Are you looking for a shelf-stable edible creation you can take with you on the go? Convenient and discreet, these lollipops are the perfect way to medicate anywhere at any time. They are completely customizable with your choice of flavor and color. Keep reading to find out how to make these suckers with an alcohol-based cannabis tincture or cannabis sugar.

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Why You Will Love This Recipe

Lollipops are a classic treat for anyone with a sweet tooth.

So, why not upgrade them with the incredible healing compounds of cannabis while also being able to customize the flavor and taste to your liking fully?

This cannabis candy is the tasty, sweet, and crunchy lollipop of your dreams, and it’s made with only five simple ingredients.

Whether it’s to relax at the end of the day or to help tame the unwanted symptoms of a medical condition, myย Well With Cannabis Communityย members are always looking for different ways to make fun edibles that are easy to take on the go.

They asked I listened, and voila the cannabis lollipop was born. However, there are many things to know before making lollipops for the first time.

This post will explore how to make cannabis lollipops with the exact recipe, easiest method, expert tips, and fully answered FAQs. Enjoy!

What You’ll Need

An ingredients collage on a white countertop featuring all of the ingredients needed to make cannabis lollipops including food coloring, sugar, corn syrup, tincture, flavoring and water.
  • 1 cup granulated sugar: This is required to add sweetness to the lollipop. You could use cannabis sugar here for your infusion option if you don’t want to use a tincture.
  • โ…“ cup lite corn syrup:  This ingredient is necessary for this recipe; I do not have a substitution recommendation. You can find this at the grocery store.
  • 6 Tablespoons water
  • 2 Tablespoons alcohol-based cannabis tincture: This ingredient is what infuses this recipe. This needs to be an alcohol-based tincture; it cannot be an oil-based tincture. Choose from your choice of a Green dragon or Golden dragon tincture. Learn more about the difference here.
  • 5-10 drops of food coloring: Use fun and creative color combinations. You can use all-natural food coloring if desired.
  • ยฝ LorAnn flavoring oil: Customize this to whatever you like! Strawberry lime? Sounds great! Coconut pineapple? Totally doable. Choose from these flavoring options here.

Note: The recipe card below has a complete list of ingredients with amounts and printable instructions.

Step-by-Step Instructions

A 4 step collage showing the first four steps in making lollipops. 1- setting up your work station, 2 - stirring the ingredients, 3- the pan at 260
  • Step 1 – Calibrate your thermometer and prepare your workstation ahead of time. Put the molds on a baking tray and the sticks in the molds. This is very important. This entire process can be tricky to work with as the sugar heats up and hardens very quickly. 
  • Step 2 – Add the sugar, corn syrup, and water to a medium saucepan over medium-high heat on your heat source of choice. Stir with a silicone or metal spoon until the sugar dissolves.
  • Step 3 – Attach the candy thermometer, ensuring the bottom does not touch the pan. 
  • Step 4 – Allow the mixture to come to a boil while keeping a close eye on it. Do not stir. 
A 4 step collage showing steps 5-8 for making cannabis lollipops - 1 - bringing to a boil, 2 checking the temperature, 3 adding the food coloring, 4 adding the flavoring
  • Step 5 – If sugar crystals form on the sides of the pan, wash them down with a silicone or wet pastry brush.
  • Step 6 – Continue to cook until the temperature reaches 260ยฐF.
  • Step 7 – Without stirring, drop in your desired amount of food coloring.
  • Step 8 – When the hard crack temperature of 300ยฐF is reached, remove from the heat. When boiling has ceased, add in your flavoring
A 4 step collage showing the final 4 steps in making cannabis lollipops including pouring the syrup into molds, pouring extra on a baking sheet, putting the suckers in plastic bags, and a finished image of all suckers in a mason jar
  • Step 9 – Here comes the tricky part. Carefully pour the liquid candy mixture into molds and put the lollipop sticks in place.
  • Step 10 – If there is extra, pour it on parchment paper to make easy weed candies. Work fast as the temperature drops quickly. Let cool completely.
  • Step 11 – Once cool, wrap the lollipops in bags and secure them with twist ties. Congrats, you just made your own lollipops!
  • Step 12 – Now it’s time to enjoy! If you don’t enjoy this lollipops recipe today, store them in a dry space at room temperature.

