All natural gummies

Oh my. I read the labels of gummy bears one time and rolled my eyes. Somehow my gut already knew that those chewy little bites of goodness were tainted. And I know they like them. I know first hand how incredibly addicting those little gummies can be! Just one tablespoon contains a whopping 6 grams of protein — talk about a super-food and in my gummies?!

Easy and Healthy Homemade Gummies

One of my passions is switching out unhealthy recipes for healthy ones. Love traditional breakfast foods on weekend mornings? Me too! I remember munching on these as a kid myself. Glucose syrup from wheat or corn , sugar, gelatin, dextrose from wheat or corn , citric acid, corn starch, artificial and natural flavors, palm kernel oil, carnauba wax, white beeswax, yellow beeswax, yellow 5, red 40, and blue 1.

Instead they use plant and herbal extracts. Europeans always get the food right! Glucose syrup; sugar; gelatin; dextrose; fruit juice from concentrate : apple, strawberry, raspberry, orange, lemon, pineapple; citric acid, lemon, pineapple; citric acid; fruit and plant concentrates: nettle, apple, spinach, kiwi, orange, elderberry, lemon, mango, passionfruit, blackcurrant, aronia, grape ; flavorings; glazing agents: white and yellow beeswax; carnauba wax; elderberry extract; fruit extract from carob; invert sugar syrup.

Too much work! This gummy bear recipe will make at least bears of each color and last in the fridge for at least one week. Do you like gummy bears? Would you ever make a treat like this for your kids? Share with us in the comments below.

Genevieve Howland is a childbirth educator and breastfeeding advocate. A mother of three, graduate of the University of Colorado, and YouTuber with over 85,, views, she helps mothers and moms-to-be lead healthier and more natural lives. Be careful, the molds on Amazon are made in China and there is no way to prove they are food safe. Was excited about your recipe- but then saw beef gelatine — do you have a vegan version of this recipe please.

Just bought some at my local natural store. Hi, I tried making this recipe, the taste is awesome, but my gummies wont set. Ive tried adding more still it wont set. I wonder what i did wrong. Do you have to let it cool down first before adding the lemon juice and honey? Thank you so much. These nutritious gummy bears look fruity, colorful, and super adorable. Fact, the fruit juices are not the only sources of health benefits from these gummy bears. The gelatin contains glycine and proline, which our body uses to create protein thus curbing unnecessary food cravings, promoting healthy weight loss, and protecting our stomach lining from developing ulcers.

This recipe repeatedly comes up on Pinterest as a vegan recipe. Genevieve, I love your website, and refer to it often when trying to make something natural. Your recipes always turn out great!! I hate that it is so runny, would like for some of that goodness to stay on the spoon instead of running down my arm onto the cabinet before I can get the spoon into my mouth! After making mine I store my elderberry syrup in the freezer. It firms up a little, more like a soft serve ice cream consistency.

But makes it easier to scoop out. Hope that helps! After 24 hours in the fridge they are still liquid, not firm at all. Where did we go wrong… bummed. These are so delicious! I made these today and it was very easy! Thank you for posting the recipe. It turned into jello, really tasty jello.

Add more gelatine? Perhaps a note about fresh vs canned pineapple juice would be helpful?? How do I prevent my gummies from going rubbery? They are fine when I first make them but after an hour in the fridge, they are very rubbery. Has anyone tried this recipe with a vegan gelatin? Hope to hear back — would LOVE to make these with my kiddo! Also, has anyone tried the Black Forest Organic gummy bears or worms.

I tried them and love that they are not as sweet as other brands. I also like that they are organic. I LOVE the black. Any way to make these Vegan? However, after fully making the gummies and having them in the fridge for a couple hours they still smell like death. Does that smell ever go away? Oh my!!!! I ate them all then went to store for more ingredients!!

My kids love them, and I like to mix up flavors and try some new ones. One question: can you make them without honey or with another healthy substitute? I would love to hear a couple alternatives for honey. I was just wondering if you notice a very strong honey flavor. I used a pomegranate plum juice but I taste quite a bit of the honey. Did I read that correctly?

I plan to try again with another flavor :. I used a wildflower honey, which has a bold, floral flavor and it overwhelmed the taste of the fruit juice, for my preference.

But I do enjoy it when I use Orange blossom. It seems sweeter and more mild. What did I do wrong?!? Should I add more juice? Was I not supposed to wisk? The paste melted into a liquid when heated, so they turned out great. Another question though, how many bears would you say the recipe yields? If I only want to make bear molds with the set of that I have, could re-heat the syrup in the saucepan? Will it liquify again? Could I do that a few times over or does something happen to the gelatin after all that reheating?

Can you use any brand gelatin or does it have to be that specific brand due to chemistry? Just wondering how interchangeable the recipe is. I just used a mini muffin pan w silicon muffin holders. Not Bears , but tasty cute colorful circles w crimped sides!

