Sour Candy Grapes
Since we discovered that jello makes an awesome candy coating on popcorn, we have been looking for ways to use it on other items. SO why not on grapes? And that is how our sour candy grapes were born!
Ingredients:
1 lb bag of Grapes
1 large box Jello – Green (we used Jolly Rancher Sour Apple)
Directions:
Pour Jello into a serving size bowl
Remove stems and wash grapes
Toss the grapes and roll them around in the jello until well coated
Place coated grapes on a tray and allow them to dry for about an hour in the refrigerator
We like to freeze some of the sour grapes and use them in beverages as ice cubes. Lime coated grapes add just a little hint of flavor to your coke or iced tea.
Watermelon is another favorite flavor at our house.
Note: If you use the colorless flavors, your grapes will have a white coating on them. No difference in the taste, just the appearance. If you use the jello that contains the dyes, you will have brightly colored grapes…and fingertips! Remember to have your little ones bite the grapes in half rather than place whole grape in their mouth…or cut them in half for them.
Try this recipe… let us know what flavors you made and how you like them!
Yummy! My kids would love these!
This looks like a fun, healthy but sweet snack that everyone would enjoy. As a snack, I love sucking on frozen grapes and other fruits. lasts a long time and is quite filling. Great Post.
@DianeLori
This look like a fun ideal to try to make thanks
The recipe sounds great.
Those look delicious! What a great summer treat!
These look delicious! I’m sure my Grandchildren would love them! Thanks for sharing!
Have you used anything other than grapes for this?
What other fruit would be good? Strawberries?
Yes you can use blueberries or other fruit.
My kids would love to make these and the grapes we have delivered right now have been really great
Have your tried using blueberries with this recipe?
Yes they are great in this recipe
My son loves anything sour so these sour grapes is something I need to make for him. I would love eating these myself but being diabetic I need to watch every little thing I eat. Perhaps a few won’t hurt 🙂
I need to try and make this it looks so yummy
Those grapes look delicious! Gotta try to make them!
I meed another suggestion please
I love grapes, so this is right up my alley
I’ve GOT to try this!
What about raisins
Easy snacks, just how I like them.
An interesting thing to do to grapes, I will probably try it.
The garden needs to be weeded, again
So colorful and yummy
So COOL !!
Popcorn balls are fun to make
Other than grapes, what other could I use
We have used blueberries and tossed in the freezer..they are awesome straight from freezer. Strawberries will work but they don’t last long so make them for a party that will be eaten same day.
This is so easy! Hopefully this will finally be a way to get my daughter to eat more fruit!
The gelatin on popcorn is ok
My kids are going to flip when they get home and see this waiting. I love this for myself as well. Can fix that sweet tooth craving without killing your diet!! Love the simplicity.
I must make this recipe! These sound wonderful for snacking!
I love tarty candies like sweet tarts. This is even better because you are using natural ingredients such as fruit. Thumbs up from me
Try it with blueberries. Amazing
I would probably use a sweeter version like Lemon or Lime Jello as I love sweets.
That sounds great! Also try making with blueberries.
Looks delightful!
this looks yummy gonna have to make
Yum
These look absolutely AMAZING! My family loves grapes and will be making these!!❤
Will have to try these
I like the idea of brightly colored ones as they would be fun for a kids birthday party
great snack ideas
These look very good I love Grapes and these look like a novice like me could get away with it.
OMG! I’m definitely trying these. Look so yummy!
wow- looks like a sugary fun treat
Oooohhhh! I have to try this!
My son loves anything sour. He will definitely enjoy these.
Yum
Maybe a 6 year old grand daughter would help
I bet my grandchildren would love to snack on them
I’m going to have to make these for the kiddos!
OMG! These look so good, trying this 100%! Thanks so much!
I bet these would be so good frozen to snack on
Sounds interesting! I have 4 kids, I’m sure they’d enjoy this! never heard of such a thing before!
I made these and my family loved them!
No sour candy grapes for me……………. BUT I will have see what I can find but I think a peach or maybe a strawberry would make a fun combo
love grapes and really my favorite is to freeze them…. I got a recipe off facebook where you soak the grapes (after washing) for a couple of hours in a bottle tea . I used a peach ice tea and they were so good
This is a quick easy way to get kids or adults to eat grapes. I have never heard of this before. I have washed grapes and then pour white sugar on them. Place on a lined cookie sheets and into the freezer. Once frozen they can go into ziplock bags. Makes a great snack
Candy grapes are a great sell for kids. I know my kids would have thought they were actually getting candy.
