Pick and Mix Candy Popsicles

Ok yes, these pick and mix candy popsicles are pretty naughty, but they’re so much fun for treat day!

I’ve got to admit, I was cringing as I was making these Pick and Mix Candy Popsicles ice lollies. Haribo tangfastics, rainbow belts and gummie bears – all mixed together with fizzy lemonade.
It’s the stuff of parent’s nightmares.

I know what my kids are like when they’re eaten too many sweets, so I try to keep a limit on them, but my daughter was having a birthday sleepover, and she wanted something a little outrageous to surprise her friends.

The other alternatives were:

• A bucket of strawberry laces
• Squirty cream desserts – made directly in mouths – with sprinkles and sauce

I think I chose the best of the sugar-laden bunch.

These lollies are super simple to make, and the kids will adore you for making them. It’s probably a once-a-year thing though.

I find it best to use smaller/thinner sweets. The really chunky ones (like fizzy cherries) harden up quite a lot in the freezer, and you’ll find the lemonade melts way before they start to soften up.

It’s also worth using a combination of sugar-coated sweets and non-sugar coated sweets. Two reasons:

• Sugar lowers the freezing point. More sugar means the popsicles take longer to freeze, and will defrost quicker once out of the freezer.
• The fizzy sugar dissolves in the lemonade – so too many sugar coated sweets will make the popsicles really really sweet.

Are you brave enough to try them? Or are you cursing me for creating such a horrific popsicle? 🙂

The pick and mix candy popsicles Recipe:

Pick and Mix Candy Popsicles

Ok yes, these pick n’ mix popsicles are pretty naughty, but they’re so much fun for treat day!

5 from 1 vote

Print Rate

Prep Time: 5 mins

Total Time: 5 mins

Course: Snacks

Cuisine: American

Servings: 10 portions

Author: Nicky Corbishley

Ingredients

A selection of jelly sweets. I used:

• 160 g Haribo tangfastics
• 100 g gummie bears
• 75 g fizzy rainbow belts
• 680 ml lemonade

UK (metric) - **Convert to US Measures**

Instructions

• Fill the ice pop molds with a selection of sweets.
• Fill to the top with lemonade, then push in the sticks.
• Freeze for at least 5 hours before serving.

Recipe Notes

Nutritional Information is per popiscle.

Nutritional Information

Nutrition Facts

Pick and Mix Candy Popsicles

Amount Per Serving

Calories 120

% Daily Value*

Sodium 82mg3%

Carbohydrates 29g10%

Sugar 27g30%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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Norpro Ice Lolly Maker