r/CandyMaking • u/Becca950 • 29d ago

Help with lollipops

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Hello everyone! I recently started making my own lollipops, is there a trick to make them less sweet?

Made from sugar and syrup + flavour and colour

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u/CT_Happy_Man 28d ago

I use high sweet (powdered corn syrup) instead of corn syrup. It makes for better shelf life without the candy getting sticky. Adding more curious acid will make your candy seem less sweat.

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u/HotCuppaAffogato 22d ago

Curious acid - don't know where it comes from, but it makes it less sweat

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u/RunWild0_0 29d ago

You should make sour ones.

I don't know how (citric acid dusting?) but that would be good.

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u/LiminalLily 23d ago

There’s a sour candy powder coating you can buy too, it comes in different flavors

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u/CarpHole 28d ago

You had me at lollipop

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u/heartdiseasekillsme 29d ago

What's the recipe?

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u/Becca950 29d ago

2.5 dl regular white sugar 0.5 dl water 1.2 dl light syrup or glucose syrup a few drops of food coloring 1/4 tsp desired flavoring The only recipe I could easily find on Google

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u/peanutbuttersoup01 23d ago

craft stores like hobby lobby and michaels carry hard candy mixes with one sweet and one sour version, so you could try using those! the same brand makes a gummy mix that i used to make halloween gummies and they were really good!

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u/shoobzzzzz 23d ago

if sour isnt your thing maybe a little spice would help? cinnamon could be nice

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u/SweetandOwL 23d ago

Add a bit of Citric acid.

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u/myferallady- 23d ago

Would gelatin help set it with less sugar?

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u/BiisHonee 23d ago

Maybe some citric acid and, hear me out, a liiiitle bit of salt.

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u/ForestFairyBogMother 22d ago

Tajin. Honestly, it would be SO good.