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This jelly candy recipe is a fun gift for anyone who has a sweet tooth. Made with gelatin, sugar and flavored drink mix, to make a sweet and tasty treat.

Homemade Jelly Candy

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Ingredients
  

  • 2 boxes gelatin (8 packages)
  • 2 cups cold water
  • 2 1/2 cups boiling water
  • 6 cups sugar
  • unsweetened Kool-aid packets or flavored extract with food coloring
  • 2 cups sugar for coating

Instructions
 

  • Prepare pans by lining them with plastic wrap and vegetable spray. I used three 8x8 oven pans and two bread loaf pans.
  • Place cold water in a bowl and sprinkle gelatin over top. Stir slightly to get all powder incorporated. Set aside
  • In a medium saucepan bring 2 1/2 cups of water to a boil. Add sugar and stir. Let simmer, stirring until all sugar is dissolved.
  • Add gelatin mix to the sugar and water mix. Once all the ingredients have dissolved bring back to a boil and cook for 2-3 minutes.
  • Remove from heat and let cool for about 1-2 minutes.
  • Divide mixture into 5 bowls. Add one packet of drink mix to each bowl. If using extract add 3 teaspoons and enough drops of food coloring to get the color you wish. I used 5 drops of green for the lime candy.
  • Mix with a wire whisk to ensure all the drink mix is dissolved.
  • Pour into prepared pans and refrigerate overnight.
  • Place a nice layer of sugar on parchment and flip the jelly candy on top. Then move to a new piece of parchment and use a pizza cutter to cut into small square or rectangular shapes.
  • Let sit overnight. Then coat the bottoms of the candy in more sugar and let sit out overnight again with the newly coated side up.
  • Place in bags or airtight containers.

Nutritional information is provided as a courtesy and is an estimate only. This information comes from online calculators. Although attempts have been made to provide accurate nutritional information, these figures are only estimates.

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