Mix the unflavored gelatin in the half cup of cold water and set aside so that the gelatin can soften up.

In a small saucepan over medium heat, combine sugar and hot water and stir until dissolved. Turn the heat up to medium-high, and bring the mixture to a boil. Add the gelatin mixture and slowly boil on medium-low heat for 20 minutes. Make sure to stir the mixture occasionally. Remove from heat and add the remaining ingredients, stirring the mixture until smooth.

Use non-stick spray to prepare the molds you will be using. Carefully pour the mixture into the well-greased molds. I purchased this mold from Amazon, but before I had the mold, I used several mini loaf pans and the loaf pans work just as well as the silicone mold.

Let stand over night and then remove the jellied orange mixture from the molds. Cut the candy into the desired shape. If you use the same molds that I did, you will just need to slice each rectangle in half to create the thin rectangles that are very similar to the store-bought orange sticks. If you use a mini loaf pan, you will need to make slices that are about ⅓" wide.

Now it's time to melt the chocolate. If you are using melting wafers or Candiquik, just follow the melting directions on the package. Dip the sliced rectangles into the melted chocolate. Place the dipped chocolates on wax paper.

If you'd like to make them look a little bit fancier, you can drizzle a little white chocolate on top just for fun. Just make sure the chocolate coating is set and dried before adding the drizzle.