latter so that it does not curl into a roll, and spread it lightly with vegetable oil), using a large spoon, first spread the caramel in a circle, but when it begins to harden, give it a heart shape. If the caramel starts to thicken quickly in the saucepan, put it back on the heat for a few seconds and it will melt (you can do this a couple of times).

Do not spread the caramel mass onto the parchment all at once. Two round pieces will be enough, with a wooden skewer attached to each of them.

Keep in mind that simply attaching a skewer is not enough. You also need to rotate it around its axis 360 degrees so that the stick is neatly immersed in the caramel (this is very important, almost the main secret!).

Leave the finished lollipops to harden. And don’t forget to give them the desired shape in the process.

Bon appetit and sweet Valentine's Day!

Everyone loves lollipops - both adults and children. After all, it’s nice to take a break from all your affairs and enjoy their pleasant and aromatic taste. And even a small lollipop can bring long-term pleasure, because we don’t eat it right away, but suck it for a long time. Lollipops can be both sucked and licked. True, there are people who are not averse to chewing on them. But this is not the best way to use them. It's better to enjoy them longer.

One of the first most common lollipops was the cockerel lollipop, which is made from sugar. And it is still in demand. But in addition to the cockerel on a stick, completely different shapes are used for lollipops - heart shapes, simply round shapes, figures of bears and fish.

Sugar candies They are notable for the fact that they can be prepared easily at home. To do this, you need very few things - an appropriate container in which we will cook the lollipops, forms for lollipops, sugar, water, sunflower oil, a stick.

We take the dishes in which we will prepare the candies (this could be a frying pan, a saucepan, an iron mug). Pour sugar into the bowl, then water. It is necessary that all the sugar is saturated with water, and the water level is slightly higher than the sugar (you can take the ratio of sugar to water as 3 to 1, for example, 300 grams of sugar and 100 grams of water). Place the pan on the stove and turn on medium heat. Cooking time depends on the amount of water and sugar. In the above case, if you took 300 grams of sugar and 100 grams of water, then the time is approximately 10 minutes. But in any case, make sure that your solution does not turn dark brown. And this can happen very quickly. Therefore, do not go to other rooms while preparing sugar candies, even for a short time. If the solution turns out dark brown, it means the sugar has burnt out, and the resulting candies will have a bitter taste. It is optimal to obtain a viscous mass of light brown color. When we get such a mass, we turn off the gas. You will need to pour our solution into molds that you have prepared in advance and rubbed with sunflower oil. For simple molds, you can use regular spoons. And we insert sticks - you can use toothpicks, matches, twigs as them. We used sunflower oil so that the sugar candies can be easily removed from the molds. Then we wait for the candies to cool down. And then you can have a good rest and suck on lollipops prepared at home.

To get different flavors for candies, you can add other ingredients to our mixture of sugar and water. For example, lemon juice, cognac, cocoa, apple syrup, etc.

The video shows one method of making sugar candies. You can use that too.

How to make lollipops?

How to make sucking candy?

How to make lollipops at home?

We wish you to make delicious sugar candies! Bon appetit!

Recipes for your favorite sugar cockerels at home.

Lollipop is a sweet treat whose main ingredient is sugar.
For most sweet tooths, this is a great way to diversify their menu.
Using all kinds of flavoring additives, you can enjoy this popular delicacy without getting bored with each new recipe.
This candy can easily be made at home.

How to make lollipops at home?

Favorite “icicles” from childhood

The first recipes for making candy appeared more than half a million years ago. And to this day they are very popular among both children and adults.
And this is no coincidence.
After all, they:

They contain a minimum amount of simple and natural ingredients.
Prepare quickly and easily.
They have light and pleasant taste.
Thanks to a variety of additives and fillings from jelly, caramel, chewing gum, fruit juices, coffee, vanillin, cinnamon and other products, they can change their taste to suit any taste.

basis basic recipe candies are: water, sugar, citric or acetic acid.
You can modify the composition of recipes in different ways to suit your taste, but the basics always remain standard.
For preparing cockerels according to the classic recipe you will need:

Granulated sugar - 1 cup
Water - 5 tbsp. spoons
Table vinegar - 1 tbsp.
A little vegetable oil for greasing the molds
Preparation:
Mix all products in an enamel pan
Heat over medium heat until the sugar dissolves, stirring continuously
Reduce heat, leave to simmer while stirring, until syrup is golden brown.
We check readiness by dropping the mixture onto a saucer - the drop freezes, it’s time to remove it from the stove
Pour the finished syrup into the oiled form
Insert sticks (toothpick)
Cooling the candies
Remove from mold
We eat with pleasure!

