Easy Mermaid Tail Lollipops or Suckers
These easy mermaid tail lollipops are a simple and fun activity for a rainy day or mermaid party. In less than 10 minutes, everyone can enjoy a sweet treat perfect for any Little Mermaid fan.
If you’re setting up a mermaid party, be sure to check out other creative mermaid treats, mermaid crafts, and even a mermaid snack mix everyone goes wild for!
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Mermaid Tail Lollipops – Make Easy Lollipops!
Here at Ruffles and Rain Boots, my daughter loves mermaids and I really get a kick out of making her yummy mermaid food ideas. There are a few ideas for mermaid foods below, but one of the easiest treats we’ve made is this simple recipe for mermaid tail lollipops.
These mermaid suckers are literally one ingredient. The one ingredient? Jolly Ranchers.
Who doesn’t love Jolly Ranchers? We took the idea of windowpane (or stained-glass) cookies and turned them into mermaid lollipops. And they couldn’t be cuter!
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Tips to Make Fun Mermaid Suckers (Great for a Mermaid Party Favor)
- Mermaid lollipops are best enjoyed immediately (mostly because they taste amazing and are so fun). If you choose to store them, place them in an air-tight container.
- If you’re making these for a mermaid party favor, use a small cellophane bag to protect them. Tie it with a thank you card or just some fun ribbon to match your theme.
- You can either cut your Jolly Ranchers or put them in a plastic baggie and crush them with a rolling pin.
- Use these mermaid suckers to decorate cupcakes or even use them as a mermaid cake topper idea – how cute would that be?
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More Mermaid Food Ideas You Might Like
- Mermaid Toast Treat – Breakfast, snack or whatever, if my kids want it, I’ll make them this mermaid treat anytime because it’s actually kinda awesome and fun to make.
- Mermaid Decorated Cookies – These are so fun to make. You have to have a little patience when you’re learning, but the result is SO CUTE!
- Mermaid Popcorn Favors – Simple, kid-made treats that are perfect for a mermaid birthday party, these little mermaid treats come together so fast.
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How to Make This Mermaid Lollipops Recipe
I’m so glad you asked. Below is our written tutorial and if you have any questions, let me know in the comments section below.
You will need a mermaid tail mold made of silicone like this one. The silicone will allow the mermaid suckers to be removed easily. And the best part? If you want to melt chocolate into little mermaid tail candies, you can use the same mold! Psst: get some luster dust and really “up the wow factor.”
Mermaid Tail Lollipops
This easy mermaid tail lollipops recipe is the cutest mermaid party treat idea! They come together in less than 10 minutes and can be made with little hands helping. This fun mermaid party food idea will make great use of a mold and save money when setting up a mermaid, Little Mermaid, or under the sea party idea. Get the easy lollipop recipe and create any color to fit your theme or occasion. Kids of all ages will love these!
Ingredients
- Silicone Mermaid Tail Mold
- 10 Jolly Ranchers (Assorted Flavors)
- Lollipop Sticks (or Cake Pop Sticks)
- Parchment Paper
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 275 degrees.
- Cut or break jolly ranchers into pieces. Use scissors or put them in a plastic baggie and crush them with a rolling pin. Keep the colors separate.
- Determine what colors you want your mermaid tail lollipops to be and fill each mold with pieces of the candy. Make sure to fill the entire mold with Jolly Ranchers.
- Place the mold on a sheet pan and bake for 5-6 minutes or until all the candy pieces are melted.
- Remove from the oven and immediately place cake pop sticks on each tail. Since the sticks will be touching, place a strip of parchment paper over each row of sucker sticks.
- Cool on the counter for 10 minutes or place in the refrigerator for 5 minutes.
- Once cooled, remove each mermaid sucker from the mold.
Notes
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Nutrition Information:
Yield:
10Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 39Total Fat: 1gSaturated Fat: 0gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 3mgSodium: 13mgCarbohydrates: 8gFiber: 0gSugar: 5gProtein: 0g
All nutrition information is estimated. Please calculate your exact brands and ingredients if accuracy is desired.