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Spiced Gumdrops are always a favorite at the holidays!

These Spiced Gumdrop Candies are so gorgeous and delicious. These are the perfect treat for the holidays are make a great gift. These easy gumdrops and made with gelatin and sugar and flavored with cinnamon, peppermint and mint.

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!

My mom, grandma and I always love the spiced gumdrops that come out during the holidays, they are some of our favorite holiday candies and they look so festive!

These little sweet bites are full of flavor thanks to cinnamon, peppermint and spearmint extract.

Kids will love helping to make these.  They can help roll them in the sugar, that’s the fun part!

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 and white 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, spicy treats. 

I promise you will love making these Spiced 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 the extract?

Of course!  These are spiced gumdrops so I do stick with cinnamon and mint flavors but you can use whichever extract flavor you like.  

Can I use cookie cutters for these?

Of course! You can use tiny little cookie cutters or even silicon molds.

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

• Unflavored gelatin- This is what gives these candy their chewy texture.
• Sugar-  This is candy so you will need some granulated sugar.
• Peppermint extract- I get this right on the baking aisle at my grocery store.
• Mint extract-  You can also get this right at the grocery store.
• Cinnamon oil-  I was unable to find cinnamon extract but I did find cinnamon oil.  Just please make sure you are using a cinnamon oil made for baking.
• Red and green food coloring- I prefer to use the gel food colors as they are more vibrant.

How to make these Spiced Gumdrops

1. FULL RECIPE BELOW
2. Grease 3 8×8 square pans.
3. Get 3 small bowls and add ½ cup cold water to each bowl.
4. Sprinkle 3 envelopes of gelatin over each bowl of water. 
5. Meanwhile in a small saucepan bring ¾ cup of water and 1 ½ cups of sugar to a boil over medium heat stirring constantly. 
6. Add one bowl of gelatin, reduce heat, stir and simmer for 5 minutes.
7. Remove the pan from the heat and stir in 2 drops cinnamon oil and a couple drops of red food coloring.  
8. Pour this mix into one of the 8×8 pans.
9. Repeat steps 5-8 again, this time using the green food coloring and mint extract.
10. Repeat steps 5-8 again this time with no food coloring and the peppermint extract. 
11. Refrigerate all three pans for 3 hours. 
12.  After 3 hours run a knife along the edges of each pan and cut into 4 pieces.
13. Using a spatula lift each square out and place on a piece of parchment paper.
14. Using a knife cut each piece of candy into little squares.
15.  Let the gumdrop squares sit at room temperature overnight.
16.  When ready pour about 2 cups of sugar into a baking dish or bowl and place the gumdrops squares in. 
17.  Toss them around to coat with sugar and place back on parchment paper. 
18.  Serve!
19.  

Gather your ingredients.

Add your ingredients to your pan. 

Cook them together.

Pour the mixture into a pan.

Cut into squares.

Let set overnight and roll in sugar. 

Serve!

 

Want more Christmas treat recipes? Check these out!

• Christmas Cream Cheese Mints

• Christmas Crack Candy
• Christmas Gumdrops
• Christmas Peanut Butter Cups
• Christmas Jello Roll Ups
• Christmas Poke Cake

Spiced Gumdrops

Yield: 60

Prep Time: 25 minutes

Additional Time: 3 hours

Rest Time: 8 hours

Total Time: 11 hours 25 minutes

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Ingredients

• 9 envelopes unflavored gelatin
• 1 1/2 cup water, divided
• 2 ¼ cups wate, divided
• 4 1/2 cups sugar, divided
• ½ teaspoon peppermint extract
• ½ teaspoon mint extract
• Few drops cinnamon oil
• Red food coloring
• Green food coloring
• Additional sugar for coating

Instructions

1. This recipe makes 3 different colors and flavors of these gumdrops so the steps will be repeated 3 times. 
2. Grease 3 8x8 square pans.
3. Get 3 small bowls and add ½ cup cold water to each bowl.
4. Sprinkle 3 envelopes of gelatin over each bowl of water. 
5. Meanwhile in a small saucepan bring ¾ cup of water and 1 ½ cups of sugar to a boil over medium heat stirring constantly. 
6. Add one bowl of gelatin, reduce heat, stir and simmer for 5 minutes.
7. Remove the pan from the heat and stir in 2 drops cinnamon oil and a couple drops of red food coloring.  
8. Pour this mix into one of the 8x8 pans.
9. Repeat steps 5-8 again, this time using the green food coloring and mint extract.
10. Repeat steps 5-8 again this time with no food coloring and the peppermint extract. 
11. Refrigerate all three pans for 3 hours. 
12. After 3 hours run a knife along the edges of each pan and cut into 4 pieces.
13. Using a spatula lift each square out and place on a piece of parchment paper.
14. Using a knife cut each piece of candy into little squares.
15. Let the gumdrop squares sit at room temperature overnight.
16. When ready pour about 2 cups of sugar into a baking dish or bowl and place the gumdrops squares in. 
17. Toss them around to coat with sugar and place back on parchment paper. 
18. Serve!

Notes

Store leftovers in airtight container for up to 7 days. 

• You can make these all one color and flavor if you like.
• If these start to sweat or weep a little add a little powdered sugar to some granulated sugar and toss them again. 
• You can cut these out into any shape you like.

Nutrition Information:

Yield: 60 Serving Size: 1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 64Total Fat: 0gSaturated Fat: 0gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 0gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 2mgCarbohydrates: 15gFiber: 0gSugar: 15gProtein: 1g