Description
Homemade Gumdrops are chewy, fruity, and sweet confections that are easy to make and customize with your favorite flavors.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2½ cups granulated sugar divided
- 1½ cups applesauce – no sugar added
- 6 oz Jello (i.e. cherry, lime, etc.)
- ½ oz unflavored gelatin (2 envelopes)
- 1 tsp lemon juice
Instructions
- Coat a 9×13 baking dish with cooking spray. Set aside.
- Combine 2 cups sugar, applesauce, Jell-O, unflavored gelatin, and lemon juice in a large saucepan. Stir to combine. Let stand for 1 minute.
- Bring to a boil over medium heat stirring constantly.
- Boil for 1 minute and then immediately pour into prepared baking dish.
- Refrigerate until firm – about three hours should do it. (I left mine in overnight).
- Cover a large cutting board with parchment paper and sprinkle with sugar.
- Loosen the sides of the gelatin with a spatula and invert onto parchment paper.
- Use small, sharp cookie cutters to cut out gumdrops. If needed, you can dip the cutters into hot water first. You may need to periodically rinse off the cutters as well to keep them clean.
- Leave the cutout gumdrops on top of the sugar-coated parchment paper for about 8 hours or until just slightly sticky.
- Roll the gumdrops in the remaining sugar and store in an airtight container.
Notes
- Allow the gumdrops to set for 8 hours for best results.
- Customize flavors by choosing different Jello varieties.
- Use cookie cutters for fun shapes and sizes.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Candy
- Method: Stovetop and Refrigeration
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 gumdrop
- Calories: 50
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 0mg
- Fat: 0g
- Saturated Fat: 0g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 13g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 0g
- Cholesterol: 0mg