These Gumdrop Cookies are my absolute favorite cookies. There’s nothing better than soft and chewy gumdrop pieces mixed into a fluffy sugar cookie. Originally posted on December 3, 2013. Updated with a new VIDEO tutorial in 2018. Baking has always been my passion, and as a child, I’d bake dozens and dozens of cookies to…
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Grape Gumdrop Bats with Homemade Candy Eyes
Your Halloween party guests will go batty when you serve them these Grape Gumdrop Bats decorated with black sugar and homemade candy eyes. Have you made homemade gumdrops? Over the years I’ve made some really fun homemade gumdrops using pectin as the thickening agent. Although I love how they taste, I’ve had several readers say…
Homemade Under the Sea Gumdrops: Goldfish, Starfish, and Sea Shells
Make gumdrops using a sea life silicone mold. These Homemade Under the Sea Gumdrops are shaped like Goldfish, Starfish, and Sea Shells and are fun treats for your beach themed party. I bet you’ve been wondering why I haven’t shared more tutorials for all the beach themed treats I made for my nephew’s graduation party way back in May. Well,…
Tart Balsamic Blueberry Gumdrops Recipe
Use ordinary blueberries that you can find in any grocery store and turn them into some scrumptious gumdrops. This Tart Balsamic Blueberry Gumdrops Recipe is the perfect way to add some freshness to a holiday favorite. Recently I got an e-mail from the U.S. Highbush Blueberry Council inviting me to submit a recipe into their Blueberries Meet…
Homemade Halloween Candy – Gumdrop Skull and Crossbones
Use a silicone mold to make homemade gumdrops shaped like skulls and crossbones for a fun Halloween treat. You can flavor them how you like. Silicone molds have become one of my absolute favorite kitchen tools and I wish I could find more designs for Halloween. The mold I used to create these skull…
Homemade Halloween Candy – Gumdrop Ghosts
Celebrate Halloween with these adorable Gumdrop Ghosts! This fun homemade Halloween candy is so much better than any store-bought gumdrops. I wouldn’t mind being haunted by a few of these gumdrop ghosts on October 31st or any time of year for that matter. These little guys look as sweet as they taste. So if my…
Gumdrop Brains – Creepy Halloween Candy
This Halloween, see if you can handle the fun creepiness of eating Gumdrop Brains. This super gruesome Halloween candy is sure to be talk of the party. Oh, why didn’t I come up with this idea last year for our zombie party? These bleeding candy brains would have been a killer addition to our zombie dessert table…
Homemade Sour Gummy Bunnies
If you love Sour Patch Kids you are going to absolutely love these Homemade Sour Gummy Bunnies! They are a great Easter Basket treat and they don’t have all the chemicals in store bought candies! Sour candies aren’t at the top of my list of must have items in my own Easter Basket (yes, I…
Homemade Red, White, and Blue Gumdrop Stars
Make homemade Red, White, and Blue Gumdrop Stars to celebrate any patriotic holiday like 4th of July, Memorial Day, Labor Day, Veteran’s Day, or Flag Day. They’d even make great treats for Election Day. If candy were considered one of the major food groups, my life on earth would be heavenly. I made my first batch…
