Christmas Gumdrops
Sweet red cherry and green lime gumdrops in fun Christmas shapes!
Servings: 40 candies
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 c. granulated sugar divided
- 1 1/2 c. unsweetened applesauce
- 1 (6 oz.) pkg. red cherry or green lime Jell-O
- 2 envelopes unflavored gelatin (1/2 oz.)
- 1 tsp. lemon juice
Instructions
- Coat a 9 x 13-inch 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 or overnight.
- Cover a large baking sheet with parchment paper and sprinkle with remaining 1/2 cup sugar.
- Loosen the sides of the gelatin with a spatula and carefully invert onto the sugar-coated parchment paper.
- Use mini Christmas cookie cutters dipped in sugar to cut out gumdrops.
- Leave the cutout gumdrops on top of the sugar-coated parchment paper 1-3 days or until just slightly sticky.
- Roll the gumdrops in the remaining sugar and store in an airtight container.
Notes
Adapted from Mom On Timeout
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