On my next grocery shopping trip, I’m going to look for the ingredients to try this. I love grapes anyway and think this would be so tasty.
I think Lime flavored (frozen) in coke would be the bomb! My favorite mix to add to a coke is a lime.
I just love the idea of using frozen ones for summer drinks! This would be perfect for a 4th of July barbecue.
I super love grapes but I’m not a big sour fan. I wonder if a sweet jello would work as well.
I so love grapes! Love this!
Would love this! A tasty simple treat!
I’m wondering if this would work with other fruits. I was thinking of cutie slices or maybe pineapple.
I’m wondering if these would be good in sparkling water. Especially frozen, these would be refreshing for a summer drink.
These would be great for adding to wine in the summer! I’ll have to try a couple flavors to see what works best.
What a suggestion! I can fix these this summer! Thanks for sharing!
What a delicious idea! These would be so interesting! Thanks for sharing!
I wonder how this would work with red grapes and a different type of jello. You could make a candy grape buffet for a kid’s party.
This is such a good Indra and the tecosounds so delicious I love grapes
These would taste great in Kool-Aid! Thanks for sharing!
I love the idea of having these frozen and using them in drinks. This would be great so it doesn’t water down the drinks.
What a perfect idea! These would be so good! Thanks for sharing!
I actually thought you were making some type of candy that looked like a grape…too funny that they are real grapes. This would be fun recipe to make with kids for a “healthier” Easter basket treat.
I love this idea, especially the frozen sour grapes for drinks. I have used plain frozen grapes in wine.
Would so like to try this! My family would love these! Thanks for sharing!
I’ll have to try this! My youngest grandchildren would love it!
Would love this! A tasty simple treat!
That’s something so simple! These I may have to try!
I’ll have to try this! Never thought of jello with grapes! Thanks for sharing!
That’s an inspiration! I love anything sour! Thanks for sharing!
I have to try this! Sounds great!
I never would have thought of doing this. Thanks for sharing!
That’s an interesting way to make fun grapes.
I’ll have to try this one out, it sounds yummy ‘ I bet the grandchildren are going to enjoy these.
@tisonlyme143
That’s an interesting way to make fun grapes.
Who would have thought something so simple to make could transform fruit into something so exciting to try and eat. The kids ar going to love this!
My kids will love this! Thanks!
This sounds like a great idea. I think it would be wonderful in water as we are trying to transition away from sugary drinks yet again.
This is a great healthy snack. I think my family will love these. Thank you so much for sharing this recipe
Grapes are one of my favorite snacks so this would be so tasty!
I have never heard of these but I can’t wait to try them!
Will be buying the ingredients to give these a try. Like simple recipes.
These frozen grapes sound delicious, I have never thought about making them this way! I am definitely going to have to try this, my kids would love them! Thank you so much for sharing.
I love candy like this!
I bought some grapes so I can make this tomorrow!
I haven’t thought of doing this with grapes, so now I want to try some different Jello flavors too. I may have to try the Tropical Fusion and Apricot flavors.
First time I have heard of this but must say it sounds yummy! I know my nephew will love them!
My guys like to freeze them too.
I would love to make these with my nephew!
When eating make sure you have wet naps handy, they are good buy a sticky mess
I thought so too but they aren’t too bad. Just make sure your hands are dry and don’t lick your fingers between grapes.
What a great idea! Why haven’t I thought of this?
These are such a fun summertime treat!
try this with blueberries, i did an they are great as well
I bet they would be great. We like to freeze blueberries and eat right from freezer
these are so good i recommend
This would be a great after school snack!
They sound great
I am a big fan of grapes and this sound so good!
Taste great a bit messy
Will have to try it out. Never heard of it before.
works just as well with berries
a bit sticky but i like them
mmm i want some
This would be a fun activity to do with kids. And then have a yummy treat to share after.
nice way to get kids to eat healthy
i gotta try this with strawberries
love these things im gonna do this more often my try purple grapes
ive made and i love, thanks for the idea
mmmm these are good
love love love these
I never thought to use jello in this way. Thanks for the tip.
I tried this finally, I liked its wierd texture but I love sour
My husband did not enjoy these, his face puckered up!! Too bad, because I love them!