How to make peppermint candies at home?

Products:

White from one chicken egg
Cream -5 tbsp. spoons
Mint essence - 2-3 drops
Green food coloring - 100 g
Sugar - 2.5 cups

Preparation:

Mix all ingredients in a thick-walled saucepan
Heat over medium heat, stirring constantly, avoiding burning. If necessary, reduce heat to low
As soon as the mixture begins to thicken, remove from the stove.
Let cool a little
Form balls with wet hands
Place in any storage container, layering with parchment

Video: Mints

Homemade lollipops: recipe without molds

Making cockerels without molds

Very colorful and aromatic wine sweets can be prepared even without ready-made molds.

To prepare them you will need:

Sweet red wine - 3 tbsp. spoons
Granulated sugar - 1/2 cup
Starch - 3 tbsp. l.
Salt - a pinch
Toothpicks
Preparation:
Evaporate the wine over low heat for about 30 minutes, until the volume is reduced by approximately three times.
Cool to room temperature
Mix with other products
Heat over medium heat until the sugar is completely dissolved
Let the syrup cool slightly
Spread parchment paper and place portions on it, scooping them up with a wet teaspoon
Place toothpicks in the center of the candy
Cool in the refrigerator until completely hardened.

Sugar-free lollipops at home: recipe

For those with a sweet tooth who are watching their figure, honey-based cockerels without added sugar are an ideal option.
Products:

Honey - 250 g
Butter - 5 tbsp. l.
Fruit syrup - 4 tbsp. l.
Water - 5 tbsp.

Preparation:

Combine honey with water and bring to a boil
Add syrup and butter
Boil the mixture over low heat until the volume is reduced by half.
Pour into oiled molds
After complete hardening, release from molds and store in the cold.

Homemade honey candies: recipe

Honey cockerels

Products:

Sugar - 400 g
Sour cream - 100 g
Honey - 100 g
Butter - 2 tbsp. l.
Walnuts - 40 g

Preparation:

Dissolve sugar, sour cream and honey over low heat
Add butter and cook until thick and homogeneous.
Remove from heat and whisk until thick and dark in consistency.
Sprinkle with crushed nuts and pour into greased molds
After cooling, remove from molds

How to make milk candies at home?

Making milk-based lollipops

A unique recipe based on dairy products and chocolate, based on its taste, will appeal to true connoisseurs of sweet candies.
Products:

Crystallized honey - 200 g
Sugar - 50 g
Sour cream or milk - 75 g
Chocolate - 50 g
Citric acid - 1 tsp.
Preparation:
Mix and dissolve all components on medium stove temperature
Simmer over low heat until a thick syrup is obtained.
Place on greased pans
Place in the refrigerator to harden
Freeing from the form
Lollipops are ready

Recipe for cockerel lollipops at home

DIY lollipop cockerels

Depending on the composition of the products, cockerels can be made from hard or soft caramel.
Let's look at these cooking options.

Hard candy caramel

Products:

Granulated sugar

Preparation:

Pour sugar into a dry, heated frying pan. Its quantity depends on the size of the frying pan: from 4-6 spoons - for a small one, from 80-10 - for a large one
Stirring constantly, heat until the sugar is completely dissolved.
Having received a viscous pale brown syrup, pour the caramel into oiled molds
After cooling completely, remove

Sour cream candy caramel

Products:

Sour cream or cream - 100 g
Water - 2 tablespoons
Sugar -200 g

Preparation:

Heat a thick-walled saucepan over high heat.
Pour in water, add sugar,
Bring the mixture to a boil
Cook, stirring, for 3 minutes, then remove the container from the heat
Add sour cream in portions, mix well
Heat the syrup again over low heat, without letting it boil
Remove the finished mass from the stove and package it into molds.
Store this sweet dish in the refrigerator for no more than a week.

How to make fruit lollipops at home?

Making lollipops at home

By adding various fruit juices to the classic recipe, you get healthy and different-tasting cockerels.
Caramels made from raspberry, strawberry and cherry juices are especially tasty.

Products:

Any freshly squeezed juice - 0.5 cups.
Sugar - 150 g
A little cinnamon and vanilla

Preparation:

Combine sugar and fruit juice and heat over low heat.
Cook the mixture until smooth, stirring occasionally
As soon as the syrup begins to darken, add vanilla and cinnamon
Bring to a boil, remove from heat
Distribute into greased molds, insert sticks
Leave until hardened

Video: How to make fruit lollipops? Simple, inexpensive recipe

How to make colored homemade candy?

