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Place your silicone molds on a baking pan to make them easy to move around without spilling.

Get creative with the type of fruit juice you use to make a fun variety of flavors!.

Tips for Making the Best Healthy Gummies: They contain an enzyme (protease) which can prevent gelatin from setting firmly. Just be sure to avoid pineapple, kiwi, mango, ginger root, papaya, figs, or guava juice. Other juices that taste great are lemonade, limeade, watermelon juice and grape juice. I love these juices because they create a beautiful spectrum of colors. I used apple juice, orange juice, grapefruit juice, pomegranate juice, and black cherry juice to make these gummies.

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Making Different Flavors of Gummiesįeel free to use different juices to create different flavors of gummies! Since we are filling these molds so full, I suggest placing the silicone molds on a baking sheet to make them easier to move into the fridge. They will set inside or on top of the gelatin and make your gummies look a bit odd when you pop them out. I like to do this slowly, so that the molds don’t overflow.Īs you fill the molds, take care not to squeeze air bubbles into the juice! If you don’t, the back of each gummy bear will be quite flat, and it will be noticeably thinner than a traditional gummy bear.įill each cavity to the very brim, so that you can see the surface tension holding the juice in place. It’s important to fill your molds up to the very brim to give your gummy bears a proper shape. Filling these molds would be a nightmare without them! Filling These Molds Properly If you don’t get one, I highly recommend ordering an eye dropper. Most silicone molds come with an eye dropper that makes them easy to fill. I am a fan of the classic gummy bear mold, but don’t feel limited to that! But do keep in mind that different sized molds can change the total number of gummies a batch makes. There are some awesome sea shell and dinosaur molds that would be so fun to use. Most small silicone molds will work with this recipe, so you can get creative with the shape of these healthy gummies too! Using The Right Mold To Make These Healthy Gummies However, they won’t set quite the same as they do with gelatin. Most large grocery stores carry unflavored gelatin, or you can order it online! To make vegetarian/vegan gummies, use 1 tsp of 100% agar agar powder like this. Unflavored Gelatin – I used packets made by Knox (each packet has about 1 Tbsp of gelatin), but you can also use gelatin from a larger container like this.You can also use other types of natural sugar like coconut sugar. You can add another Tbsp of honey in place of the stevia / granulated sugar if you don’t want to add sugar. Stevia / granulated sugar – Adding additional sweetener or sugar is optional, but I find these gummies taste better with more than just the honey.

Honey – If you don’t have honey on hand, you can use an additional Tbsp of granulated sugar or stevia sweetener in its place.Other juices that would work great are limeade, lemonade, or grape juice! Fruit Juice – I like using a bunch of different types of juice to create colorful gummies, including apple juice, orange juice, grapefruit juice, pomegranate juice, and black cherry juice.

While I love this healthy gummy bears recipe just the way it is, I know some of you might not have all these ingredients on hand!īelow are some swaps and substitutions that can be made in this recipe.

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