Fruit Gummy Snacks
My 3 year old LOVES gummy snacks. I’ve been getting the Cliff Rope Twist from Sam’s at a decent price but I wanted to see if I could create something that was similiar, but homemade. I love having ingredients on hand so that when we run out of something, I can just whip it up. In comes my new love with Great Lakes Gelatin
A friend of mine told me about this gelatin that is made from grassfed beef. I was immediately fascinated and wanted to give it a try. I’ve been trying to create a fruit gummy recipe for a few weeks now but I wanted to avoid commercial gelatin because of the ingredients and dyes that are in it. Great Lakes Gelatin
Here’s the recipe that I came up with. It is very versatile.
Homemade Paleo Fruit Gummies
2/3 cup of fresh berries (I used strawberries, blackberries, and blueberries)
1/2 cup of water
1/3 cup of Great Lakes Gelatin
6-10 drops of Stevia or a few TB of honey
Throw the fresh berries in a blender and add a few splashes of coconut water to boost the nutrition even more ( you can use regular water). Puree it till it is the consistancy of runny yogurt.
Next, pour the berry mixture into a small saucepan, put the heat on medium, and slowly added the gelatin. Stir the mixture till all the gelatin is disolved.
Pour the mixture into cute molds, ice cube trays, or just a small 8×8 Pyrex pan. Pop it in the fridge until it sets. It took about 30 minutes for mine to set completely. Since I used a 8×8 Pyrax dish, I then used little cookie cutters and cut out shapes.
Tada! You have a ridiculously healthy fruit snack…especially if you used the Great Lakes gelatin and coconut water! Even if you didn’t it’s still far surpasses the fruit gummies you buy in stores!
Enjoy!
I’ve been looking for ways to use this gelatin powder. Could you dissolve the gelatin with hot water and then add the berry purée? If so, is a half a cup of water enough to dissolve the gelatin? Also, how long does the finished product keep in the fridge?
I’m not really sure how it would work. I’m new to using this powder. Please let me know if you try it!
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How do you store them? How long to they last?
We’ve never had any left to store, but if you do, you should probably refrigerate them.
Found this page after I got an idea today for paleo “gummi” candy. In my case though I don’t have a sweet tooth, so I’d want only very slight sweetening where needed. Flavors like ginger, or hot sauce, perhaps. I will have to try your recipe first. Thanks!
Do you know if this would work with agar powder – or do you know how much agar powder would be equivalent to the gelatin? Thanks!
I have no idea! I have never used agar powder. Sorry
How long do you cook the berries with the gelatin? Are we bringing the berries up to a boil?
Not long. You just are dissolving the gelatin over the heat. Once it is dissolved, you take the mixture off and pour it into molds
So I tried this but it was virtually flavorless. Did you use 2/3 cup berries or 2/3 cup of each type of berry you listed?
Can you please clarify the unit of measure that you called “TB”?.
I am not familiar with this unit.
tablespoon