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These Sprinkle Lollipops are quick to make and filled with sugar strands and sprinkles. They are just perfect for any celebration! #ad
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Sprinkle Lollipops

These Sprinkle Lollipops are quick to make and filled with sugar strands and sprinkles. They are just perfect for any celebration!
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 2 hours 20 minutes
Servings 12
Author Annie N

Ingredients

  • 1/2 lb (225g) granulated sugar
  • 1/8 tsp cream of tartar
  • 1/2 cup (120ml) water
  • 2 tbsp sprinkles/funfetti
  • 2 tbsp hundreds and thousands, you can use any sprinkles you like, but you'll need a total of a 1/4 cup to do them all.
  • 12 lolly sticks, mine were 4.5 inches long
  • A lolly mould; mine was a plain round mould - each hole is 4cm in diameter
  • Candy thermometer

Instructions

  • Spray your lolly moulds lightly with cooking spray (I used Wilton Bake Easy) and place your lolly sticks into the mould.
  • Sprinkle a few of your nonpareils into each lolly hole and leave to one side.
  • Place sugar, cream of tartar and water into a small saucepan with a candy thermometer attached. - I tried making these in a medium sized saucepan, but the thermometer didn't go into the mixture far enough to accurately measure.
  • Bring to a boil on a low-medium heat, stir it a couple of times just to make sure the sugar doesn't clump up or stick anywhere. Once boiling, do not stir again!
  • When your mixture is boiling, turn the heat up to medium and watch it like a hawk! Leave to boil until the thermometer reaches halfway between soft and hard crack, around 143C/289F. (The mixture will continue to bubble and cook after you remove from heat, hence why you remove it slightly early. First time round I heated it until hard crack and it continued on to become caramel!)
  • Remove from the heat and wait until the mixture has stopped rapidly bubbling and is clear and glossy. It should now read around 146C/295F on your candy thermometer. 
  • Now you need to work quickly to spoon the mixture into your lolly mould, using a metal spoon and filling them level, but being careful not to over fill them so they spread. I used a level dessert spoon and this was the perfect amount to fill my moulds level.
  • Sprinkle each lolly with more nonpareils and leave to set; around 2 hours.
  • Gently remove the lollies from the mould and either serve or place in small lolly bags and use a pretty tie to do up the bag. Sprinkle Lollipops will keep in an airtight container, at room temperature for a week.

Notes

NOTES: If you can find a mould with 12 holes, great; if not you'll need two moulds to make these lollies.