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Pop Rocks Oreos Exist

No longer will we bite into an Oreo cookie, without a high school science experiment occurring in our mouths. Firework Oreos are here, and they’ll make sure that every bite is rewarded with the high-pressured carbon dioxide release that is popping candy.

The cookies, at first glance, appear to be nothing more than the original chocolate cookie with creme filling. However, that filling is loaded with ‘fireworks.’

No mention when the Firework Oreos will be released, but according to thejunkfoodaisle, they are ‘Coming Soon.’ Until then, please feel free to chase your Oreos with a handful of Pop Rocks. We won’t judge.

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Turn Any Food Into Pop Rocks With Popping Sugar

Food that doesn’t crackle in your mouth like Pop Rocks is kind of boring. Pop Sugar by Molecule-R is here to help.

Made from a carbon-dioxide infused sugar — the same found in Pop Rocks — sprinkle a little on anything that you’d like to make sweet and disturbingly crackly.

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How To Make Pop Rocks

Did you ever wonder what makes Pop Rocks pop? Instructables user chickflix lets the cat out of the bag with a simple recipe for the combustible candy.

~ 2 Cups Sugar
~ 1 Tsp Baking Soda
~ 1/4 Cup Citric Acid Crystals (Can be tricky to find. If your local gourmet/country store doesn’t have them, try here .)
~ 1/3 Cup of Corn Syrup
~ Small amount of Water (Just enough to get sugar wet)
~ 1/4-1 Tsp Flavoring (any extract will work. Use what you like! When using stronger flavors such as cinnamon, mint, and cherry, you can use a small amount (about 1/4 teaspoon). Subtler flavors such as lemon, strawberry, orange, and peach require more (1/2 to 1 teaspoon.)
~ A Few Drops of Food Coloring of your choice

Now you can make any flavor of Pop Rocks you’d like — bubble gum, cherry, foie gras, etc. Just don’t wash it down with Coke, or you might suffer the same fate as that Life cereal kid.

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