Pint Sized Baker: Homemade Gummy Candy

Tuesday, September 4, 2012

Homemade Gummy Candy


My Kid is a Gummy Freak!

She loves all the little packets of Tinker Bell, Cars, Fairies, whatever...
If she wants a snack, she's heading for the gummy candies.
I do try to but the "All Fruit" a.k.a. "Healthy" Gummies for her. She loves them all.
Even her vitamins are gummies.


So, when I saw this cute post, I knew I had to make some treats for my kiddo. 

My Little Cup was thrilled!! She was so excited to help me in the kitchen to make these treats. I was just going to make red and yellow, but she talked me into making the purple one as well.
The things we do for our children...


Step 1. We got our Flavored and Unflavored Gelatin
Step 2.We got our molds together. 
Step 3. We boiled some water to melt the gelatin.
Step 4. We poured it into molds.
Step 5. We waited for them to cool and solidify. 


Then we enjoyed them!


I really liked how the two tones ones came out. 
For the Starfish and the flowers, I kinda painted the red in first.
When I made the yellow, I just poured  the yellow over the red and it came out great!
 I loved the two colors in the flowers. I wish that I had planned a bit better and did all the flowers like this.



Don't forget to pop on over to my GIVEAWAY for some Hawaiian Coconut Haupia Dessert

Homemade Gummy Candy

by Pint Sized Baker
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 5 minutes
Ingredients (depends on mold size)
  • 1 (3oz) package of Flavored Gelatin
  • 2 (1/2 oz) packages of Unflavored Gelatin
  • 1/3 Cup Water
Instructions
Bring Water to a Boil.
Turn off heat, add in Gelatin and stir until combined and smooth.
Pour into a small cup. I used a creamer cup.
Pour into molds.
Allow to sit for 30 minutes until firm.
Remove from the molds and dust with cornstarch to prevent sticking.
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44 comments :

  1. These are just adorable! I would love to have a handful right now!
    Please join me at StoneGable for ON THE MENU MONDAY, my weekly foodie/recipe/menu linky party. Linky goes live every Sunday night at 8:00pm. Hope to see you and your recipes there!

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  2. Such a great idea to make them at home. Love it!

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    1. They were great! She loved them. And it didn't take up much time at all to put together.

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  3. I LOVE this idea since I'm also a gummy freak! Seriously, I can turn my nose up at all candy bars and chocolate candies, but red licorice and gummies are ones I can't resist :) who knew making candy would be so easy!?

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    1. Thanks. My kid would also take gummies and tart candies over chocolate any day.

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  4. soo cute. My daughter loves gummies too. I can't believe it's such a simple recipe! I came over from LadyBehindtheCurtain link up, I'm excited to see more of your creations.

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    1. Yep! Super easy and no boiling sugar to 1000 degrees! Thanks for stopping by.

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  5. These are simply wonderful!
    So easy-to-make and such beautiful results :)

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  6. Yummy! Perfect for little kids. I'm sure my nieces and nephews would like these. :) Found your post via DIY Dreamer.

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  7. Those are so cute, the two toned ones are a great idea! Very yummy!

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  8. My son is so excited about making some homemade fruit snacks! I love the two toned ones too!!!

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  9. What a great idea! Would you happen to know if sugar free jello would work too?

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    1. I don't know, but I would like to find out. I'm sure they would. If they are not "gummy" enough you can add another packet of unflavored gelatin. Please let me know if you give it try.

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  10. What a great idea and it's so simple! Thanks for sharing this one:)

    Katie
    www.funhomethings.com

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  11. Oh boy! My girls would love this. I'll have to give it a try. Thanks.

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  12. I love how easy it is to make these! My kids are gummy crazy...definitely need to try this! Sharing on my FB page! :)

    https://www.facebook.com/pages/Happy-Hodgepodge-Home/214327621999445?ref=hl

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    1. Thanks so much. Just went to FB and sent a like your way!

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  13. I've made gummy candies before, but this recipe looks MUCH easier!
    Thanks for sharing with my Super Link Party! :-)

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  14. This looks so easy! I'll bet my son would love these! Thank you for sharing this recipe!

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  15. These are adorable! My husband (believe it or not) loves gummies and airplanes and it would be cool to make him some airplane ones. Do they have to be refrigerated after making? :-)

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    1. I did not refrigerate them. I added a bit more cornstarch to them and left them in a baggie on the counter. They do not melt if that's what you are worried about.

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  16. I was just talking with my mom about making gummies a few days ago. she keeps my grand daughter during the day who loves loves loves gummies. Will have to try these.
    Thanks for sharing the recipe on our Foodie Friends Friday link party. Please be sure to add a link to us and come back on Sunday to vote!
    Dawn a host and fellow blogger: http://spatulasonparade.blogspot.com

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  17. i was just telling the kids i was going to try making homemade gummy treats and yours look great!!! are they ok to pick up without being too sticky?

