As a child, my mother made lollipops for me - it was my favorite delicacy. Now such sweets can be bought in the store, but I will never forget the taste of the lollipops prepared by my mother. I still have a lollipop mold from those times, now I'm on my own make lollipops at home and delight all the kids in the yard. I suggest one of the recipes for making sugar candies. If you do not have a mold, you can pour the sugar mixture into tablespoons or teaspoons, insert toothpicks so that it is convenient to hold delicious sweets.

Ingredients

In order to make lollipops at home, we need:

sugar - 6 tbsp. l .;

water - 2 tbsp. l .;

vinegar 9% - 1 tbsp. l .;

toothpicks or sticks;

butter or vegetable oil for lubricating the mold.

Cooking steps

Put the sugar mixture over medium heat. And now the most important thing: during the cooking process, the caramel CANNOT be Stirred (!!!), otherwise it will "sugar" and will look like just very wet sugar, and then this sugar will solidify into a bulletproof stone. And the lollipops will turn out to be rough and lumpy, but we need to achieve a smooth and transparent candy consistency. So let's be patient and not touch the caramel.

In Soviet times, people enjoyed making homemade sugar candies. Was the reason for this in the absence of others on the store shelves, or was the naturalness of the sweets obtained already appreciated, but the fact remains - there were metal molds for lollipops in almost every home.

Of course, today interest in such a product has faded somewhat, but has not disappeared. Modern housewives not only make the so-called "cockerels", but also make adjustments to the existing recipes, making them not only tasty, but also healthy.

Simple sugar lollipops

The tradition of making homemade sweets is reviving and today they are becoming more attractive. Indeed, unlike purchased ones, they do not contain artificial colors, flavors, flavor enhancers and other, to put it mildly, unhealthy components.

If you suddenly wanted to make sugar candies for the first time with your own hands, then you should turn to the simplest recipe that allows you to get an excellent result without any skills.

For lollipops, you need the following:

A glass of granulated sugar;

Warm water - 8-10 tablespoons;

A little vegetable oil, which is used to lubricate the mold;

Sticks, small wooden skewers are suitable for this;

A couple of pinches of citric acid (but you can do without this ingredient);

5-6 dessert spoons of 9% table vinegar.

In a small container (ladle or skillet with high walls), stir the sugar and water. According to the recipe, sugar should be 4 times more than water. To prevent the sugar from crystallizing, which leads to the cloudiness of the sweets, 3-4 drops of vinegar should be added to the sugar mixture. For these purposes, you can use a small amount of citric acid, but here it is to taste.

The mass must be put on low heat and brought to a boil, stirring occasionally. Then it must be cooked, constantly stirring, until the resulting sugar syrup becomes caramel. At this point, you can experiment and add emulsions to future candies that will color the candy and give it different tastes.

First, it is necessary to prepare the forms, thoroughly smearing them with oil, so that as soon as the mixture is prepared, immediately fill the cells with it.

Having done this, it is necessary immediately, while the lollipops are not frozen, place sticks in them. All that remains is to wait until the sweets harden, and this happens within 40-60 minutes.

These popular homemade sweets with a delicate taste have come to the liking of many sweet tooths. Moreover, they are quite simple to prepare and do not require much effort and skill.

To prepare them you will need:

a glass of granulated sugar;

2 tbsp. tablespoons of butter (it can be replaced with 100 ml of heavy cream);

vanillin on the tip of a knife.

It is better to cook lollipops in a saucepan, and for this you need to put in it all the ingredients that should be cooked over low heat. The mixture must be constantly stirred until it acquires a coffee color and a uniform consistency.

You can decorate sweets in two ways - pour the resulting syrupy mass into pre-greased molds, or pour it onto a baking sheet and, after hardening, carefully cut into separate candy pieces.

This is the recipe that produces caramels with fruit flavors. And the use of natural juices also makes them healthy.

