Homemade Fruit Snacks

 Last night's little project was homemade gummies for my girls. My little one is 3 1/2 and has been asking for gummies, so I decided to give it a try. I already had some beef gelatin on hand from a previous project. I followed this recipe. I love how endless the possibilities are for flavors and to be quite honest, I think I was more excited about this one than my girls. I used pineapple juice(since we already had some on hand) and frozen strawberries(which we also already had, also). Instead of honey or maple syrup to sweeten I used a bit of my liquid vitamin and a squirt of Lemon Drop Sweet Leaf Stevia, since I am diabetic and try to avoid adding sugars to things. I was amazed at how quickly this recipe came together. I used a silicone mold I purchased from Amazon. I recommend placing your mold on something solid, like a cookie sheet, for transport. This was my first time using a silicone mold and I didn't think of that until the mold was full and I was barely able to move it without major spillage. I also ended up using a glass dish(greased with coconut oil) for a portion of the recipe, since my mold ran out of space. The recipes says wait 2-3 hours, but I'm pretty sure mine set up much quicker. Even without the mold, I was very happy with the results. I just cut the gummies in the dish into little squares and you can barely notice the different between them and the gummies from the mold. I can't wait to try another combination of flavors!

The white is the coconut oil that was used to grease the dish, it added a tropical flair to the finished product.

I sealed the gummies in a dated quart size bag and stuck them in the fridge.