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Homemade Gumdrops Recipe For A Sweet Valentine’s Day Treat

January 17, 2015 by T Worthey 20 Comments

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If you need a cute and easy Valentine’s Day treat, check out this amazing homemade Gumdrops Recipe in a red heart-shaped using applesauce and a few additional ingredients.

Homemade Gumdrops Recipe for Valentine's Day

Homemade Gumdrops Recipe For A Sweet Valentine’s Day Treat

Valentine’s Day is just around the corner and this is such a CUTE and easy recipe to make during the fun and love season! Making Gumdrops (which includes applesauce) just requires a few ingredients and your favorite people to make them. This would be great for a Classroom treat or to make a homemade Valentine’s Gift for someone that you love!

Or just make some because you love making everything from scratch. Regardless of your fancy, enjoy this easy homemade Gumdrops recipe!

How to make Heart Shaped Gum Drops for Valentine's Day

How to make Heart Shaped Gum Drops for Valentine’s Day

Ingredients:

  • 1 Cup Sugar
  • ¾ Cups Apple Sauce
  • 1 3oz package Jell-O, Strawberry*
  • 1 .25oz package of unflavored gelatin
  • 1 tsp lemon juice
  • 1 cup Granulated sugar for coating

how to make Homemade Gumdrops Recipe for Valentine's Day

Directions:

  1. Spray an 8×8 baking dish with cooking spray and place in the refrigerator.
  2. In a medium-sized saucepan, combine sugar, applesauce, Jell-O, unflavored gelatin and lemon juice.
  3. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat, stirring constantly. Allow boiling for 1 minute.
  4. Pour mixture into the cooled 8×8 baking dish.
  5. Refrigerate for 3-4 hours or until firm.
  6. Once the mixture is firm, turn out onto a baking sheet sprinkled with granulated sugar.
  7. Using a sharp knife or cookie cutters cut out your gumdrops.
  8. Give the gumdrops one last good coat of sugar and allow them to dry overnight.
  9. Store in an airtight container.

Homemade Gumdrops Recipe for Valentine's Day

Gumdrops Recipe: great for Valentine's Day

Gumdrops Recipe: great for Valentine's Day

Ingredients

  • Ingredients:
  • 1 Cup Sugar
  • ¾ Cups Apple Sauce
  • 1 3oz package Jell-O, Strawberry*
  • 1 .25oz package of unflavored gelatin
  • 1 tsp lemon juice
  • 1 cup Granulated sugar for coating

Instructions

  • Spray an 8x8 baking dish with cooking spray and place in the refrigerator.
  • In a medium-sized saucepan, combine sugar, applesauce, Jell-O, unflavored gelatin and lemon juice.
  • Bring to a boil over medium-high heat, stirring constantly. Allow to boil for 1 minute.
  • Pour mixture into cooled baking dish.
  • Refrigerate for 3-4 hours or until firm.
  • Once the mixture is firm, turn out onto a baking sheet sprinkled with granulated sugar.
  • Using a sharp knife or cookie cutters cut out your gumdrops.
  • Give the gumdrops on last good coat of sugar and allow to dry overnight.
  • Store in an airtight container.
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    Comments

    1. Laura says

      January 16, 2014 at 3:19 pm

      Is that sweetened or unsweetened apple sauce?

      Reply
    2. Kelly says

      January 17, 2015 at 11:49 pm

      Wow! I had never even considered making my own gum drops! What a fun project to try! Pinning!

      Reply
    3. Darlene says

      January 19, 2015 at 10:30 am

      Wow, I didn’t know they were so easy to make. I have to give it a try. My granddaughters will love it.

      Reply
    4. Erin @ Making Memories says

      January 19, 2015 at 11:26 am

      Oh my gosh, these are wonderful! How fun!

      Reply
    5. Wendy says

      January 19, 2015 at 11:59 am

      These are absolutely adorable! I am so excited about the idea of being able to make my own gumdrops in whatever shape fits the occasion/holiday! Pinning and plan to use A LOT! Thank you.

      Reply
    6. Mitzi says

      January 20, 2015 at 9:29 am

      I’ve always loved gumdrops, but never tried making my own. Now that I see these, I want to try it! These are just adorable. Thanks for sharing with us at Motivation Monday 🙂

      Reply
    7. Apple Pie at Sisterswives.com says

      January 20, 2015 at 10:27 pm

      I love this idea. It’s so different and so easy. I pinned it because I’m totally making these. Thanks!

      Reply
    8. Emily says

      January 21, 2015 at 1:10 pm

      I’ve never thought to make my own gumdrops but I’ve very excited I found your recipe! I’ve added these to my Valentine’s Day Treats round up! Thanks for sharing and happy Wednesday 🙂

      Reply
    9. Victoria says

      January 21, 2015 at 2:16 pm

      I can’t wait to try this! I see an ” * ” next to the strawberry jello ingredient line, but it’s never defined. Is there something else to that? Thanks!!

      Reply
    10. Becky at Cooking with Vinyl says

      January 22, 2015 at 9:28 am

      I never realized you could actually MAKE gumdrops! haha! thanks for sharing these on a link party. I’m a new food blogger and love meeting others. I’ve followed your social sites and hope we can connect on those. I’m excited to read more of your blog and maybe giving these gumdrops a try! Becky

      Reply
    11. Kirsten Oliphant says

      January 23, 2015 at 12:33 pm

      Great idea and looks so easy! Visiting from the Weekend Re-Treat.

      Reply
    12. Elizabeth says

      January 23, 2015 at 1:25 pm

      What a fun idea, Tatanisha! I have never done this before, but it looks yummy!

      Reply
    13. Andrea@TablerPartyOfTwo says

      January 23, 2015 at 9:47 pm

      What a cool idea! Thanks for linking up at Sunday Features. I’m going to be featuring this on Sunday!

      Reply
    14. Lou Lou Girls says

      January 24, 2015 at 3:20 pm

      You always bring the most delicious and cutest things to our party! Thank you. Pinned and tweeted. We feel honored that you take the time to stop by our party. I hope to see you on Monday at 7 pm. We love to party with you! Happy Saturday! Lou Lou Girls

      Reply
    15. Denise says

      January 27, 2015 at 10:36 am

      Great recipe and I can imagine it being a great project with the kids. Thanks for linking up at Sunday Features. FEatured this recipe at this weeks party. And sharing on our FB today. Thanks.

      Reply
    16. Cydnee says

      January 28, 2015 at 3:09 am

      I love gumdrops and these heart gumdrops are the cutest! What a great treat for Valentines Day! Thank you for joining us on #purebloglove. We enjoy having you every Thursday night at 8PM, EST through Sunday night. ~Cydnee

      Reply
    17. Denise says

      January 30, 2015 at 11:26 am

      Tatanisha…I am sharing on my Denise Designed page today. Such a great idea to do with the kids.

      Reply
    18. Amy says

      February 8, 2016 at 5:59 pm

      These look amazing, and I love how you used the two heart-shaped cookie cutters to create such a fun shape!! I will be attempting to make these very soon!! Thanks so much for sharing this! *Hugs*

      Reply
    19. Trisha @ Home Sweet Homemade says

      February 10, 2016 at 9:39 am

      Awesome! Pinned!

      BTW- I’m in Michigan too! Metro Detroit here…

      Reply
    20. Megan @ C'mon Get Crafty says

      February 11, 2016 at 2:04 pm

      What a fun and sweet recipe! I’ve never thought to make my own gumdrops! Thanks for sharing at Merry Monday!

      Reply

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