Sweet and Sour Gummy Pumpkins

152

Prep Time:

20m - 25m

Yield:

Plan for:

Let mixture sit overnight, then let finished gummies sit out one more day

Don’t let these cute little pumpkin treats fool you! The sweet gumdrops are covered with a sour coating like Sour Patch Kids® candy. These pumpkin gummies pack a punch of flavor and are a cute treat for a Fall school party or for a gift for a loved one or teacher.

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Products Used

Extra Fine Granulated Pure Cane Sugar Bag

Ingredients

Gummies

1/2 cup orange juice
1 tablespoon citrus zest of your choice (finely chopped)
2 1/2 tablespoons powdered gelatin
3/4 cup water
2 cups Dixie Crystals Extra Fine Granulated Sugar
Pinch of salt
Food coloring to match flavor

Sweet n Sour Coating

4 tablespoons Dixie Crystals Extra Fine Granulated Sugar
2 teaspoons citric acid

Other

Mini pumpkin molds or cookie cutters

Directions

Lightly spray cooking oil on pumpkin molds and set aside.
In a large bowl, combine juice and zest and allow to rest for 5 or so minutes to soften up zest and release its flavorful oils.
Sprinkle gelatin over juice mixture, stir until completely combined then set aside.
In a medium pot, combine water, sugar and salt and stir while bringing to a boil. Stop stirring when it begins to boil and keep it at a boil for 5 minutes.
Pour sugar mixture over gelatin mixture and stir until it is smooth and all gelatin has dissolved.
Pour mixture into mini pumpkin molds. (If you don’t have a pumpkin mold, line an 8 x 8 inch pan with tinfoil and very lightly oil. Pour mixture into prepared pan.) Let mixture sit overnight.
When ready to prepare, mix sugar and citric acid in a bowl.
Remove pumpkin gumdrops from mold (or if using a pan, take pumpkin shaped fondant cutters and cut out shapes). Coat each pumpkin gummy with sugar and citric acid mixture. Once coated, let pumpkin gummies set for a day or so to really form a firm sour crust.
Serve as a fun dessert or snack, or wrap in cellophane, tie with ribbon and use one of our free printable Thanksgiving gift tags for a gift.
Can be stored at room temperature.