Healthy Homemade Gummies With Real Fruit And Honey Recipe (2024)

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These homemade gummies are healthy and packed with real fruit for an amazing snack option your child will love!

Anyone else have an incredibly picky eater?

My younger son, Jax, is my picky child.

His older brother, Max, used to be picky when it came to foods that were messy or sticky (like jelly or spaghetti) because of his sensory processing disorder, but we’ve been working hard with him over these last several years and he’s finally able to tolerate messy foods again.

Jax, on the other hand, doesn’t have sensory processing disorder.

He has nope-I’m-not-touching-that-ever-so-don’t-bring-it-up-again-or-I’ll-scream-itis.

Needless to say, his pickiness, coupled with the fact that he’s an absolute fireball, makes eating ‘fun’.

NOT.

I’ll be frank, I struggle to get him to eat anything besides maybe cereal bars or his gummy vitamins.

And man, that kid loves him some gummy vitamins.

So to get him to eat healthier, I’ve had to resort to being a Sneaky Pete and making some homemade gummies with all the fresh fruit that was starting to expire in my fridge.

The idea came to me when I was making my three-year-old’s lunch one day, and I looked in the fridge.

I love using variety when I put his lunches together, and even if he doesn’t seem interested in certain foods, I still try to positively introduce them to him.

My eyes darted across our fridge shelves as Jax reached his hands up to touch my belly and whine/demand to be fed.

I looked over my shoulder to see his plate, which was filled with some cut-up chicken and macaroni and cheese.

Looking back at the fridge, I tried to find a fruit that I could add to his plate – maybe something colorful…

And that’s when I saw the strawberries.

They were starting to look sad and soft and were only a day or two away from molding.

I knew if I even tried to cut them up for Jax, he would turn his head away from them because they were soft.

How To Make Homemade Gummies

To make these easy homemade healthy gummies, you’ll need…

fresh fruit (I’m using strawberries and blueberries)
gelatin powder
honey
silicone molds
blender or mixer

First, start off by washing your fruit in a strainer.

I highly recommend, no matter how you’re using and eating fruit, that you always wash produce.

You can read more aboutwhy it’s so important to wash your fruits and veggies HERE.

For this recipe, I used both strawberries and blueberries, but feel free to use what you have whatever you have in your fridge!

Consider fruits that won’t make it to the weekend or are starting to go soft.

For this recipe, I used approximately 1.5 cups of strawberries, and 1/2 cup or blueberries.

All of the fruit I used was certified organic.

Next, you’ll want to add your washed fruit into a blender.

I blended mine using our NutriBullet because that’s just what we had on hand.

Homemade Gummies Recipe With Fruit & Honey

Homemade Gummies

Yield: 2 silicone trays worth

Prep Time: 2 minutes

Cook Time: 2 minutes

Additional Time: 30 minutes

Total Time: 34 minutes

These homemade gummies are healthy, organic, and are a great way to sneak in some much-needed vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants.

Ingredients

1.5 cups fresh strawberries
1/2 cup fresh blueberries
1/4 cup gelatin
1/4 cup water
2-3 tbsp. raw honey

Instructions

Rinse strawberries and blueberries in a strainer. Blend until smooth.
Add in gelatin powder, water, and honey. Blend until smooth. (Test sweetness - add in more raw honey if you want it to be sweeter, and blend until smooth.)
Work quickly to spread and spread mixture into silicone molds. Run butter knife over the top of the mold to remove the excess mixture.
Place filled trays into the fridge for about 30 minutes before testing gummies for firmness. Gummies may need up to 60 minutes to completely firm and set.
Remove from fridge, gently pop gummies out of silicone molds, and enjoy!

Notes

These gummies can be stored in an airtight container for up to one week in the fridge.

FAQs

What are the ingredients in the natural gummies? ›

Glucose Syrup (From Wheat And Corn), Cane Sugar, Thickener (Acid Modified Wheat Starch), Soluble Corn Fibre, Gelatine, Food Acid (Citric), Fruit Juice Concentrate, Natural Flavours, Natural Food Colours (Anthocyanins, Grape Skin Extract, Black Carrot, Spirulina, Paprika Oleoresin, Turmeric).

Why are my homemade gummies wet? ›

Gelatin gummies can have a tendency to sweat or weep in the first few days after they are made. As the gummy dries the proteins will tighten, squeezing out any excess water.

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Do you have to refrigerate homemade gummies? ›

Pour your mixture into your molds. Let your gummy bears chill in the fridge for 6 hours until the bears are set but 24 hours is best. Once they are set they can be stored at room temperature.

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What would vinegar do to a gummy bear? ›

The acid in the vinegar breaks down the protein, allowing more water into the bear, but also causes it to lose its shape, The salt water actually has less water than the gummy bear, so the water in the bear should move into the surrounding solution, causing the bear to shrink.

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What type of sugar is on gummies? ›

Sucrose (Table Sugar) Sucrose, sourced from sugar cane or sugar beets, is a disaccharide composed of glucose and fructose. It's known for its sweet taste and significant role in texture and gelling in gummy candies.

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What is a good substitute for citric acid in gummies? ›

Furthermore, malic acid outperforms citric acid in extending sour notes in gummy applications. This lingering sourness balances and smooths flavors, creating a more natural-tasting experience which is “true-to fruit.”