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    Gumdrop Bread Mini Loaves for Dairy-Free, Nut-Free & Vegan Treats

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    By Sarah Hatfield on April 15, 2019 Bread, Dairy Free Desserts, Dairy-Free Recipes, Kids Can Cook, Sarah's Recipes

    Gumdrop Bread is an old-timey recipe that is simple to make and lots of fun. While it is often served at Christmastime, it sometimes appears at Easter, too. Katherine and I thought it would be a good Springtime Kids Can Cook recipe.

    Dairy-Free Gumdrop Bread Recipe with Vegan Option - nut-free and optionally soy-free too. Baked into mini loaves. Kids can cook treat.

    Gumdrop Bread Mini Loaves for Dairy-Free, Nut-Free & Vegan Treats

    Gumdrop Bread is traditionally baked in empty cans. We baked ours in mini loaf pans. The bread usually contains nuts, which we left out to make it nut free and safe for a school treat. We also made an egg-free version. I found the egg-free and vegan Gumdrop Bread to be more cake-like in consistency. I liked it better than the egg variety!

    For the Gumdrop Bread photographed here, we used Spice Drops from our local candy company. You can always make the bread with a single flavor of gumdrops or your own custom mix. Fresh, soft gumdrops yield the best results.

    If you have trouble finding allergy-friendly gum drops, you can use Dots. If you want the sugared look, you can spritz the Dots with water, and sprinkle them with coarse sugar.

    Kids Can Get Into the Mix

    This is a fun recipe to bake with kids. They can help measure and combine the ingredients. They can also help slice the gumdrops and pour the mixture into the loaf pans. If you like, you can also have children wrap the breads in food-safe gift bags to give to family, friends, and neighbors. Teens and older kids can master every step, from mixing to baking.

    Dairy-Free Gumdrop Bread Recipe with Vegan Option - nut-free and optionally soy-free too. Baked into mini loaves. Kids can cook treat.

    Special Diet Notes: Gumdrop Bread

    By ingredients, this recipe is dairy-free / non-dairy, optionally egg-free, nut-free, peanut-free, soy-free, optionally vegan, and vegetarian. Just be sure to pick gumdrops that are suitable for your needs.

    5.0 from 2 reviews
    Dairy-Free Gumdrop Bread with Vegan Option
     
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    Prep time
    15 mins
    Cook time
    30 mins
    Total time
    45 mins
     
    Author: Katherine and Sarah Hatfield
    Recipe type: Dessert
    Cuisine: American
    Serves: 4 mini loaves
    Ingredients
    • 1 teaspoon + 3 cups all-purpose flour, divided
    • ¾ cup sugar
    • 3½ teaspoons baking powder
    • 1 teaspoon salt
    • 1 egg or ¼ cup unsweetened applesauce (for egg free)
    • 1½ cups plain dairy-free milk beverage
    • 2 tablespoons oil (your favorite type for baking)
    • 1 cup halved gumdrops (cut then measure; gelatin-free for vegan)
    Instructions
    1. Preheat your oven to 350°F.
    2. Put the gumdrops in a medium bowl, sprinkle with the 1 teaspoon flour, and toss to coat. This helps to avoid the gumdrops clumping together.
    3. In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the remaining 3 cups flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt.
    4. Put the egg or applesauce, milk beverage, and oil in a medium mixing bowl. Beat with a hand mixer until combined.
    5. Add the wet mixture to the dry mixture, and mix until thoroughly combined. Fold in the sliced gumdrops.
    6. Divide the batter evenly among four mini loaf pans.
    7. Bake for 25 to 40 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center of a loaf comes out clean. The time depends on the exact size and material of your pans.
    8. Let the loaves cool in the pans for 5 to 10 minutes, before carefully removing them to a cooling rack to cool completely.
    9. Store the mini loaves in an airtight container or wrap the breads in food-safe gift bags for giving.
    3.5.3229

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    Sarah Hatfield

      Sarah is the Associate Editor for Go Dairy Free. Her previous experience includes work as a copy editor at Thoroughbred Times magazine, a content writer at Travelago.com, and an intern at Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood. Sarah was a 'mom blogger' for many years but now mostly hangs out on Go Dairy Free and Instagram.

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      6 Comments

      1. Noelle on April 17, 2019 1:58 am

        This is such a good idea! I am sure the kids would love these if I made them, so sweet!

        Reply
        • Sarah Hatfield on April 17, 2019 5:01 am

          Thank you, Noelle! I love old fashioned recipes like this one; I hope you try it!

          Reply
      2. jenna urben on April 16, 2019 9:11 am

        How fun is this!? I love that it’s kid-friendly and totally perfect for Easter brunch 🙂 I wasn’t going to do any baking this week but I might have to try these out

        Reply
        • Sarah Hatfield on April 16, 2019 10:01 am

          Thanks, Jenna! Let me know if you try them; it is a fun, simple quick bread recipe.

          Reply
      3. Kristen Wood on April 15, 2019 8:34 am

        These are just the cutest little loaves I’ve ever seen! I’ve never had gumdrop bread of any sort, but this recipe has me inspired to try it sometime!

        Reply
        • Sarah Hatfield on April 15, 2019 8:36 am

          Thank you so much, Kristen! We had a lot of fun making this bread and hope you do, too.

          Reply

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