Jolly Rancher Grapes

Ingredients

• 1 bag of Jolly Rancher hard candies, unwrapped and sorted by color
• Grapes or strawberries, washed and dried well
• Nerds candy (if you desire)
• 5 silicone baking cups
• 48 wooden toothpicks or skewers
• Silicone mat (for drying coated fruit)

Instructions

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   Place 5–7 unwrapped Jolly Ranchers of the same color into a silicone baking cup.

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   Using a wooden toothpick or skewer, spear each piece of fruit.

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   Microwave for approximately 30 seconds, pull out and stir.

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   Return to microwave for about 10 more seconds until bubbly and fully melted, but not burned.

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   Then dip each piece of skewered fruit into the melted sugar mixture, being careful not to drip hot sugar onto skin. Coat fruit lightly with candy mixture. Make sure to work fast — if the candy gets too hard just return to the microwave for 10 seconds till loose again.

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   If desired, dip freshly-coated fruit into Nerds candy.

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   Let coated fruit dry for 30 minutes on a silicone mat for the perfect crunch.

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   Repeat with other flavors of Jolly Ranchers.