What's even better than a yummy, sugary, lollipop? A cannabis-infused lollipop! 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. Keep reading to find out how to make these with a cannabis tincture!
Features
- The perfect sweet, cannabis-infused treat.
- A convenient, discreet cannabis treat to take with you on-the-go.
- Only 5 ingredients needed including with your choice of cannabis tincture.
- Fully customizable with your choice of flavors and colors!
- Dietary Features: gluten-free, dairy-free, vegetarian, vegan.
Why You Will Love This Recipe
Lollipops are a classic treat! So, why not upgrade them with amazing cannabis-infused goodness while also being able to fully customize the flavor and taste to your liking. I mean, can it get much better than that?
This cannabis candy is the tasty, sweet, and crunchy lollipop of your dreams, and, it's made with only 5 simple ingredients.
My Well With Cannabis Community is always looking for new cannabis-infused recipes that are easy to take with them on-the-go.
They asked, I listened, and voila the cannabis lollipop was born. In this post we will explore how to make this delicious treat, expert tips, and fully answered questions. Enjoy!
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Ingredient Notes
- Food Coloring: Use whatever fun and creative color combinations you'd like. While I haven't tried myself, you can use all-natural food coloring here, if desired.
- Sugar: To add sweetest to the lollipop. I haven't tried, but I would guess you could use cannabis sugar here, too.
- Lite Corn Syrup: This ingredient is necessary for this recipe, I do not have a substitution.
- Tincture: This ingredient is what infuses this recipe with cannabis. Choose from your choice of a Green Dragon or Golden Dragon tincture. Learn more about the difference here.
- Flavoring: Customize this to whatever you like! Strawberry lime? Sounds great! Coconut pineapple? Totally doable. Choose from these flavoring options here.
Note: a complete list of ingredients with amounts and printable instructions is located in the recipe card below.
The Step-by-Step Process
- Step 1 - Calibrate your thermometer and prepare your work station ahead of time. Put the molds on a baking tray and the sticks in the molds. This is very important. This recipe can be tricky to work with as the sugar heats up and hardens very quick.
- Step 2 - Add the sugar, corn syrup, and water to a saucepan. Stir 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. Do not stir.
- Step 5 - If sugar crystals form on the sides of the pan, wash them down with a wet silicone brush.
- Step 6 - Continue to cook until the temperature reaches 260°F.
- Step 7 - Without stirring, drop in your desired amount of food coloring.
- Step 8 - When the temperature reaches 300°F, remove from the heat. When boiling has ceased, add in your flavoring.
- Step 9 - Carefully pour the mixture into molds.
- Step 10 - If there is extra, pour it on parchment paper for candy. Let cool completely.
- Step 11 - Once cool, wrap the lollipops in bags and secure with twist ties.
- Step 12 - Enjoy! Store in a cool, dry place if not enjoying immediately.
Note: complete step-by-step printable instructions are located in the recipe card below.
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Storage Instructions
Wrap each sucker individually. Store them in an airtight container in a cool spot in your pantry for up to several months. Do not refrigerate at any time.
Notes and Expert Tips
- Be prepared to work quickly. Have all of your ingredients and tools ready to go BEFORE starting the cooking process.
- Get a candy thermometer and calibrate it first. It is very important to have accurate temperature controls in this recipe.
- This process is sticky and once cooled, the harden sugar will 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 sugar has dissolved.
Frequently Asked Questions
Cannabis Lollipops can be brand new to even the most seasoned cannabis consumer, so here are some of the most common FAQs I get asked about Cannabis Lollipops from my Well With Cannabis Community.
You can use either the Green Dragon or the Golden Dragon recipes.
I would wrap each candy individually in plastic. See picture below for an example.
Unfortunatley, no, you need it 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.
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Yummy, Customizable Cannabis Lollipops
Ingredients
- 1 cup white, granulated sugar
- ⅓ cup light corn syrup
- 6 tablespoons water
- 2 tablespoons cannabis tincture
- 2-5 drops food coloring or gel food coloring
- ½ teaspoon LorAnn flavoring oil
Instructions
- It is important to calibrate your candy thermometer and prepare your work station ahead of time, before starting the cooking process. I recommed you put the lollipop molds on a baking tray and add the sticks to the molds. This is very important because 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.
- Attach the candy thermometer to the side of the pan, ensuring the bottom of the thermometer does not touch the bottom of the pan.
- Allow the mixture to come to a boil. Do not stir. 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 260°F.
- 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 300°F, 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. If there is extra, pour it onto parchment paper for candy. Let cool completely.
- Once cool, wrap the lollipops in bags and secure with twist ties.
- Enjoy! Store in a cool, dry place if not enjoying immediately.
Notes
- This process is sticky and once cooled, the harden sugar will 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 sugar has dissolved.
- A note from my reader Christy for high altitude cooks: "since water boils at a lower temp in high altitudes, don’t forget to decrease your temps in this recipe. I follow the “2 degrees for every 1,000 feet above sea level” rule. I’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 off 300. This has solved my problem of my candy being ridiculously hard to work with! I was overcooking!"