To prepare them, you need the following products:

a glass of freshly squeezed juice;

2/3 cup granulated sugar;

cinnamon powder and vanilla to taste.

The most outwardly attractive homemade caramel are sweets containing raspberry, cherry or strawberry juice.

It is necessary to take a deep stewpan, pour granulated sugar into it and pour the resulting juice. The mass should be placed on low heat and stirring constantly, cook until smooth. As soon as the mixture begins to change its shade, it is necessary to pour cinnamon and vanillin into it.

The fire should be turned off when bubbles begin to float from the bottom of the container. The resulting syrup should be poured into prepared and oiled forms. After a few minutes, sticks are placed in the lollipops and they remain there until they completely solidify.

Ginger-Lemon Healing Lozenges

Since cough is a fairly common symptom in children, and it has to be treated with unpleasant potions, parents came up with a home remedy to eliminate this condition - healing candies with ginger and lemon.

Their composition is balanced and the taste is very pleasant. It includes several very useful components that have a strengthening effect on the patient's immune system, contributing to a quick recovery.

To make healing candies, you need a number of products:

half a large lemon;

fresh ginger root - 2-3 cm piece;

3 tbsp. spoons of water;

2 teaspoons of honey;

2/3 cup sugar

3-4 dried cloves;

icing sugar.

First of all, you need to peel the spice root, and then cut it into thin slices. Sugar, lemon juice, cinnamon and grated ginger root are added to the saucepan. The resulting syrup is cooked over low heat, and after the sugar is completely dissolved, honey is added to it.

The resulting candy mass requires constant stirring. In addition, do not pay attention when the syrup begins to foam profusely and stir until it becomes a pronounced amber color.

You can check the syrup for readiness in a simple way - put a small drop of the mixture on a saucer and if it does not change shape and does not spread, then this indicates that you can use it.

You need to spread out parchment or baking paper, sprinkle it a little with powdered sugar and start spreading small sweets with a spoon. Then you need to sprinkle them with powder and leave until solidified.

When they start to solidify, you can start rolling them to give the candy a candy-like appearance. You can then place the cough drops in a storage box or jar.

Another recipe for lollipops successfully used to treat various ailments. To prepare them, you will need a mixture of medicinal herbs - this can be either a ready-made collection that can be purchased at a pharmacy, or mixed herbs yourself. Raw materials must be crushed before use. In addition, you need a glass of water and a couple of glasses of granulated sugar.

Water and sugar are placed on the stove and brought to a boil with constant stirring. 2 tablespoons of the herbal collection are added to the resulting cough syrup and the mass is cooked until it becomes thick. As soon as this happens, it is necessary to remove the container from the heat and fill all prepared forms with syrup.

Effective lozenges that eliminate obsessive cough are obtained if peppermint and chamomile flowers are taken as ingredients. Syrup is brewed from half a glass of water and a glass of sugar, after which chopped plant components are added to it. The mass is ready when its color becomes slightly darker. In this case, it must be removed from the heat and poured into molds.

Homemade lollipops can be just a treat, or they can act as a remedy, so you can make dessert and medicine at home as you wish or need.

Glucose syrup lozenges are bright, colorful and delicious. They will decorate both the cake and the children's festive table. They are prepared very easily, you just need to know some subtleties in cooking and you will definitely succeed.

Until we get started, I want to immediately answer the frequently asked questions:

• Why add glucose syrup?

Answer: In order to prevent crystallization of sucrose during solidification. The lollipops are transparent, like glass.

• Why do glucose syrup lollipops flow after cooling?

Answer: it means that the syrup or strong humidity in the room has not been cooked.

• Why do lollipops crack on the cake?

Answer: a sharp drop in temperature, this happens if the lollipops have not cooled to room temperature, decorated the cake and put it in the refrigerator.

To decorate the cake, you may also like the recipe

Ingredients

Making lollipops from glucose syrup

Important! Before boiling the syrup, prepare everything for pouring candy, namely a silicone mat, skewers, dye.

