Honey Pops
 
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These homemade honey pops double as throat soothing candies - and they are great fun to make with the kids!
Cuisine: Dessert
Serves: 24
Ingredients
  • 1 cup local liquid honey
  • ¼ cup water
  • 1 tsp acidic liquid (like white vinegar, apple cider vinegar, lemon juice, orange juice, etc.)
  • ½ tsp vanilla
  • ¼ tsp cinnamon (optional)
  • ¼ tsp turmeric (optional)
  • ⅛ tsp cayenne pepper (optional)
Instructions
  1. In a small pot, over medium-high heat, boil honey, water and vinegar.
  2. Allow to bubble slowly for about 10-15 minutes (the bubbles will darken slightly), stirring occasionally.
  3. To test for readiness of the honey mixture, you can check temperature (should be about 300 degrees F) or drop a small amount into a cup of very cold water to see if it hardens.
  4. Once the liquid is ready, remove from heat and add vanilla, plus any other spices desired (I like to add turmeric, cinnamon and cayenne pepper).
  5. Meanwhile, lay out some parchment paper in a flat spot. If you want to make lollipops, set the sticks out a few inches apart (so they don't stick together) - or you can just make candies without sticks.
  6. Once the mixture has cooled slightly (just a few minutes... or you can do what we did and sit your pot out in the snow for about 30 seconds), you can start dripping the honey onto the parchment paper/sticks.
  7. If using sticks, cover at least ½ inch of the stick in honey mixture.
  8. Allow to harden and they're ready to go!
  9. These can be wrapped individually or stored in an air-tight container at room temperature or in the fridge.
Notes
While these lollipops harden enough to eat within about 10 minutes, they still remain kind of bendy and taffy-like when they're introduced to the warmth of your tongue... so watch out for sticky messes in kids' hair and be prepared to brush your teeth thoroughly ;) ... I'm such a mom.
For a harder, crunchier pop, simply store them in an air-tight container in the fridge.
Recipe by The L'Oven Life at https://thelovenlife.com/honey-pops/