Sunday, December 20, 2015

Homemade Gum Drops

It's that time of year and the week of Christmas is here. Still busy trying to decide what I want to make and just came across these that I made a couple years ago....Homemade Gum Drops!

Ingredients
2 cups sugar

1 1/2 cups applesauce
2 boxes red or green jello
2 packets unflavored gelatin
1 tablespoon lemon juice

Sugar for coating

Add the following to a large sauce pan 2 cups sugar 1 1/2 cups applesauce 2 boxes red or green jello 2 packets unflavored gelatin 1 tablespoon lemon juice
Stir and let stand 1 minute
Bring to boil storing constantly
Once boiling stir for one minute
Transfer to 11 x 7 pan sprayed with cooking spray.
Refrigerate for 3 hours
Remove from pan and cut into squares or use cookie cutters.dipped in hot water for shapes
Sit out for 8 hours for drying
While slightly sticky coat in sugar and ENJOY!