Acid Lollipops
by Cindi Sutter, Founder & Editor Spirited Table® — Excerpted from The Unofficial Hogwarts Cookbook for Kids by Alana Al-Hatlani. Copyright © 2021 Ulysses Press. Reprinted with permission from Ulysses Press. New York, NY. All rights reserved.
Inspired by the candy sold in the village by the castle, these pops can be as sour as you’d like, thanks to the citric acid. Just be sure you don’t burn a hole through your tongue like our redhead best friend did!
Yield 12
Prep time 10 minutes, plus 30 minutes to dry
Ingredients
12 lollipops, any shape or flavor
½ cup light corn syrup or honey
1 tablespoon citric acid
4 tablespoons granulated sugar
empty egg carton
Instructions
Start by unwrapping all the lollipops. Use the stick of the lollipops to poke holes in the bottom of an empty egg carton; this will be your drying rack.
In a small bowl, place the corn syrup or honey.
In another small bowl, stir together the citric acid and sugar
Dip a lollipop into the corn syrup or honey, tapping off any excess to leave a thin coat.
Next, dip the lollipop into the sugar mixture to coat.
Place the lollipop into one of the holes in the inverted egg carton, to dry.
Repeat steps 4 to 6 with the rest of the lollipops.
Allow the acid pops to dry for 30 minutes, and they are ready to eat.