Jolly Ranchers Pops

 A while ago I hosted a baby shower for my sister.

The theme: She’s about to POP!

Lots of great stuff to do with a fun theme like that.

I scoured Pinterest for ideas & found this one:

Homemade Jolly Ranchers Suckers

I wanted something quick & cheap for party favors, and this was perfect!

Supplies:

2 bags jolly ranchers 

Lollipop sticks [craft stores & some grocery stores]

Treat bags [any craft store]

Ribbon

Parchment paper [grocery store]

 heat the oven to 275F

cover a baking sheet with parchment paper 

 [don’t use wax paper, I tried and failed]

set two jolly ranchers side by side so they will melt together

you can do up to 3 per pop, but I found it easier doing just two

 bake in oven for 5 minutes

I would recommend watching them the entire time.

I found that sometimes it look less time and others it took more.

Don’t ask me why, but you’ll know when they are done. Don’t let them melt too far otherwise they’ll be way too thin. It might take some trial and error, but you’ll get the hang of it!

 Have your lollipop sticks at the ready because you’re going to have to work fast!

put lollipop stick into melted candies, rolling to cover the end of the stick

 take the parchment paper off the baking sheet & set on cool surface

let pops cool for 10 minutes or until they’re completely hard

cover with goodie bags & tie with ribbon

Printable here

 and viola

Perfection!

For this base, I used a styrofoam wreath and covered in orange tulle I had lying around.

I used an exacto knife to cut little slits for the pops to slide into. 

This would be a super fun project to do with kids to take to a birthday party or school. I don’t have kids, so I dragged my husband into the process & we had a ball!

[we’re dorky like that]

Me: Game face, bro! 

Matt: Let’s do this.

Super dorky, one might say.

Until next time-