Strawberry Orange Healthy Homemade Fruit Snacks
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Looking for a wonderful naturally sweetened Gummy Bears recipe? You are going to love this recipe for Strawberry Orange Healthy Homemade Fruit Snacks below.
Strawberry Orange Healthy Homemade Fruit Snacks
Thanks to Hannah and Becca from These Lovely Acres for this recipe!
Everywhere we go, from family functions to school parties, our kids are sure to be bombarded with sweet treats. Looking at the ingredients of packaged fruit snacks, you will find artificial colors and dyes, high fructose corn syrup and other unhealthy ingredients. I feel great about offering these homemade fruit snacks to my kids as a healthy alternative! They only contain real food ingredients and no refined sugars. These are perfect to have on hand for an on-the-go snack option.
The flavors of homemade fruit snacks are easy to customize. I chose to use a strawberry and orange combination, but you can use any fruit/vegetable combination that you prefer. I used a fruit puree for this recipe but you could also use a juicer to make any flavor of juice you want and then follow the directions below to make it into gummies!
–Get a recipe for Blueberry Gummies here.
Benefits of Gelatin
Before we get started, let’s take a look at the benefits of gelatin. Gelatin is the dissolvable powder used in this recipe to create the Jell-O like the texture of the gummies. When I first discovered gelatin, I had no idea it was so nutritious! It is made from the bones and tendons of animals and turned into collagen powder from which gelatin is derived. Similarly, bone broth is a natural source of gelatin. I chose to use gelatin powder from grass-fed cows in this recipe.
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Strawberry Orange Healthy Homemade Fruit Snacks
What You Need:
- 1/2 cup strawberry puree
- 1/2 cup orange juice
- 2 tbsp honey
- 3 tbsp gelatin
1. Wash and blend approximately 15 strawberries in a blender until pureed. Pour into a fine-mesh strainer over a bowl so that the seeds can be filtered out.
2. Combine strawberry puree and orange juice in a saucepan. Heat on low until the liquid is almost simmering.
3. Remove from heat. Let cool for a few minutes and then add honey to the mixture.
4. Once combined, stir in gelatin until it is dissolved.
5. Use a dropper to fill the silicon Gummy Bear molds. Place in the freezer for 15-20 minutes or until the gummies are firm.
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Strawberry Orange Gummy Bears
These delicious gummy treats skip all of the added sugar of their store-bought counterparts. Perfect for little ones that love gummy treats!
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup strawberry puree
- 1/2 cup orange juice
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 3 tablespoons unflavored gelatin
Instructions
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Wash and blend approximately 15 strawberries in a blender until pureed. Pour into a fine mesh strainer over a bowl so that the seeds can be filtered out.
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Combine strawberry puree and orange juice in a saucepan. Heat on low until the liquid is almost simmering.
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Remove from heat. Let cool for a few minutes and then add honey to the mixture.
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Once combined, stir in gelatin until it is dissolved.
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Use a dropper to fill the silicon Gummy Bear molds. Place in the freezer for 15-20 minutes or until the gummies are firm.
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This Homemade Fruit Snacks recipe was originally published on Little House Living in May 2018. It has been updated as of April 2020.
Would you need to refrigerate the gummies?
I always store mine in the fridge so they last longer. Otherwise they usually don’t make it very long.
Thanks for this type of recipe. I have my grandchildren while my daughter works and the eldest often asks for sweets! It will be nice to try the recipe. Hope your new journey in life goes well.
Fabulous! can’t wait to make some for my grandsons. Oh so healthy.
Blessings
Pam
These look delicious. I love gummy candies. I am gonna have to try these. 🙂
What a fun and healthy snack! So glad you could join us on Full Plate Thursday and thanks so much for sharing with us. Hope you have a great week and a very Happy Mothers Day!
Miz Helen
What an interesting recipe. I love gummy bears. Thanks for linking up for Friday Favorites. I’m featuring you this week.
My daughter will not eat anything with gelatin😔. I wanted to try these but cannot now.
What could I use in place of honey?