I love Jolly Ranchers. I've been dissolving some in a glass of water today and I'm gonna try to make them into Jolly Rancher popsicles . . .
Does anyone know how to make popsicles? I mean, I can freeze them, but I don't want them to be as hard as ice, only as hard as popsicles. Any tips?
I think it has something to do with the amount of sugar in them ... I don't know how much sugar a Jolly Rancher has but I'd bet not that much. You might need a sugar syrup. Good luck!
Posted by: Julie | Jun 28, 2004 at 08:08 PM
It is the sugar that makes them softer than regular ice.
If you don't want to add more sugar than is in the JR's already, you may want to try disolving the JR's in a juice that doesn't have a particularly strong flavor like white grape or apple. But, FYI, even regular juice usually needs SOME sugar added before it gets to popsicle texture.
Just a question, Are you crushing of pulverizing the JR's to get them to disolve more easily?
Posted by: ben | Jun 29, 2004 at 01:39 PM
you know there ARE real jolly rancher popsicles... i'm eating one right now, i bought it from the ice cream truck. it goes watermelon, grape, orange or lemon i cant tell, cherry, and then sour apple. its a huge popsicle and it tastes just like jolly ranchers too.
Posted by: cari | Jul 27, 2004 at 05:12 PM
Cool . . . I'll have to try one . . . but it doesn't seem as fun . . .
Posted by: Stephen | Jul 27, 2004 at 09:19 PM