Alpha Gal Friendly Honey Lollipops
These golden lollipops are a genuinely sweet treat — floral, slightly tangy from fresh lemon juice, and warming if you add a pinch of ginger. For anyone navigating alpha-gal syndrome, candy can be a surprisingly tricky category, since many commercial sweets contain gelatin or other mammalian-derived ingredients that are completely off the table. This recipe sidesteps all of that by relying on raw honey, lemon juice, and coconut oil — nothing that should raise a red flag. The process is straightforward candy-making: you cook the honey syrup to the hard-crack stage, pour it into molds, and let it set until glassy and opaque. A candy thermometer does the heavy lifting, so you don't have to guess when the syrup is ready. The result is a jewel-toned, homemade lollipop that tastes far more special than anything wrapped in plastic at the checkout counter.
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12 servings
- 1 cup raw honey
- ¼ cup water
- 1 tbsp fresh lemon juice
- ¼ tsp ground ginger (optional)
- coconut oil, for greasing molds
Instructions
- 1
Lightly brush each cavity of the lollipop molds with coconut oil and place a lollipop stick in each mold slot. Set the prepared molds on a flat, heatproof surface.
- 2
Combine the honey and water in a medium heavy-bottomed saucepan over medium heat, stirring gently until the honey dissolves into the water, about 2 minutes.
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