In a saucepan with a thick bottom, mix all the ingredients sugar, glucose syrup and water. We put on medium heat.

From the moment of boiling, cook the syrup over medium heat, stirring constantly, for 5-7 minutes.

Add dye if desired, I use dry or gel dyes. Add the amount of dye according to your preference, depending on the desired colors and shades.

It is very easy to check the readiness of the syrup, pour a glass of cold water, add a few drops of hot syrup to it. If you get a hard ball or hard caramel thread, then the syrup is ready.

Important! You need to work with hot syrup quickly, if the syrup is heated a second time, the candies become cloudy. And of course, be careful as the syrup is hot.

We pour the lollipops onto the silicone mat, immediately inserting the skewer. Decorate with sprinkles if desired. We are waiting until it solidifies completely.

Glucose syrup lollipops look very nice on cakes. Pick harmonious colors and voila!

Step 1: combine all the ingredients.

Combine sugar with water in a saucepan, add vinegar. It is best to take enameled dishes, they are safer for cooking, but aluminum is also suitable.

Step 2: cook candies.

Place the saucepan over medium heat and stir slowly until the sugar is completely dissolved. Then stop stirring, but monitor the state of the boiling mass. When it starts to turn yellow, start stirring again and reduce the heat even more. The mass should turn amber yellow.

Step 3: Grease the candy pan with butter.

Lubricate all the molds into which you will pour the mass with vegetable oil. This is necessary so that ready-made candies can be easily obtained from them. Otherwise, the candies from the molds can only be knocked out with a knife or in parts. If you don't have a mold, you can make one out of thick foil.

Step 4: pour the mixture into molds.

Carefully, so as not to burn yourself, pour the finished mass into molds. When everything is spilled, insert a skewer or toothpick into the middle. This will be a candy stick.

Step 5: Step: Serve homemade candies and sugar.

Such sweets are very fond of children. Prepare them for a children's holiday, everyone, even adults, will be happy with the "taste of childhood". Place them on a plate or simply place them in a glass. Bon Appetit!

It is imperative to add vinegar to sweets. It is thanks to him that the candies are transparent.

If you want to diversify the taste of the candy, you can add food flavors.

By adding a little food coloring, you can make candy not only amber, but any other color. And if you want to naturally color the sweets, then add 1 teaspoon of beetroot juice while the mass is still boiling. This will make the sweets with a beetroot tint.

Lubricate the molds with corn oil, then the candy will not have an unpleasant taste. This oil has a neutral taste and smell, ideal for making desserts and sweets.

More recently, I have gotten forms for lollipops. Yes, yes, exactly those forms, originally from childhood ... What delicious candies cooked in them were. Funny cockerels, bunnies, stars, etc. For cooking lollipops at home almost no costs and hassle are required, and just think how much joy they will bring to children!

Ingredients

For cooking you will need (for 6 candies):

3 tbsp. l. granulated sugar;

2 tbsp. l. lemon juice *;

1 tbsp. l. vegetable oil;

* - you can make lollipops without lemon juice by replacing the juice with water. But, if you cook with juice, the candies will have a pleasant sour taste. If you want, you can make a hard candy with water and lemon juice.

Cooking steps

Lubricate the lollipop molds * with vegetable oil.

* - if you do not have a special lollipop mold, you can make these homemade lollipops in small silicone molds.

Heat the caramel with constant stirring. Cook it for 2-5 minutes, depending on what kind of caramel you want to get. The longer you cook, the richer, piquant and bitter taste of burnt sugar you will feel in the candies.

Pour hot caramel (!) Gently into molds **. Insert special sticks (you can also use skewers, toothpicks, etc.) into the lollipops and leave them until the caramel has completely solidified.

** - if you cook more than 6 candies, then do not immediately cook more "caramel" than indicated. It freezes pretty quickly. Cook it in small amounts and heat the ready-made caramel one by one or constantly.

Bon appetit to you and your kids!

Enjoy this taste of childhood!