Gummy Candy
May 19, 2010 in candy
If I take my kid to the store and allow him to pick a treat, 9 out of 10 times he’s going to pick something gummy. One time the only gummy thing he could find was Sour Patch Kids and even after I warned him that they were very sour, he had to have them. Good lord, that was not fun once he realized just how sour they were.
When I came upon this fun gummy candy recipe, I knew I had to get the kid to help me make it. It was very simple – the hardest part was locating a candy mold because it seems Michael’s is the only place in town that carries them! There wasn’t much for kids to do except stand but my kid enjoyed watching the process and loved eating them!
Gummy Candy
Ingredients
- ⅓ cup water
- 1 (3 ounce) box of Jello
- 2 (1/4 ounce) packets of unflavored gelatin
- candy molds
Instructions
- Place water in a small sauce pan. Sprinkle the Jello and unflavored gelatin over the water. Let sit 5 – 10 minutes.
- Place sauce pan over medium heat and stir until gelatin is dissolved, about 2-5 minutes. When mixture is liquid and all gelatin has dissolved, remove from heat. Let cool a minute and then pour into a container that is easy to pour from. I use a small ceramic creamer pitcher.
- Fill molds.
- Allow to cool completely, about 20 minutes. They may be placed in a refrigerator for about 10 minutes if the kids are eager.
- Once cool, the backs can be lightly dusted with corn starch, if desired.
- Peel the gummy candy out of the molds. Don’t be shy, you won’t hurt them when peeling them from the molds. No need to oil the molds!
from Skip to my Lou
what a neat idea! I never even knew you could make your own gummy candy. How do they taste compared to what you can buy at the store?
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They pretty much tasted like cherry jello, just gummier. And they were much sweeter than most gummy bears I’ve tried – my kid loved them though!
I like your son because I love all things gummy. Wish I had one of these stars right now.
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Daniel won’t touch anything gummy at all…I remember these from when I was little, someone’s Mom made them for our class & I thought it was neat to eat your jello by hand!
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Oooh I love gummy candy! Never thought of making it from scratch before. I’ll have to try this sometime in my candy molds and use them as cupcake toppers :)
I love gummies too!
Homemade gummy candy is great. My friend and I made them together and it was a fun experience. She went on to experiment with flavors and juices. Like she made a batch with cranberry juice- made stickier gummies but tasted really good.
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Gummy candies are so much fun to make! I went through a bit of a kick making these in different flavors. A lot of people are not too fond of gelatin so I tried a few recipes with pectin. It gives the candy a different texture and is healthier. Here is the result of my favorite experiment: http://thenutmegpolymath.com/2010/02/21/ginger-bites/
I am a gummy kid myself. When present with chocolate or gummy lollies. I will always choose the gummy ones. Red frogs are my fave. The photo of your son eating the gummy stars is the money shot!
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This has been stuck in my mind for days now, I must make it soon!
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