Dark Chocolate Lollipops

With only three ingredients, these lollipops couldn’t be easier to make.  The texture is soft and fudge-like, so they’re a bit different from the traditionally hard lollipops you get from using refined sugar.  This is dark chocolate, so you’ll want to add a little more syrup if you’d like them to be sweeter.  You can taste the melted chocolate mixture before transferring it to the lollipop molds and decide then.

Ingredients:
2 ounces bittersweet chocolate (I used Baker’s – the only ingredient listed is chocolate)
4 tbs. maple syrup
1 tsp. unsweetened shredded coconut

1. In a double boiler, melt the chocolate.
2. Add the maple syrup and stir until  thoroughly combined.
3. Transfer the chocolate to the lollipop molds.  (Alternately, you can spread the mixture on the bottom of a small loaf pan to make dark chocolate bark.)
4. Let the lollipops set for about 2 hours, until solid.
5. Carefully remove the lollipops from the mold and sprinkle the coconut on Santa’s beard.  Ho ho ho!

Price Breakdown
This makes 10 lollipops, each with 1 tablespoon of chocolate.  The total cost is $1.29, or $.13 per lollipop.  Have you seen how much cute little lollipops cost at specialty stores?  They’re usually bigger than mine, but I never see them for less than a dollar apiece.  This is a great deal, perfect for the dark chocolate fan in your life.