The sweet tooth in my son sometimes threatens to take over his whole diet. This “tooth” constantly battles me for every snack. I don’t want to take anything out of his diet but I do try to work a bit of a switcheroo on a lot of things.
Making things at home is a great way to allow my kids the exciting stuff without it being too naughty.
This recipe did take a couple of goes on the big kid but the little one had no worries about gobbling up a bowl… OK, it was the whole plate when I wasn’t watching!
The big kid wasn’t sure on the texture as these gummies are a bit sticky to touch and not hard like the factory made ones in the packet. He came around though and the texture issue isn’t unusual with him.
These not so naughty gummy bears are super easy and freaking cute! I picked up a couple of different trays on eBay as I could only find larger ice cube trays at the shops. This one is the gummy bear tray I am using here and it comes with the very handy dropper but I also grabbed this one which was too cute to be left behind.
Not So Naughty Gummy Bears
What you will need:
- A small ice cube tray or dedicated Gummy Bear tray
- Dropper
- Small saucepan
Ingredients:
- 1 lime, juiced
- 3 tablespoons of rice malt syrup. You could alternatively use honey
- 2 teaspoons gelatin
What to do:
- In a small saucepan combine the lime juice, rice malt syrup and gelatin.
- Stir over a low heat ensuring that you don’t bring to boiling point. Just heat enough to dissolve the gelatin.
- Take off the heat and using the dropper fill your tray with mixture. If you don’t have a dropper you can try pouring but it can get quite messy.
- Place the tray in the freezer to set. I left mine overnight.
See how cute they are!
Let me know how you go.
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OMG! They are so cute! I love that you know exactly what’s in them. “Hurries off to stalk ebay for gummy bear trays.”
Yes! That is the biggest win. AND best tray ever!
Well I never, your talents know no boundaries! xx
My talents are sporadic. 😉 x
Oh I love them.
Cute!
They look sooo cute!!
Little pieces of perfection!
O M G – these are super cute! But how long did it take you to fill up all the containers vs. how quickly your family ate them all??
That dropper was so good. I would never have been able to do it without it.
SOOO cute! I’ve got some fairy trays so will try with them!
Oh they will be sweet! Literally. 😉
We’ve just cut out sugar from the boys’ diets and I’d love to make these – is there any alternative to gelatin for non meat eaters do you think? Thanks!
I have seen it substituted with agar agar powder. I tried actually to get some when I made this batch but was just at Coles and they didn’t stock. Maybe try a Flannerys or Wrays? I also just had a google and found some here… http://www.goodness.com.au/Agar-Agar-Powder-75g.html#.V_w_FjJh2Rs
I would love to know how you go. x