Tequila lollipops are a thing (and you can DIY them at home!)

Homemade DIY Spiked Lollipops Ingredients

• 1/4 cup of hard liquor, (tequila is perfect)
• 3/4 cup water
• 3 cups sugar
• 1/2 cup corn syrup
• Splash of flavoring, we used peppermint (optional)
• Silicon mats (you get these in bakeshops on online at the likes of Amazon or Lakelands.co.uk)
• Candy thermometer (again, easily available from bakeshops on online at the likes of Amazon or Lakelands.co.uk)
• food coloring of your choice

Here is how you do it 1. Lay down silicon mats to use to pour the lollipops once they’re ready. 2. Stir together the water, sugar, and corn syrup in a saucepan until just mixed, then let the mixture come to a boil without stirring it at all. Continue testing with a candy thermometer until it reaches 160 degrees Celcius. 3. Once it’s reached 160 degrees C, add in the liquor, give it a very quick stir to mix, and then let it reach 150 degrees again. 4. Remove from heat and spoon onto the silicon mat, while quickly making a swirl or two with food coloring dipped on the end of the lollipop stick, then lay the stick in place to cool. (You want to heat the liquor as little as possible so it doesn’t boil out all of the alcohol.) The mixture should be solid within 10-20 minutes. If it doesn’t completely harden, it didn’t reach the hard crack phase, meaning, you will need to adjust to cook it longer.