Note: complete step-by-step printable instructions are located in the recipe card below.

Storage Instructions

The most effective way to store these delicious weed lollipops is to wrap each sucker individually.

Store them in an airtight container in a cool spot in your pantry for up to several months.

There should be little to no weed smell this way. Do not refrigerate at any time.

A wooden cutting board with a small mason jar full of red cannabis lollipops

Notes and Expert Tips

  • Be prepared to work quickly. Your best bet for a successful outcome is having all your ingredients and tools ready to go BEFORE starting the cooking process.
  • Get a candy thermometer and calibrate it first to degrees Fahrenheit. It is very important to have accurate temperature controls in this recipe, especially for monitoring the boiling point and reaching the hard crack stage of the sugar.
  • This process is sticky and once cooled, the hardened sugar will leave little hard candy trails and be very difficult to get off of your pan and utensils. The easiest way to clean them is to soak them in hot, soapy water until all of the stubborn hard candy has dissolved.
  • Be sure to dose your cannabis edibles appropriately. Too much of the psychoactive cannabis ingredient, THC, can make you feel unwell. While this is many people’s favorite way of consumption, it is important to take caution with this cannabis preparation method.
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How to Make Customizable Cannabis Lollipops

By Emily Kyle, MS, RDN, HCP
4.76 from 25 votes
Convenient and discreet, these lollipops are the perfect way to medicate on-the-go, and are completely customizable with your choice of flavor and color.
Prep: 10 minutes
Cook: 30 minutes
Cooling Time: 15 minutes
Servings: 12 ounces
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Ingredients  

Instructions 

  • It is important to calibrate your candy thermometer and prepare your workstation ahead of time, before starting the cooking process. I recommend you put the lollipop molds on a baking tray and add the sticks to the molds. This is very important because the recipe can be tricky to work with as the sugar heats up and hardens very quickly.
  • Add the sugar, corn syrup, water, and tincture to a heavy-duty 1-quart saucepan. Place over medium heat and then stir until the sugar dissolves.ย 
  • Attach the candy thermometer to the side of the pan, ensuring the bottom of the thermometer does not touch the bottom of the pan.ย 
  • Allow the mixture to come to a boil. Do not stir.ย If sugar crystals form on the sides of the pan, wash them down with a wet silicone brush.
  • Continue to allow the mixture to cook until the temperature reaches 260ยฐF.
  • Without stirring, drop in your desired amount of food coloring (2-5 drops). Continue to allow the mixture to cook, watching the temperature carefully.
  • When the temperature reaches exactly 300ยฐF, remove the pan from the heat. When the boiling has ceased, add in your flavoring. Be careful when pouring this into the hot sugar, rising steam may cause burns.
  • Carefully pour the mixture into molds and put the lollipop sticks in place. If there is extra, pour it onto parchment paper for candy. Let cool completely.
  • Once cool, wrap the lollipops in bags and secure them with twist ties.
  • Enjoy! Store in a cool, dry place if not enjoyed immediately.

Notes

Clean-Up Tip: This process is sticky, and once cooled, the hardened sugar will be very difficult to get off your pan and utensils. The easiest way to clean them is to soak them in hot, soapy water until all the sugar has dissolved.
High Altitude Note: My reader Christy notes, “Since water boils at a lower temp in high altitudes, donโ€™t forget to decrease your temps in this recipe. I follow the โ€œ2 degrees for every 1,000 feet above sea levelโ€ rule. Iโ€™m am 6,500 ft so I reduce the temp by 13 degrees. So for instance, instead of my candy going to 260 degrees, mine should go to 247 degrees. And 287 instead of 300. This has solved my problem of my candy being ridiculously hard to work with! I was overcooking!”ย 
*Adapted from LorAnn Oil’s Lollipop Recipe

Nutrition

Serving: 1lollipop, Calories: 90kcal, Carbohydrates: 24g, Fat: 1g, Sodium: 6mg, Potassium: 1mg, Sugar: 24g, Calcium: 2mg, Iron: 1mg

Additional Info

Course: Dessert
Cuisine: Cannabis Infused
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Frequently Asked Questions

Where can I find the tincture recipe?

