These homemade gummy bears are an easy way to include gut-healing nutrition in your diet and they couldn’t be easier to make.
These homemade gummy bears are an easy way to include gut-healing nutrition in your diet. They couldn’t be simpler to make. If you’re hooked on sweets, these will help you make the transition to a lower-sugar way of life.
Homemade gummy bear ingredients
You can make homemade gummy bears with just 5 ingredients:
- Frozen fruit: I used strawberries for this recipe, but you could also use blueberries, mango or mixed berries. If you use wild blueberries they have a tarter flavour, so you might want to add an extra tablespoon of honey to the mixture. Taste the mixture in step 2 being careful not to burn your mouth and adjust the sweetness as desired.
- Water: To help blend the fruit and create a liquid.
- Lemon juice: For a fresh citrus flavour and extra vitamin C.
- Gelatine: Use pasture-raised gelatine for this recipe.
- Honey: To balance out the flavours.
How to make homemade gummy bears
Before you get started you need a gummy bear mould, although any silicone mould will do you if you’re not fussed about the shape of your gummies! Making homemade gummy bears is a 3-step process, the longest part is waiting for your gummies to set. Let’s get started:
- Blend. Place the strawberries, water and lemon juice into a blender and blend until smooth.
- Heat. Pour into a small saucepan and sprinkle the gelatine evenly over the top of the mixture and set aside for 5 minutes. It will thicken as the gelatine absorbs the liquid. Place the saucepan over a low heat, add the honey and whisk gently for 5 minutes, or until smooth and thin.
- Chill. Pour the mixture into silicone gummy bear moulds, place on a baking tray and refrigerate overnight, or for at least 2 hours to firm up. Remove from the moulds and store in an airtight glass container in the fridge.
I hope you enjoy this gummy bear recipe. If you make them, let me know how it turned out. I’d love to hear what you think in the comments below, or post in The Fertility Kitchen Community.
Gummy bears
These homemade gummy bears are an easy way to include gut-healing nutrition in your diet and they couldn’t be easier to make.
Servings: 30 gummies
Ingredients
- 125 g frozen strawberries thawed slightly
- 125 ml filtered water
- Juice of 1 large lemon
- 45 g grass-fed gelatine
- 1 tbsp honey
Instructions
- Place the strawberries, water and lemon juice into a blender and blend until smooth.
- Pour into a small saucepan and sprinkle the gelatine evenly over the top of the mixture and set aside for 5 minutes. It will thicken as the gelatine absorbs the liquid. Place the saucepan over a low heat, add the honey and whisk gently for 5 minutes, or until smooth and thin.
- Pour the mixture into silicone square moulds, place on a baking tray and refrigerate overnight, or for at least 2 hours to firm up. Remove from the moulds and store in an airtight glass container in the fridge.
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