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    1. You do need to add something to them so they do not stick. I actually had Arrowroot on hand and used that in place of cornstarch. I kinda figured most people are more familiar with cornstarch over arrowroot. I'm sure the kids can eat up one box worth in the day. I made 3 boxes and had a lot to share.

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  18. I like this cute idea. No doubt a yummy treat and a fun activity!

    I hope you could come by and link this up and some of your creations at party happening today at my blog :-)

    http://myricandreasen.blogspot.com

    XO
    Mymyric

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  19. These turned out great! I need to make some for my daughter - she will love them! I'll probably eat a couple too :)

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  20. These are such a special treat and a great idea! Your recipe is awesome! Hope you have a great weekend and thanks for sharing with Full Plate Thursday.
    Come Back Soon!
    Miz Helen

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  21. LOVE this! I'm a gummy freak (like your kid) and will definitely be saving the recipe :)

    I'm a new follower and would love for you to follow me back! Have a wonderful day!

    Annie
    annieonecancook.blogspot.com

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  22. How cute!!..and yummi!!!
    thanks for sharing!!♥

    Luisa
    labellemadeleine.blogspot.com

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  23. Very cute! And look easy to make - and with so many moulds available these days, the possibilities are endless!

    I would love to invite you to post this over at my link party on The Purple Pumpkin Blog! Hope to see you there :)

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  24. Very cool, this would be every kids dream!! My name is Cindy and I blog over at Vegetarianmamma.com I wanted to invite you to link up your recipe at our Gluten Free Fridays Recipe Link up party! It happens every Friday and we'd love to have you join us with some of your awesome recipes! You can find this week's link up here: http://vegetarianmamma.com/glutenfree-fridays-recipe-party-4/
    Also be sure to link up your blog on our Gluten Free Bloggers directory. You can reach the directory by clicking the "glutenfree bloggers" tab on our blog! Thanks, Cindy :)

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  25. I am inviting you to come and share this in my Show Your Stuff blog hop:
    http://juliejewels1.blogspot.com/2012/09/show-your-stuff-40-baked-cheesy-potatoes.html

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  26. I love those! I have to agree, gummy vitamins are the best vitamins.

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  27. So fun! I even have some cute molds that my sister gave me to make these with. Thanks so much for sharing at Mom On Timeout!

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  28. Hello! Stopping by from Mix it up Monday. What a great idea to make these at home! I'm pinning them for later, and now following you on BlogLovin! I'm co-hosting Marvelous Mondays and would love for you to add this link. Thanks for sharing.
    Happy Monday! :)

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  29. Adorable! You're so talented!! Thanks for joining the party at Keep Calm and Link Up!
    Barbara at Chase the Star
    chasethestar dot net

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  30. These look great! My kids love fruit snacks, and I always prefer homemade, so I've pinned this to give a try!

    Bonny @ thedomesticatedprincess.blogspot.com

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  31. So much fun. I will have to do these for my kids!! Thanks so much for linking up to Tasty Thursdays on The Mandatory Mooch!! I hope you will link up again. The party will be live tonight. http://www.mandatorymooch.blogspot.com

    Thanks, Nichi

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  32. Karyn,
    Genius! I love this idea. My kids also love gummy candy(actually so does my husband). I can't wait to try this recipe. Thanks for sharing.
    Michelle

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  33. This is so great! My kids would gobble these up! LOL! Thanks for sharing! I would LOVE if you would share this at my Crazy Cute Party happening right now! I've got a totally awesome giveaway that you could win just for linking up! Come on over! ;D

    Between U & Me

    Oh! And I'm your newest follower!

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  34. These are so cute, and they must taste amazing. I am going to make these for my son. He loves gummies. He's a 24 year old ex marine and still loves gummies. Pretty funny. Thank you so much for sharing with Wednesdays Adorned From Above Link Party last week. This weeks Link Party is opened at
    http://www.adornedfromabove.com/2012/09/reeses-smore-brownies-and-wednesdays.html
    from Wednesday until Sunday.
    Hope to see you there.
    Debi Bolocofsky
    Adorned From Above
    www.adornedfromabove.com

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  35. These look really easy to make. I just got a candy mold to make things for my son's upcoming birthday party, and I might just have to give these a try!

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  36. Wow, these are great! I love, love, LOVE gummy candy so am surprised to see just how easy they are to make yourself. I don't think I'll ever be buying Haribos ever again now. One question though, you used Jello which is what I think Jelly is over here. When you bought the Jello does it come as a powder or as jelly chunks which you put into boiling water and then a jelly mold and leave to set [to make the dessert]?

    I'm curious to know which type it is. I already have regular powdered unflavoured gelatin too. Need me some candy molds though since I want to make these and hard candy lollipops.

    Thanks for stopping by too.

    -Lisa.
    Sweet 2 Eat Baking

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  37. These are too cute! My kiddo would love to help make these. Thanks for sharing at Pin It Thursday!

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