You can use either the Green Dragon or the Golden Dragon recipes. If you make a CBD-dominant tincture, you can make CBD lollipops. You can get CBD flowers from my online store.

Can I substitute the corn syrup?

No, this is the main ingredient, and you need it for this recipe to turn out correctly.

Can I make this recipe with coconut oil?

No, it is not a good idea to try and use cannabis oil in this recipe. Regardless of whether it is CBD oil or THC oil, the recipe won’t set right.

How can I help prevent the candies from sticking?

Wrap each candy individually in plastic. See the picture above for an example.

Where can I find the candy molds for this recipe?

You can use any shapes or molds that you’d like; just be sure they’re silicone! I found mine here on Amazon. They also have cannabis lollipop molds. Your local store like Walmart, Target, and Michael’s, should have molds as well.

Can I decorate this simple recipe with edible flowers?

You sure can! Adding edible flowers like rose petals is a perfect way to jazz up these easy THC lollipops recipes. Just be sure to work quickly when adding them in with the hot candy. Just note that some people may find the whole plant material unpleasant at the end.

How much cannabis extract should I use?

Each candy mold holds a different volume, so your final dosage will depend on that. This recipe makes 12 ounces. If your candy mold holds one ounce each, you will get 12 servings from this recipe. You then want to ask yourself how many mg of THC you want in your own lollipops as a single dose. If you wanted each sucker to have 5mg of THC, you would want to add 60mg of THC through the tincture. How much THC should you add? That depends on your own personal tolerance. Estimating the potency of any homemade weed edibles will always be a guess, but my edible dosage calculator can help.

Can I make just hard candies with this recipe?

Yes! You do not need to make lollipops with this simple recipe. This process is one of the main methods for making hard candies.

Is it OK to let the temperature get this hot?

Many people worry that the 300ยฐF temperature will harm the THC, but thankfully it won’t. THC won’t boil until 315ยฐ and vaporizes at much higher temperatures. The temperature will not affect the potency of this recipe.

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48 Comments

  3. When would I add the RSO?
    I’ve been adding at the end with the flavoring.

  4. Hi Carolyn. Adding in with the flavoring is the perfect time to add the RSO/FECO into the lollipop mix. Just be sure to blend well for consistency and distribution throughout the batch. Has that been working well for you or have you been running into issues?

  5. 5 stars
    Can I use distillate rather than tincture in this recipe? If so, which stage would I put it in at?

  6. Hi Christine. Yes, you can use distillate and adding it in with the flavoring is the perfect time. Just be sure to blend well for consistency and distribution throughout the batch.

  7. Curious if the alcohol in tincture would present a problem for people who are sober, or is it actually evaporated enough to not be a problem?
    Do not wish any harm to my proud of their sobriety friends, THC no problem, alcohol not desirable. Kindly advise.
    Thanks in advance if you can answer this for me.

  8. Thank you for your thoughtful question! ๐ŸŒฟ I’m so glad to hear you’re considerate of your friends’ sobriety. When it comes to making tinctures, high heat during the process can effectively evaporate the alcohol content, making it less of an issue. However, if you’re looking to ensure utmost care, you might want to pre-evaporate the alcohol into Full Extract Cannabis Oil (FECO) first. This way, you can enjoy the benefits of THC without worrying about any trace alcohol, keeping everyone’s peace of mind intact. Appreciate your kindness and curiosity! ๐ŸŒŸ