Multicolored caramel

You can diversify the color of the cockerels using factory-made food dyes or available products at hand: coffee - brown; red wine, pomegranate, raspberry juices - red; kiwi juice or mint infusion - green; lemon, orange juices - yellow; milk, cream, sour cream - white. In addition to the color scheme, these products will add an unusual caramel taste.
Enough for this in the basic recipe replace the water with the selected natural dye or add 0.5 teaspoon of fruit essence to the existing composition.
And by adding crushed or whole nuts, grated chocolate, coconut flakes to the finished syrup, or by combining different colors of syrup into a beautiful spiral or zebra pattern, you can create a whole “work of art.”

Ginger candies: recipe

Ginger cockerels to boost immunity

Products:

Dry lemongrass - 1 tbsp.
Twisted ginger root - 1 tbsp.
Sugar - 2 tbsp.
Honey - 1 tbsp.
Water - as needed
Lemon juice -1 tsp.
Preparation:
Pour water over the herb and ginger until the mixture is just covered
Place on fire, bring to a boil
Remove from heat, leave for 15 minutes
Strain and squeeze out the mixture
Combine with the remaining ingredients and cook for 20-25 minutes over low heat.
Remove the syrup from the stove
Let cool a little
Pour into silicone molds until cool.
Store in the refrigerator, sprinkled with powdered sugar.

Video: Ginger lollipops

Cough lozenges at home: recipe

Fighting a cough with lollipops

Recipe with mint leaves

Dry mint and chamomile leaves - 1 tbsp.
Ground cinnamon and ginger - 0.5 tsp each.
A little boiling water - 1-2 tablespoons
Honey-0.5 tbsp.
Preparation:
Pour boiling water over herbs and seasonings
Cook over low heat for about 10 minutes
Remove from heat and leave for 30-40 minutes
Add honey to the squeezed infusion
Caramelize the syrup over low heat until done
After thickening, cool the mixture slightly
If desired, add 3-5 drops of mint or eucalyptus essential oil
Pour into molds or place by teaspoon on a silicone mat
Store in a container, sprinkled with starch, in a cool place

Lemon Honey Lollipops Recipe

Honey-150 g
Butter - 1 tsp.
3 drops each of essential oils of lemon, eucalyptus, sage or clove, eucalyptus, rosemary
Preparation:
Dissolve honey over low heat for 15-20 minutes
Mix with butter and
essential oils
Place in molds or form portions with a coffee spoon on parchment paper.
Dust each lollipop with powdered sugar.
Recipe with coconut oil (without heat treatment)
Coconut oil and honey - 1/2 cup each
Ground cinnamon - 1 tsp.
Essential oils - 6-7 drops
Preparation:
Coconut oil and honey, room temperature, beat with a mixer
Mix with cinnamon and essential oil
Put it in forms
Cool in the refrigerator
Remove the finished lollipops from the molds
Store in a cool place

Video: Cough lozenges for children and adults

The recipes are simple, and you can get the perfect lollipops when preparing them for the first time using little secrets:

To avoid the formation of lumps during heating, add a little essence or lemon juice. The mass will be smooth and strong.
To make the caramel transparent and add volume, pour 3-5 tablespoons of hot water into the dissolved sugar. During the heating process, a bubble forms from this liquid, which is caught and cooled.
To add a piquant taste, after removing from heat, add a drop of cognac or any citrus juice.

Video: Candy from childhood: we cook it ourselves!

Candy cane on a stick in the shape of a cockerel from our childhood or the newfangled overseas lollipop is a delicacy loved by children of different generations. Making sweets from sugar at home is quite simple; many of us once made them. Only now they’ve forgotten a little. Let's remember old recipes and maybe some of you will learn new and more interesting ones. Moreover, homemade candy caramel differs advantageously from store-bought ones in that it does not contain flavor enhancers, stabilizers, dyes or other harmful substances. additives.

Warning! Small children should not be given caramel with a hard filling (they may accidentally choke on it) or on a short stick, as children can swallow it (we have already written about this in the article).

