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How to Make Jolly Rancher Lollipops

Did you know that you can make lollipops our of melted Jolly Ranchers? It’s true! And these These Easy Jolly Rancher suckers have long been one of our favorite treats to make. Best of all, you can make them in the microwave!

Easy Jolly Rancher Lollipops

How to Make Jolly Rancher Lollipops

These Easy Jolly Rancher lollipops have long been one of our favorite treats to make and they truly are so simple!

You might remember me sharing them a few years ago when we made them as 4th of July Jolly Rancher Lollipops without molds, but my daughter recently started making them in these fun molds and they are so fun, and a great way to use up any left over Halloween candy and/or make fun treats for the holiday season!

Make them with any type of mold you like, here’s how to make and melt Jolly Rancher hard candy into lollipops.

how to make jolly rancher suckers

What you will need to melt Jolly Ranchers into lollipops:

Jolly Rancher Candies

4” Lollipop sticks
Coffee mug
Lollipop mold
Non-stick butter cooking spray
 
Easy Jolly Rancher Suckers
 
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How to Melt Jolly Ranchers 

1. Unwrap 4 jolly rancher candies and place them in a coffee mug.
2. Lightly spray a non stick cooking spray in the sucker part of the mold and wipe out with a paper towel.
3. Microwave for 30 seconds on 60% power and then microwave for another 15-30 seconds on 80% power (your mixture should be bubbling, caution it’s very hot).
4. Carefully and quickly pour your melted Jolly Rancher into your sucker mold.
5. Rinse your mug with hot water until the leftover candies have melted off (this takes a minute or so).
6. Switch colors of Jolly Ranchers and repeat steps.
7. Place in freezer for 15 minutes and your suckers will pop right out.
 
suckers with jolly ranchers

Make Jolly Rancher Suckers with Molds

We used really simple molds for this demonstration but there are so many different sucker and candy molds that you can use to make Jolly Rancher suckers. 
 
My daughter even melts Jolly Rancher candy without the sucker sticks to make different shaped candies. So many fun things you can do by melting Jolly Ranchers and depending on the occasion you can use different colors to go along with your theme or holiday!
 
I think you’ll love these melted Jolly Rancher lollipops as much as we do! 
 
jolly rancher lollipops
 
How to Make Jolly Rancher Lollipops


Print the Recipe to Make Jolly Rancher Lollipops

jolly rancher suckers

How to Make Jolly Rancher Lollipops

Cook Time: 1 minute
Additional Time: 5 minutes
Total Time: 6 minutes

Make these yummy and easy Jolly Rancher suckers by melting Jolly Rancher candy into Jolly Rancher lollipops! Just a few ingredients and a few steps and you can enjoy this homemade candy just by learning how to melt Jolly Rancher candy!

Ingredients

  • Jolly Rancher Candies
  • 4” Lollipop sticks
  • Coffee mug
  • Lollipop mold
  • Non-stick butter cooking spray

Instructions

    Unwrap 4 jolly rancher candies and place them in a coffee mug.

    Lightly spray a non stick cooking spray in the sucker part of the mold and wipe out with a paper towel. 

    Microwave for 30 seconds on 60% power and then microwave for another 15-30 seconds on 80% power (your mixture should be bubbling, caution it’s very hot).

    Carefully and quickly pour your melted Jolly Rancher into your sucker mold.

    Rinse your mug with hot water until the leftover candies have melted off (this takes a minute or so).

    Switch colors of Jolly Ranchers and repeat steps. 

    Place in freezer for 15 minutes and your suckers will pop right out. 

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