St. Patrick’s Gum Drops Recipe

This homemade St Patrick’s Day Gum Drops Recipe is so fun and perfect for the holiday. Having fun sweets for our candy dish for holidays is always a must. We made Valentine’s Day Gum Drops a few weeks back, they were so popular. I think I enjoyed them more than the kiddos. Plus I found that they get even better after a few days, ha ha! So, time to hide myself a private stash.

St. Patrick’s Gum Drops Recipe

Since St. Patrick’s Day is just around the corner, lime gum drops in a shamrock shape are perfect. Great for a party candy. A sweet treat with Irish flare!

These homemade Gum Drops can be made in any flavor and any shape. I find them perfect and plan to make them for every holiday now. We all like them so much. They are so inexpensive and simple to make.

The ingredients for DIY Gum Drops are so simple. Just grab some plain gelatin, flavored gelatin, applesauce and sugar!

INGREDIENTS
1 1/2 cups Applesauce
2 1/4 cup Sugar
2 boxes (3 oz) Lime Jello
2 envelopes Unflavored Gelatin {like Knox}

DIRECTIONS
Grease 13×9 pan.
Combine all ingredients in a pan.
Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring constantly.
Boil for a minute.
Pour into prepared pan and refrigerate until set.
Dust cutting board with sugar.
Use a spatula to loosen sides and turn out onto cutting board.
Dust top of Jello with sugar.
Use shamrock shaped cookie cutter to cut out gum drops.
Roll edges in extra sugar and set onto wax paper for 1 hour to dry out slightly.
Store in an airtight container.

If you are looking for a set of Shamrock Cookie Cutters you can hop on over to Amazon where you can find this Shamrock Cookie Cutter Set. I purchased my small cookie cutter at a local back shop and this set appears to be just like the one I used.

RECIPE

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St. Patrick’s Gum Drops

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups Applesauce
• 2 1/4 cup Sugar
• 2 boxes 3 oz Lime Jello
• 2 envelopes Unflavored Gelatin {like Knox}

Instructions

• Grease 13x9 pan.
• Combine all ingredients in a pan.
• Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring constantly.
• Boil for a minute.
• Pour into prepared pan and refrigerate until set.
• Dust cutting board with sugar.
• Use a spatula to loosen sides and turn out onto cutting board.
• Dust top of Jello with sugar.
• Use shamrock shaped cookie cutter to cut out gum drops.
• Roll edges in extra sugar and set onto wax paper for 1 hour to dry out slightly.
• Store in an airtight container.

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