Black Pepper Free Honey Lollipops
These golden honey lollipops are a genuinely delightful homemade candy — glossy, deeply caramelized, and just sweet enough with a bright citrus lift from fresh lemon juice. The ingredient list is refreshingly short, which makes it easy to know exactly what's going into every single one. For anyone navigating a sensitivity to black pepper, candy can be a surprisingly tricky category, since spice blends and flavored confections sometimes sneak it in — here, there's simply nothing to worry about. The optional ground ginger adds a gentle warmth without any of the bite that pepper brings, so you can include it or leave it out entirely depending on your preference. Cooking the honey syrup all the way to the hard-crack stage gives these lollipops their satisfying snap and that rich, almost toffee-like depth of flavor. Once you flex them out of the molds, they're ready to wrap up, gift, or just enjoy straight away.
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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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