What you need to make caramel on a stick

To make a regular lollipop, you only need 2-3 ingredients: sugar, water and a few drops of vinegar or a little more lemon juice. The acid is needed to prevent the candy mass from crystallizing. But before we did it without acid. If the sugar melts and then crystallizes again, that's okay - keep heating it and stirring and it will melt again. The main thing is not to overheat it, otherwise the syrup will acquire a bitter taste. Burnt sugar candies are not for everyone; not everyone likes them.

You also need a wooden spoon or spatula for stirring and a deep container for cooking - a small saucepan, ladle or bowl with a thick bottom, a frying pan with high sides is also suitable. Many people worry that it will be difficult to clean the container from frozen syrup. But you just need to fill it with water and leave it there. The frozen syrup will completely dissolve in water.

To get caramels on sticks, you need to prepare them in advance, otherwise, while you are looking for or taking them out, the syrup may harden (and it hardens quickly). If you don’t have sticks for lollipops, then they can be successfully replaced with wooden sticks from, kebab skewers, toothpicks or, if you have nothing at all, matches (break off the tip with sulfur or cut it with scissors).

You will also need molds for candy canes. Metal or silicone ones are suitable for making cookies; if you don't have them, you can use spoons or a baking tray, just pouring neat little puddles onto it. If you have a hazel tree, then this is also a good option: you can make round candy nuts or lollipops using only the lower part of the hazel tree. But you will have to make the syrup twice. Place the halves that have already hardened and taken out of the mold onto still hot molds that have just been filled with sugar syrup, and both halves will cling to each other. Place chopsticks between them. Don't forget to grease the molds for homemade sweets with vegetable oil (silicone ones don't need to be greased).

How to make caramel on a stick

You need to start preparing the caramel mixture over medium heat, stirring all the time; when it boils, reduce the heat by half. When the syrup turns golden, heat it for another 20-30 seconds and then remove from the heat. The viscosity of the syrup should resemble office glue. To check, drop the syrup into a glass of cold water. If the drop has hardened, the syrup is ready. After removing the container from the heat, you need to stir the syrup a little more until the bubbles disappear and you can pour it into the molds.

To vary the color and taste of the candies, they can be made with milk, cream, fruit and vegetable juice; add cocoa and cinnamon to the syrup. You can arrange figures from the molds A, sprinkle sunflower or pumpkin seeds, nuts. Caramel is also very tasty with fresh crushed fruits and berries or raisins, candied fruits, pieces of dried apricots, and dried prunes. And already frozen caramel can be dipped into or applied with a brush, rolled (after sprinkling with water or brushed with a thin layer of honey) in sesame seeds or coconut flakes.

By the way, lollipops can help with colds if you add lemon to the sugar syrup. They will soften the cough. And to relieve a runny nose, it’s good to add mint. good for coughs and runny noses. But honey cannot be added to hot sugar syrup, because when heated it releases harmful substances.

Candy caramel on a stick

To make the caramel on a stick we are used to since childhood, you need to prepare

10 tbsp. spoons of sugar
4 tbsp. spoons of water
4 drops vinegar (or 1/4 teaspoon lemon juice)

In an iron bowl, mix water, sugar and vinegar;
put on medium heat and stir;
when the mixture boils, reduce the heat slightly, continuing to stir;
remove from heat when the syrup becomes golden and liquid;
Stir the syrup a little more until the bubbles disappear;
pour the syrup into greased molds;
Immediately insert the wooden sticks. Ready! Wait for cooling for 10-20 minutes.

Caramel with fruit or vegetable juice

The caramel will turn out colored from juice, for example, cherry or beetroot. Water can be completely replaced with juice - whatever you like. Take

10 tbsp. spoons of sugar
2 tbsp. spoons of water
2 tbsp. spoons of juice

Prepare caramel as described above, but you can check the readiness of the syrup not by color, but by the viscousness and hardening of the droplet in a glass of water.

Caramel on cream

6 tbsp. spoons of sugar
2 tbsp. spoons of cream
you can add vanilla

Cocoa lollipops

1 cup of sugar
2 teaspoons cocoa powder
50 grams of water or milk

Candy caramel with fruits

Prepare

150 gr. any fruit
1/2 cup sugar (or less if the fruit is very sweet)
3 tbsp. spoons of water

Grind the fruit in a blender or on a grater;
Mix sugar and water and cook until golden brown;
remove from heat, add fruit and mix well;
Divide the mixture into molds and insert sticks into the center;
Leave the candies to cool, maybe in the refrigerator.

Caramel lollipops with berries

100 grams of any berries (raspberries, currants, cherries)
1 tbsp. spoon
1/2 cup sugar
you can add vanilla