Sugared Candy Fruits
Recipe from
Better Homes and Gardens
These colorful candies are so easy to make. Use gelatin for the candy base, then decorate with gum drops.
Servings:
makes about 12 fruits.
Prep Time:
45 mins
Total Time:
45 mins
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Ingredients
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1 3-ounce packageflavored gelatin in color and flavor to best match each fruit. For lemons or pears, use lemon (yellow) gelatin. For apples, use red (cherry) gelatin.see savings
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1/2 cuppecans, finely groundsee savings
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1/2 cupflaked coconutsee savings
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1/3 cup plus 1 tablespoonsweetened condensed milksee savings
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1/2 teaspoonvanillasee savings
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Food coloring and decorative sugar appropriate for fruitsee savings
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Toothpicks (to shape fruit)see savings
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Green gumdrops (for leaves)see savings
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Whole cloves (for stems)see savings
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Directions
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In a small bowl, combine the gelatin, ground pecans, coconut, condensed milk, and vanilla. Mix well. Chill for at least 1 hour.
2.
We made apples, peaches, pears, limes, lemons, and plums. Start with a small ball of dough the size of a quarter. Roll in decorative sugar for the color appropriate for the particular fruit color.
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To make the green leaves, roll a green gumdrop between two pieces of waxed paper. Use a knife to shape the leaves.
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For the apple, make the top bigger than the bottom. Put a whole clove in for the stem and add a gumdrop leaf.
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For the peach, use a toothpick to make a line down the side. Add a stem and leaf.
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For the pear, make the top smaller than the bottom and add a gumdrop leaf and stem.
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For the limes and lemon, point the ends.
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For the plum, make into an oval and make a line down the side. Each recipe makes about 12 fruits.
Nutrition information
Per serving: Calories 146, Total Fat 6 g, Saturated Fat 2 g, Cholesterol 3 mg, Sodium 49 mg, Carbohydrate 23 g, Fiber 1 g, Protein 2 g. Daily Values: Vitamin A 1%, Vitamin C 1%, Calcium 3%, Iron 1%.
Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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