Ditch corn-syrup ridden, super sugary candies for these Healthy Homemade Gummy Bears. They’re easy to make and only require four ingredients!
Ask anyone who knows me what my favorite candy is and they’ll tell you: gummy bears. I don’t know what it is about these cute little treats, but I love ’em. When I found out I was allergic to corn, I was devastated by the fact that I could no longer have popcorn and then further saddened when I found out that pretty much every gummy bear brand out there makes their gummies with corn syrup. Pretty much every time I’m in a convenience store, I head to the candy aisle and pray that I’ll miraculously find a brand that makes their gummy bears without corn syrup.
I did find one brand of organic gummies at the airport of all places, but they are hard to track down and frankly, cost more than I want to spend on gummy bears. So, I did what any foodie with food allergies does best and looked into making my own.
I’d been wanting to create my own gummy bear recipe for a while, and this month’s Recipe Redux 7-Ingredient Or Less theme finally gave me the push I needed to actually do it!
So I bought myself this gummy bear mold…
…and got to creating these Healthy Homemade Gummy Bears!
I tossed around some flavor ideas, but finally settled on classic cherry and lemon. Look how cute they are! Almost too cute to eat. Almost…
The cherry flavor only requires 4 ingredients: 100% cherry juice, lemon juice, honey and gelatin. The lemon flavor only requires lemon juice, water, honey and gelatin. You pretty much just heat everything on the stove, pour into the mold, freeze and voila – healthy candies at the ready.
It doesn’t get much easier than that.
For more simple recipes, check out all the other Recipe Redux bloggers below. Every recipe in this link up will contain 7 ingredients or less!
Alright, onto the recipe!
- 1 cup 100% tart cherry juice (I used Trader Joe's Brand)
- 1 Tbsp fresh lemon juice
- 3 Tbsp all natural honey (or brown rice syrup)
- 3 Tbsp unflavored gelatin
- 2/3 cup fresh lemon juice
- 1/3 cup water
- 3 Tbsp all natural honey (or brown rice syrup)
- 3 Tbsp unflavored gelatin
- Make one flavor at a time.
- Combine liquids and honey in a nonstick saucepan* and heat over medium-low heat.
- Once mixture is hot, slowly whisk in the gelatin. Add about a 1/2 Tbsp at a time so as not to create clumps, and whisk until gelatin is fully dissolved (the mixture should look glassy).
- Place your candy molds on a cookie sheet and use an eye dropper to fill the molds. Alternatively, you can pour the mixture into a measuring cup and pour it into the molds, but this may get messy.
- Once filled, place in the freezer for 30 minutes.
- Remove from molds and enjoy.
- Store any leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to a week.
- *Since the mixture gets sticky, I highly suggest using a nonstick pan for easier clean up.
Let’s Chat:
What’s your favorite type of candy?
Favorite flavor gummy bear – and go!
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These are so cute! I would have never thought of making my own gummy bears.
Kimberly G recently posted…#MusicMonday – David Bowie
They are surprisingly easy!
Omg! I can’t believe you did this! So cute and fantastic for your allergy 🙂
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Pinned too 🙂
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Allergies can’t get me down ;-P
What a great idea. I love gummy bears but never would have thought to make my own!
Jen @ Pretty Little Grub recently posted…Sport Supplement Review: Branched Chain Amino Acids (BCAAs)
They’re so easy! So much better than shelling out for the expensive ones.
What an awesome idea!!
My most favourite gummy bears some from Sprouts. People think i’m crazy when I declare them the best ever, but it really is true.
Ange // Cowgirl Runs recently posted…How I use CoSchedule to be a better blogger
When I lived in London, I loved the ones from Tesco (a supermarket). For some reason they were just SO GOOD!
SO cool!! I didn’t even know you could do this! I’m ordering molds and buying these ingredients ASAP!!
Yippee! Let me know how they turn out!
These are SO awesome! I totally tried to make my own gummy bears once for the kids, even bought the molds but failed somehow. This was a while ago, definitely going to have to try your way and hopefully I will succeed this time 🙂 I think the eyedropper may be the trick!
