Celebrate National Gumdrop Day - Gumdrop recipes, cocktails & colorful crafts

February 15th is National Gumdrop Day.  Spicy or sweet and colorful to eat, gum drops are delicious bite-sized treats made with gelatin or pectin and coated in sugar.  Although its origins are unknown, the annual “holiday” is celebrated one day after Valentine’s Day.   

This National Gumdrop Day, why not whip up a gumdrop recipe or play a nostalgic game of Candy Land in honor of this annual event?

Delicious Gumdrop Recipes, Cocktails and Colorful Crafts for National Gumdrop Day 

• Gumdrop Garden Cake – This cake recipe, from Disney’s FamilyFun Magazine, is simply adorable!  You’ll need ladyfingers, chocolate wafer cookies, pound cake, sugar, green toothpicks and gumdrops. 
• Martha Stewart’s Gumdrop Pops – This fun holiday recipe from Martha, is simply adorable!  Whether you use these as tabletop displays or delicious sweet treats for children of all ages, Gumdrop Pops are must-haves for Christmas.
• Cranberry Gumdrops Recipe – A little bit of sweet, a little bit of tart and lots of flavor!
• Fat Free Candy Gumdrops – How about a sweet treat without the guilt?  This recipe calls for applesauce, unflavored gelatin, Jello gelatin, sugar, lemon juice and sugar.
• Gumdrop Cookies Recipe   - This recipe combines pre-made gumdrops with cookies.  You’ll need brown and white sugar, oatmeal, gumdrops and coconut.
• Homemade Gum Drop Recipe - Instead of buying, why not whip up your own homemade version. Sue Colerick shares her homemade recipe. 
• Gumdrop Cupcakes - Yum!
• Cherry Apple Gumdrops –  Why not make your own gumdrops for National Gumdrop Day?   This recipe calls for sugar, light corn syrup, apple-cherry drink, powdered fruit pectin and food coloring.
• Gumdrop Cake – This recipe calls for mixed gumdrops, brown and white sugar, golden and dark raisins, pecans, applesauce, spices and orange slices candy
• Orange Gumdrops Recipe – This homemade sweet treat takes less than a hour from start to finish.
• Gumdrop Cocktail - This cocktail recipe calls for Butterscotch Schnapps, Armarula cream liqueur, Blue Curacao liqueur and cream. 
• Gumdrop Martini Recipe - This colorful martini is just the ticket. You'll need vodka, dry vermouth, Southern Comfort Peach liqueur, Bacardi Limon Rum and fresh lemon juice. Garnish with gumdrops. 
• Gumdrop Topiary – This colorful craft is sure to bring great big smiles to kids of all ages.  You’ll need a large Styrofoam ball, wooden dowel, floral foam, toothpicks, ribbon, green spray paint, flower pot or vase and colorful gumdrops.

Happy National Gumdrop Day!  Enjoy!