Old Fashioned Gumdrops Recipe
Description: Recipe for making your own gumdrops.
Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups unsweetened applesauce
1 6-oz. package any flavor fruit-flavored gelatin
2 envelopes un-flavored gelatin
2 cups granulated sugar
1 tsp. lemon juice
Additional granulated sugar for coating
Directions:
1. Mix the first 5 ingredients together in a saucepan. Cook over medium heat, stirring frequently. Bring to a boil and boil for 1 minute.
2. Spray a 9 x 9-inch pan with non-stick cooking spray.
3. Pour the gelatin mixture into the pan and refrigerate for 3 hours.
4. Cut the set mixture into 1-inch squares and carefully remove them from the pan.
5. Roll the candies in sugar until coated.
Your candies will be sticky. Keep a wet rag handy.
Refrigerate to store.
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