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 Christmas Gumdrop candies are always a hit at the holidays!

These Christmas Gumdrops are so gorgeous and delicious.  These are the perfect treat for the holidays are make a great gift or are fabulous for passing around while opening presents.  These easy candies are made with flavored gelatin, sugar, unflavored gelatin and applesauce.  These are so bright and colorful everyone will love and kids will love helping make them.

I love making sweet treats for the holidays, especially Christmas.  I really like making easy, festive treats because time is limited during the holidays so I am always on the look out for easy, quick treats.  I love to make sweet treats for my Christmas dessert platter, and these gumdrops are always a hit.  No one will believe you made them! They look like they came right from the candy store!

These little sweet bites are full of flavor thanks to the jello mixes these candy use.  You can use any flavor you like to create these.  I used cherry and lime jello.

Kids will love helping to make these.  They can roll them in the sugar or use the tiny cookie cutters to cut them out. 

You can make these all year round if you prefer, you can change the color of these gumdrops and of course the flavor.  For Christmas I like to do red and green but come Spring I will be making these in pink, yellow and blues.

This is an impressive candy that comes together in no time, you just mix the ingredients, let them sit overnight and voila perfect holiday treat.  No one can resist popping these flavorful treats in their mouth every time they pass by. 

These are also perfect for the holidays because you can easily make them ahead of time.  Anything I can make ahead for the holidays is a win in my book!

These also make a fabulous gift this time of year.  Everyone will love getting a holiday tin full of these chewy treats. 

I promise you will love making these Christmas Gumdrops this holiday season!

These are so pretty on a dessert tray or piled up on a plate waiting for your guests to grab a piece.  

Why This Recipes Works

• Quick
• Easy
• Delicious
• Perfect for entertaining
• Customizable
• Family Friendly
• Great for the holidays

Can I use other flavors of jello?

Of course!  Now for Christmas I do stick with red and green but there are different flavors of red like strawberry, cherry, raspberry, cranberry and for the green there is lime, green apple and even watermelon.

Do I have to use cookie cutters for these?

While I do love the look of the stocking and Christmas trees you can just use a knife and cut these into squares.  They will still taste delicious!

How long do these stay fresh?

This candy stays fresh in an airtight container for up to two weeks.

Do I have to roll these in sugar?

Yes, you do have to roll these in sugar to help them not stick to everything including each other.  Also you do need to use granulated sugar to roll them in, powdered sugar will not work. 

Ingredients

• Sugar – You will use this in the gumdrops themselves and to coat them in. 
• Applesauce –  This adds flavor and stability to the gumdrops.
• Strawberry or cherry jello – This is the base of the gumdrops and adds all the flavor.
• Lime jello – This is the base of the gumdrops and adds all the flavor.
• Unflavored gelatin – This helps the gumdrops firm up.

How to make these Christmas Gumdrops

1. FULL RECIPE BELOW
2. In a large saucepan, stir together 2 cups sugar, 1 ⅓ cups applesauce, 2 packages of strawberry jello and 2 packages unflavored gelatin.
3. Let this mixture stand for 1 minute. 
4. Next over medium heat bring the mixture to a boil stirring constantly.  
5. Boil the mixture for one minute. 
6. Immediately pour the mixture into a greased 11×7 or 9×13 pan. 
7. Repeat these streps with another 2 cups of sugar, 1 ⅓ cups sugar, 2 envelopes unflavored gelatin and lime jello. 
8. Place both pans into the fridge for 3 hours.  
9. I find it is easier to cut the mixture into squares and use a metal spatula to pull the squares out and transfer onto a wax or parchment paper.  This will be a sticky job but they will come out of the pan.  
10. Using some mini christmas cookie cutters cut out your shapes and place onto a parchment or wax paper lined tray. 
11. Let the candies dry at room temperature 8 hours or overnight.  
12. After a minimum of 8 hours dry time take the remaining 1 cup of sugar and dip each gumdrop candy in, coating it all around with sugar.  
13. Serve!

Gather your ingredients.

Add your ingredients to your pan. 

Cook them together.

Pour the mixture into a pan, cool and slice.

Cut with cookie cutters.

Roll in sugar. 

Serve!

 

Want more Christmas treat recipes? Check these out!

• Christmas Cream Cheese Mints

• Christmas Crack Candy
• Christmas Cream Cheese Cookies
• Christmas Peanut Butter Cups
• Loaded Christmas Brownies
• Christmas Poke Cake

Christmas Gumdrops

Yield: 4 dozen

Prep Time: 20 minutes

Chill Time: 3 hours

Inactive Time: 8 hours

Total Time: 11 hours 20 minutes

These Christmas Gumdrop Candies are so gorgeous and delicious.  These are the perfect treat for the holidays are make a great gift or are fabulous for passing around while opening presents.  These easy candies are made with flavored gelatin, sugar, unflavored gelatin and applesauce.  These are so bright and colorful everyone will love and kids will love helping make them. 

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Ingredients

• 5 cups sugar, divided
• 2 2/3 cups applesauce, divided
• 2 packages (3 ounces each) strawberry jello
• 2 packages (3 ounces each) lime jello
• 4 envelopes unflavored gelatin, divided

Instructions

1. In a large saucepan, stir together 2 cups sugar, 1 ⅓ cups applesauce, 2 packages of strawberry jello and 2 packages unflavored gelatin.
2. Let this mixture stand for 1 minute. 
3. Next over medium heat bring the mixture to a boil stirring constantly.  
4. Boil the mixture for one minute. 
5. Immediately pour the mixture into a greased 11x7 or 9x13 pan. 
6. Repeat these streps with another 2 cups of sugar, 1 ⅓ cups sugar, 2 envelopes unflavored gelatin and lime jello. 
7. Place both pans into the fridge for 3 hours.  
8. I find it is easier to cut the mixture into squares and use a metal spatula to pull the squares out and transfer onto a wax or parchment paper.  This will be a sticky job but they will come out of the pan.  
9. Using some mini christmas cookie cutters cut out your shapes and place onto a parchment or wax paper lined tray. 
10. Let the candies dry at room temperature 8 hours or overnight.  
11. After a minimum of 8 hours dry time take the remaining 1 cup of sugar and dip each gumdrop candy in, coating it all around with sugar.  
12. Serve!

Notes

• Store leftovers in airtight container for up to 7 days. 

• You can use any flavor jello you like.
• These package up great for gifts. 
• These are really sticky and if will feel like you are going to rip it pulling it out of the pan but just keep sliding the metal spatula under them and they will come out.