Do you have to use the recipe for each color? Meaning do you have to make batches of the whole recipe? You can make just one color or use whatever juice you want.

Just be sure your ratios are right with juice, sweetener, and gelatin. This yields gummies? Keep in mind they are very small. A handful is probably 25 bears so they can easily be used up in a week. Could you pour your liquid into a shallow pan and then cut it into pieces when cool instead of using a mold? Thanks Genevieve! I love Gummy bear…This recipe is simple, healthy and yum obviously …So excited to try it..

I bet you could make a green color by adding some super food green powder mix always turns my smoothies bright green! These gummies are so much better for you than store-bought. I bet kids go crazy for them, too! Your email address will not be published. Healthy Gummy Bear Recipe? Haribo Gummy Bear Ingredients in U. Share Pin Tweet Email Text. See 55 Comments Add Comment. Genevieve Howland About the Author Genevieve Howland is a childbirth educator and breastfeeding advocate.

Karen May 3 at pm Was excited about your recipe- but then saw beef gelatine — do you have a vegan version of this recipe please. Liv Mar 9 at am Hi, I tried making this recipe, the taste is awesome, but my gummies wont set. It might help!

Make these little homemade healthy gummies and see how you kids will all of the white powder from the gelatin will absorb into the liquid). These healthy homemade gummies are made with real fruit with With all of the amazing benefits of gelatin these gummies are not just for kids.

Being able to bake is great for a lot of reasons. On reason is in particular is so you know and can control what goes into your food. The sweetness comes from the fruit and honey, so no artificial sugars or flavors. My Homemade Gummy Bears are set with gelatin. I recommend using a good quality grass fed and unflavored gelatin.

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These Healthy Gummy Bears are super easy to make! The three delicious options, Apple, Strawberry Lemonade and Tart Cherry, are flavored with natural fruit juice and gut-healing gelatin for a nutrient-packed yummy snack. Have you ever tried making gummies?

Paleo Gummies (Three Flavors: Apple Cinnamon, Pomegranate + Cranberry Orange)

By Betsy Jabs Food Recipes. This homemade gummy bears recipe is a healthy snack! I once thought store bought gummy bears were a healthy treat. Likely from animals that were raised in a questionable environment and fed a very questionable diet. Read my thoughts here on the benefits of including gelatin in your diet.

Homemade Gummy Bears (Real Fruit)

This post contains affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. This post was originally shared in March of but has been updated. I have a major sweet tooth. These healthy gummy bears are simple to make, they taste amazing, and they have a good amount of protein in them! I thought it would be nearly impossibly to make a gummy bear recipe healthy… but it was surprisingly simple. My candy of choice has always been gummy bears after chocolate, obviously. Of course, we believe in everything in moderation, and we definitely enjoy these things every once in a while.. On top of having waaaay better ingredients, these gummy bears taste so good.

If you are concerned about giving your kids healthy food options, Homemade Healthy Gummies are the way to go.

One of my passions is switching out unhealthy recipes for healthy ones. Love traditional breakfast foods on weekend mornings?

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This post is sponsored by Vital Proteins. Luckily, these homemade paleo gummies are way easier to make than I ever imagined. So many flavors of gummy candy are in my future, and I have a bag of citric acid on order from Amazon to figure out to make some sour candies too. For the basic fruit gummy, you really just need two things: fruit juice and gelatin. I adore Vital Proteins products because I know they are the highest quality! The gelatin comes from pasture-raised, grass-fed beef, and it is SO good for you. As soon as the juice is steaming hot, the heat is turned to the lowest setting and any extracts are stirred in. Then, whisk in the gelatin one tablespoon at a time, letting it dissolve, before dividing the liquid into the molds. I made these into cute little gummy bears, obviously, using this gummy bear mold. It came with a dropper, which made things super quick and easy. My favorite was the tart pomegranate, but the spice of the apple cinnamon was also irresistible, and the cranberry orange combo is a holiday classic. The recipe for each flavor makes gummy bears, for a total of gummies. You can keep them all for yourself, or wrap them up in cute jars and give them to your favorite people. This amount of the extract I used provided a slightly spicy cinnamon flavor.

Organic Gummy Bears

Black Forest Organic Gummy Bears are made with thoughtful ingredients like organic cane sugar, organic lemon juice concentrate and carrot juice for color. Even better: these lovable little Gummy Bears feature a taste you will love! We derive our organic flavors from real sources — like apple juice and natural flavors— for a more true-to-the-fruit taste. We derive our colors from real plant sources, such as carrots, purple sweet potatoes, turmeric and radishes to give our products the bright colors you know and love. Ferrara Candy Company our parent maintains several manufacturing and packaging facilities - some are free from some or all of the "Big 8" allergens but others are not. So please refer to your product packaging, as it contains the most current ingredient and allergen statements.