Now THIS is how you trick your kids into eating fruit!
These are far better than sour M&M’s, those can wreck your tongue!! 🙂
Now I hear people are dying their HAIR with kool-aid! Will the madness ever end?!
I’ve made before and soo good!
Have you ever heard of tie-dying with Koolaid? It’s crazy, I think these grapes would be the perfect accompaniment.
Tasty, tasty! My youngest made some of these today, nothing is better than sitting on the porch, watching birds and eatin’ sour grapes.
Ooh! This post gave me inspiration for rapes coated in a jello sugar-coating! Sounds delish.
Can already feel my lips pucker 😚 looks delicious!
OOOH, what a great idea. My family is trying to find healthier recipes instead of baking cookies over and over again, these look fantastic.
I have to try this, maybe my kids will like it
These look amazing
I don’t like sour candy but I do like the jello grapes especially during the summer.
I don’t like sour stuff but I know someone who would love this. Thanks.
That’s a super fun and yummy-sounding idea.
That sounds so good….
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My kids would love this! Thanks for sharing…
I would love this. I love anything sour.
My kids like sour things, I will have to make them these this summer.
My son liked sour so much he would suck on lemons. Iol Not for me though. Enjoy!
I’m going to have to try and make some because my son loves things that are sour.
A new one for me
Not my favorite but I would make some
A new and interesting receipe
This sounds so good! What a unique recipe. I’m excited to try it.
Now this sounds like a recipe the kids will love since they are all about sour stuff.
My husband loves sour candy maybe I’ll give this a try and see what he thinks.
Oh wow, how unique! I have never heard of these or anything like it, but I love grapes! They sound delicious, thank you so much for sharing the recipe!
I’ve made these before, and they are amazing! The kids enjoy them too! 🙂
I didn’t know Jell-0 came in Jolly Rancher flavors!
Very interesting! Ill have to try this out with the grandchildren.
This looks so good
the kids love sour candy. this is awesome
These sound great, we love sour and grapes.
I am a souraholic- I gotta try these, mmmm!
I love frozen grapes but never thought of this. I will try this !
I love the idea of freezing them to use as ice cubes. I wish I would have read this last week. I got a call from my husband and he said “is there a reason you put the grapes in the freezer?” It must have been one of those absent minded moments because I had no intention of doing that! Now, I can do it on purpose!
Oh, my! I have to try this one! I’m already trying to pick a Jello flavor, lol!
What a great idea, I will have to give them a try!
Oh Em Gee – I did not know they made sour Jell-o – what an awesome idea! I’ll have ot pick some up and make these grapes. For the summer I’ll keep some in the freezer!
Love this idea. I love ANY salad with grapes in it. I’ve got a great one that we fix a lot. I’ll try to remember to post it for you. It is divine!
This sour grape idea is great! I never would have thought to use Jello for flavoring drinks. I bet it tastes great.
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My son is absolutely going to freak when I make these tonight! Thanks for the awesome idea.I have got to try the popcorn recipe too!
OMG! I love this idea and my family loves sour candies. This would be a much better alternative!
I love grapes and this looks like a fun new way to enjoy them. Ill have to try this
These were definitely interesting! And simple to make.
I’m thinking about making my sour candy grapes with the cherry flavor (my favorite Jolly Rancher candy)
This is such a great idea, I cannot wait to try this. I usually get the Strawberry flavored Jello, I have never tried Sour Apple flavored Jello, I will have to give it a try. I’m looking forward to using the sour grapes as ice cubes! Thank you for sharing this very innovative recipe.
Oh wow. This would be perfect to make with my nieces this week. I was actually talking about doing something like this earlier this week. I am so glad I found this!
YUM! We love grapes and peanut butter… or you can dip them in chocolate and sugar they look like acorns! 🙂
I bet this would taste great in ice water! I never thought doing such a thing with grapes and jello, but that sounds delicious, especially as the weather gets warmer.
I love sour candy so sour grapes has to be a healthier option, right? Thanks for the suggestion of using Jello! Great idea!
Purple grapes and grape flavored jello is sitting in my freezer right now!
Wow. I bet these were really delicious. Were they really sour at all? I have frozen grapes before as a snack and they are so good! I bet if watermelon would be good.
These look so delicious! Thank you for sharing.
What a great idea! We love frozen grapes also. I know my kids will love these since the love sour things. Thanks for the recipe!