Healthy Gummies
- 1/3 cup fruit juice*
- 2 Tbsp honey**
- 2 tsp or 2 packets of stevia or granulated sugar (optional)
- 1 Tbsp (or 1 envelope) unflavored gelatin
Make each flavor separately. * for citrus flavor use predominantly orange juice with a little lemon juice * try lemon, lime, watermelon, apple, black cherry, grapefruit, or mixing juice flavors * avoid using pineabble, kiwi, mango, ginger root, papaya, figs or guava juice; they contain an enzyme (protease) which can prevent gelatin from setting firmly
** Amount of honey can be adjusted to make gummies more or less sweet. Do not add honey for grape juice.
Place the silicone molds on a baking tray. This makes it easier to transport them into the fridge. Also make sure you have a flat area in your fridge to place the gummy bears once they're poured in the molds.
Bring 1/3 cup fruit juice, 2 Tbsp of honey and 2 tsp of either stevia sweetener or granulated sugar to a boil over a medium high heat in a small saucepan or pot.
Set aside to cool for 3 minutes. It should still be warm enough to melt the gelatin, but not hot enough to weaken the setting power of the gelatin.
In a small container or bowl, bloom the unflavored gelatin by mixing together 1 Tbsp of gelatin with 1 Tbsp of water until the gelatin is fully dissolved. The mixture should become quite thick as you stir it.
As soon as the gelatin and water are mixed together, add it into the slightly cooled juice mixture.
As the gelatin sits it can firm up and become difficult to mix in. If this happens, don't worry. It should still be able to dissolve into the juice mixture, but it will take longer to melt / dissolve fully. Make sure the gelatin is fully dissolved before filling the molds, or else tiny bits of gelatin can clog up the eye dropper.
Use an eye-dropper (they come with most small silicone molds, or you can order them here) to carefully fill the silicone molds. Be sure to do this as soon as the gelatin is fully mixed into the juice mixture. If you let it sit and continue to cool, the mixture will start to set.
Carefully place the molds in the fridge for 30 minutes, then pop them out of the molds and enjoy!
Leftover gummies can be stored in an airtight container in the fridge for up to a week.