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If you’re craving a fun, festive treat that’s perfect for Saint Patrick’s Day (or any green-themed celebration), these homemade Shamrock Gummies deliver cheerful flavor and chewy texture without the overly sweet punch of store-bought candy.
I use simple ingredients like applesauce, lime Jell-O, and unflavored gelatin, this family-friendly recipe allows you to make adorable shamrock shapes while introducing beginner cooks to the magic of shaping gummy candy at home.
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How To Make Shamrock Gummies
Making homemade chewy gummies is a great activity to do with your kids – these candies are less sweet than store-bought candy, have less sugar, and are customizable – you can use apple sauce or other fruit sauces, and you can add in other flavors as you’d like!
We’re rolling these gummies in granulated sugar and cutting them in a shamrock shape to give a fun and festive Saint Patricks Day vibe – they are so fun for classroom parties, leprechaun treats, and more!
Irish Jello Gummy Ingredients
To make homemade gummies, you’ll need:
- 1 1/2 cups applesauce – applesauce gives a light fruit flavor without being overly sweet. You can use other fruit sauces too!
- 2 1/4 cups granulated sugar – we will use sugar to sweeten fruit candy as well as roll them in for a finished appearance.
- 2 3 oz boxes of lime Jell-O – lime jello gives us a bright, bold green color and nice flavor. You can use other flavors if you like, but for a shamrock green, we prefer lime.
- 2 packs of unflavored gelatin – unflavored gelatin helps provide structure for fruit chews and gives them a bouncy, chewy texture.
Steps to Make Jello Shamrock Gummies
Once you have assembled the ingredients, use this method.
Ingredients
Pour all the ingredients into a saucepan.
Make Jello and Set
Mix together over medium to high heat. Stir until it reaches a boil. Boil for one minute. Remove from heat and add to a 13×9 pan lined with parchment paper. Place the pan into the refrigerator and chill for 2 hours or until set.
Cut and Coat
Dip the cookie cutter in sugar to help avoid sticking. Cut out the shamrocks and then roll them in a bowl of sugar. Set aside a parchment-lined cookie sheet.
Repeat and Enjoy
Repeat until there is no more room to cut out shamrocks. Store in the refrigerator for up to two weeks, enjoy!
Tips and Tricks to Perfect Shamrock Gummies
Mix up the color. This recipe can easily be changed to make gummies for other holidays besides St. Patrick’s Day. Add some red for Christmas with an ornament cutter or red, white, and blue streaked for the 4th of July!
Choose your fruity base wisely. Applesauce keeps these gummies less sweet and adds light fruit flavor; feel free to swap in other fruit sauces for flavor twists (just adjust sweetness to taste).
Avoid sticking. Dip your cookie cutter into sugar before cutting each shamrock it keeps the shapes neat and makes release easier.
Color & holiday versatility. While lime gives that classic shamrock green, you can swap Jell-O flavor and cutters for other holidays hearts for Valentine’s, stars for the 4th of July, etc.!
Chill patience pays off. Proper chilling ensures you get clean cuts and the right gummy texture don’t skip the 2 hours!
More Recipes You’ll Love
If you’re looking for more inspiration for Saint Patricks Day, check out some of our favorite recipes and ideas below – like our The Best Irish Potato Pancakes Ever, St. Patricks Day Dipped Oreos, Homemade Lucky Charms Treats Recipe, Irish Cream White Russian Cocktail Recipe and more!
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Shamrock Gummies
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups applesauce
- 2 ¼ cups granulated sugar
- 6 oz lime Jell-O
- 2 packs of unflavored gelatin
Instructions
- Pour all the ingredients into a saucepan. Mix together over medium to high heat. Stir until it reaches a boil. Boil for one minute.
- Remove from heat and add to a 13×9 pan lined with parchment paper. Place the pan into the refrigerator and chill for 2 hours or until set.
- Dip the cookie cutter in sugar to help avoid sticking. Cut out the shamrocks and then roll them in a bowl of sugar. Set aside a parchment-lined cookie sheet. Repeat until there is no more room to cut out shamrocks.
- Store in the refrigerator for up to two weeks, enjoy!
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
St. Patrick’s Day Gummies FAQs
Homemade gummies last for up to two weeks when stored in an airtight container.
There are lots of adult additives you can add to homemade gummies – but as we’re recommending these for kids, we won’t be adding information on that in this post. You can use this recipe as a base with your own information on additives.
If your gelatin didn’t bloom fully or chilling wasn’t long enough, they can be sticky. Make sure the mixture sets completely before shaping, and sugar-coat your cutter to help with sticking.
