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Gumdrop Squares
Photo: Ernest Porzi

Gumdrop Squares

11 ingredients 20 min + 25 min 30 servings openrecipes
Gumdrop Squares

"This is one of my mother's very old recipes for gumdrop squares. Vary the extracts and colors as you like. You can roll them in confectioners' sugar, too."

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

209
Calories
7g
Protein
14g
Fat
18g
Carbs

Counts 5 of 7 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 5 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Gelatin 1 envelope (7g) 23
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Cinnamon 1 tsp ground (2.6g) 6
Water not in our table 0
Peppermint not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons unflavored gelatin
  • 1/2 cup cold water
  • 3/4 cup water
  • 2 cups white sugar
  • 1/4 teaspoon peppermint extract
  • 1/4 teaspoon lemon extract
  • 1/8 teaspoon cinnamon oil
  • 3 drops green food coloring
  • 3 drops yellow food coloring
  • 3 drops red food coloring
  • 3/4 cup white sugar for decoration

Directions

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