Football Field Lollipops

 Are you ready for some football..lollipops?

Hubby and I have our own Super Bowl tradition. Since it's always on a Sunday, we are at church for the first half. I tape it so that we don't miss any of the good plays, plus we have time to pick up a pizza or wings and of course snacks.

There is just one small obstacle to overcome in my plan. 

Or should I say say several? Smart phones!

You've heard of them..everybody has one..I have one.

But on this particular day, if I see you with one, I'm running the other way!

I've had Braves scores given away before I got the chance to get home and see the game for myself. I love my Braves baseball. And just for this one day, I love football too. So please, if you see me coming and you know the score..don't tell me. But if it does happen, all is not lost. At least I still have my game day goodies! 

Today I made sweet little football field lollipops.

Enjoy the game everyone and may your team win!

Airheads (white), green Jolly Ranchers, chocolate covered almonds, canned white icing and lollipop sticks.

 I am a seriously terrible piper, so instead of worrying about a piping catastrophe, I ended up using fondant and a mold to make my numbers. Click here to see the mold I used. Just dust the mold with powdered sugar and press in a rolled rope of fondant. I froze mine for a few minutes, used a small metal spatula to scrape off the excess and easily popped the numbers out!

 I'm using Airheads white mystery flavor to make my football field lines.

I just rolled it slightly with my fondant roller and used a sharp knife dusted with powdered sugar to cut them.

 Piping skills are nearly non-existent. #thestruggleisreal

 Preheat oven to 275 degrees. You will bake candies for about 7 minutes. 

Just keep an eye on them so they don't over melt.

Place the unwrapped Jolly Ranchers candies on a parchment lined pan. Place in preheated oven. When melted, remove from oven and gently twist in lollipop stick. Let cool completely on pan.

I attached the fondant and Airheads by lightly brushing water on the back of the candy. They will stick easily. I used just a dab of corn syrup on the lollipop to attach the "football".

GO TEAM!

Wishing You All A Blessed Day

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Shark Week Lollipops!

"Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water...."
I made Shark Lollipops!

I was 10 years old back in the summer of 1975 when the first Jaws movie came out. Haha, I remember thinking about that when we made our first trip to the shore the following summer. It must not have affected me too much...I loved the ocean!

In a few short weeks we will be taking our family vacation to the beach with all our kiddos. It will be made even sweeter this year as we have our brand new addition to the family..Miss Lydia has made her debut!

In the meantime, we're watching Shark Week on the Discovery Channel and I have the perfect snack..
SHARK Lollipops! Now that's something you can sink your teeth into!

Click here for another shark craft!

Walmart has these adorable blue gummy sharks @ less than a dollar a bag. You will also need hard Jolly Ranchers and white candy pearls.

You will also need a baking sheet, parchment paper and lollipops sticks. I like the 8 in. or longer sticks.

Place the Jolly Ranchers on your parchment lined baking sheet. I crushed the green candies in a baggie and placed between the blue to mimic ocean plants.

Immediately upon removing from oven, insert lollipop stick and place candies. Let cool.

I'm going up for some air!

Stay Sweet & Enjoy Shark Week!

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How to Make Hard Candy Jewels Using Melted Jolly Ranchers Candies!

Shiny and sparkly, hard candy jewels!

I made them super easy, with...you guessed it, Jolly Ranchers!

The first time I noticed the sweet and edible gems, was in a Martha Stewart Living magazine.

Click here to see her recipe.

There are many versions of these candies, but after googling, all those I found called for a homemade recipe. To simplify things, I'm melting Jolly Ranchers. 

This also allows for creating many different colored gems as opposed to only one or two. 

Now how sweet is that?!

We are getting ready to celebrate Father's Day which has me thinking about fun gifts for Dads. 

Edible crafts..cookie frames and crowns, etc..and all using these fun and wonderfully colorful, 

Hard Candy Jewels!

Need Bling?!

I found my candy mold at Hobby Lobby.

Prepare mold by spraying lightly with non-stick spray.

You can use a paper towel to wipe out any excess. 

Even though I used the same designed row more than once, I did not need to spray the mold a second time.

To melt my Jolly Ranchers, I put four pieces in a small coffee cup and heated them in the microwave @ 80% power for 60 seconds.

You might need to try a couple of test runs to see what works for your particular microwave oven.

Working quickly, these four candies will fill a row of the molds.

Just be careful as the candy is hot! 

*don't worry! you're eyes are fine. i'm showing you the blue candies and then only photographed the melted red ones!*

Let these cool 10-15 minutes before flipping these molds over a paper towel and gently popping the candies out. 

It's a little difficult to see the definition in these candies..so just make a few and you can see for yourself. Soooo pretty!

Oh! I love the blue..and the pink..

..and the green!

Wishing You All a Wonderful

Father's Day From

Sugartown Sweets!

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