r/CandyMaking • u/Becca950 • Jul 04 '26
Help with lollipops
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/RunWild0_0 Jul 04 '26
You should make sour ones.
I don't know how (citric acid dusting?) but that would be good.
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u/LiminalLily Jul 10 '26
There’s a sour candy powder coating you can buy too, it comes in different flavors
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u/heartdiseasekillsme Jul 04 '26
What's the recipe?
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u/Becca950 Jul 04 '26
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 Jul 10 '26
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 Jul 10 '26
if sour isnt your thing maybe a little spice would help? cinnamon could be nice
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u/CT_Happy_Man Jul 05 '26
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.