Healthy homemade gummy bears
Serves 1
Directions
- 1Wash and cut the strawberries.
- 2Combine strawberries, lemon juice, honey, and optional elderberry syrup in a blender and process until smooth.
- 3Add agar powder to the mixture, using 1 tablespoon for every cup of mixture.
- 4Place mixture on medium-high heat and constantly stir for 2 minutes until fully incorporated and free of clumps.
- 5Lower the heat and continue stirring for another 2 minutes.
- 6Remove from heat and stir while cooling to prevent it from setting hard.
- 7Use a dropper or syringe to fill gummy molds with the mixture.
- 8Place in the fridge to set for at least 4 hours.
Ingredients
- 3 cup strawberries
- 1 whole lemon juice
- 1/2 cup honey
- 2 tbsp elderberry syrup (optional)
- 1 tbsp agar powder
Equipment
blendermeasuring cupspotwhiskgummy moldsdropper
Tips
- You can use other fruits like watermelon or green apple.
- You can substitute honey with maple syrup as long as it is a natural sweetener.
- If you do not have a food processor, a blender works fine.
- Stir the mixture while cooling to prevent it from hardening prematurely.
- Overnight setting in the fridge provides the best results.
