Cherry Suckers

Total Time: 12 mins Preparation Time: 2 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup butter
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup light corn syrup
• 1 (3 ounce) box cherry gelatin
• non-stick vegetable oil cooking spray

Recipe

• 1 butter two cookie sheets.
• 2 arrange half of the lollipop sticks on each and set aside.
• 3 in a small saucepan over low heat, stir butter, sugar, and corn syrup together until sugar has dissolved.
• 4 slowly bring to a boil, stirring frequently.
• 5 insert a candy thermometer into syrup and continue cooking until temperature reaches 275 degrees.
• 6 stir in gelatin until smooth.
• 7 remove from heat. (this sugar syrup is very hot and can cause a painful burn!)
• 8 using a metal tablespoon and working quickly, drop heaping spoonfuls of lollipop syrup on end of each lollipop stick.
• 9 flatten into a circle shape with metal spatula sprayed with cooking spray.
• 10 cool completely.
• 11 wrap each sucker in plastic wrap and store in an air tight container.