Annmarie recently posted…Five Ways to “Spring Clean” Your Diet
The eyedropper is so helpful! I don’t think I could have done it without it.
Wow this is awesome! That’s so cool you decided to make your own recipe instead of giving up one of your favorite treats! Pinned 🙂
Janelle @ Run With No Regrets recently posted…5 Best Things About Rock N Roll Races
Yahoo! Thank you!
I can safely say this is the first ever homemade gummy bear recipe I’ve ever come across! And it looks so simple too..I’d love to have a batch of these on hand to snack on and know I’m not filling up on chemicals and corn syrup!!!
Cayanne Marcus @healthyezsweet recently posted…Self Love Strategies Against the Belly Bloat Blues
YES! Exactly why I made them – a little sweet to grab whenever I want and won’t upset my tummy 🙂
Ahhh, I love gummi bears! I didn’t know they even made molds to make your own. I love it! And now I’m thinking about all the options for flavors. Thanks for sharing.
Becki S recently posted…I’m Not Your Friend When He’s Competing
I have so many flavor options brewing. There might have to be a follow up post 🙂
This is just about the cutest recipe blog post I’ve ever seen. Those gummy bears are adorable! And they look delicious. I can’t believe how simple this recipe is. Definitely going to try it out.
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Awe thank you! I hope you do try them – and let me know how they turn out 🙂
Oh my gosh, these are fantastic. Love the ingredient list too!
Thanks, Lauren!
Wow I love how simple these are. What a great idea for Easter!
Wow! I didn’t know these were so easy to make! Where did you get that cute mold from?
Lara recently posted…{Gluten-Free & Vegan} 5 Ingredient Cookies
OMG I’ve meaning make this. I have similar set of molds that I’ve hoarded!
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WOOHOO!!!! Let me know how they turn out 🙂
Sounds perfect! what is the ratio of ingredients?
It’s all in the recipe 🙂 – mostly juice!
I never knew it was so easy! And those gummy bear molds..so cute!! Hope all is well! Miss ya!
It’s such a simple recipe – perfect for easter, too :). Miss you lots! So sad there is no more Blend 🙁
This is awesome! I so need to make these. Guess I have to get the molds now!
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Woohoo! There are so many cute molds to choose from. Let me know how yours turn out!
Yum! Good for u. U did it!
Ok, you had me at Gummy Bears. Your my new idol. Look out willy wonka youve got some competition! Great idea, send me some please! I love gummy bears. One of the local chocolate shops actually makes chocolate covered gummy bears…now Im craving gummy bears!
AutumnPTW recently posted…Drink Smarter, Cheers to Your Health
haha thanks, Autumn! Now I have to try to make chocolate covered ones!
OMG this is so easy!!! Why does the real thing have so many ingredients!? I have got to try this.
Christina recently posted…Baked Carrot Cake Donuts with Cream Cheese Glaze
Right?! Must be less expensive or the preservatives or something!
Ooh, these are so cute! I love that you can make your own.
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Coveting this!
🙂 Thanks, Sarah!
What a great idea! Love this!!! We bribe our kids with gummy bears as rewards all the time LOL! I’d much rather feed them these!
Are you kidding me?!? Seriously LOVE this more than you will ever know! Umm if only Amazon could deliver the molds in an hour or I could find them locally I would make them with the girls tonight (yeah no time just getting back from being gone 2 weeks and Easter tomorrow but I would MAKE time!).
Pinned and will be ordering the mold this weekend! The girls, my hubby, and even me (not even near the gummy fan the rest of the family is) are going to be so excited. Thank you Nicole!
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🙂 🙂 Did you order the mold?!
Thank you! I’ve found other gummy bear recipes (which I haven’t tried yet), but didn’t know how to make the traditional flavors. Now I’m thinking you could probably make lime, orange, and grape by using those juices in these recipes. I love that they’re healthier and I know exactly what’s in them.
Yes you can use any juice! I hope you like them!
can you use flavored gelatin or pectin?
not sure if this is a double pose
can you use flavor gelatin or pectin instead of unflavored gelatin?