After reading lots of blogs and articles about the benefits of gelatin, I decided to get on the bandwagon. As a longtime sufferer of knee pain, I’d love to homeopathically help my knee rather than relying on pain medication. There are tons of benefits to consuming grass-fed gelatin. You can find out more here. I love how Rach from Meatified article breaks down all the benefits and reasons to use grass-fed gelatin.
I tried two different methods to make my gummies. While both were successful, this one is definitely easier, and I believe fool proof! I made two flavors and can’t wait to make more. I’m pretty sure my body is going through sugar withdrawals, and I am only on day 7 of my Whole30! While I gave up processed sugar more than a year ago, I still relied heavily on honey to satisfy my sweet tooth. These gummies are sweetened purely with fruit, which I really love! It feels like a treat but is truly helping to heal my body. These sour strawberry gummies are a little tart but I like it!
Ingredients
- 1 cup quartered strawberries
- 1 cup meyer lemon juice
- 6 tablespoons grass-fed gelatin
Directions
- Quarter your strawberries first then measure out the cup. I
- n a small sauce pan, heat strawberries and lemon juice until the strawberries start to release their juice and breakdown.
- Place sauce in the blender and mix until smooth.
- Let cool for a couple minutes and then add in the gelatin.
- Pulse a couple times then pour into molds. I used these cute flower ones.
- Refrigerate for 30 minutes to an hour. I set mine out in the garage because it is so cold outside!
This sounds delicious!! I was curious as to how much this recipe typically yields? Thanks!!
I can’t believe I left that out! So sorry! My mold made 18 medium-sized gummies!
if you had little ones that werent into sour could use use orange juice?
You could definitely use orange juice! Just make sure it is either fresh squeezed or no sugar added.
These were a hit!
Yeah! I’m so happy you liked them!!
Do you blend the strawberries themselves too or just the juice from them?
I just made these and was wondering how long they will stay fresh?
Mine lasted two weeks in the fridge before I ate them all. So I know two weeks for sure, maybe longer!
Question: Could I add ACV into these? How much would you recommend if so?
I would recommend trying to sub 1/2 cup acv for lemon juice. If the flavor is too strong you can add a tablespoon of raw honey!
These were super easy to make, no clumping, set up really fast in the molds- came out easily. I added about 3T of honey for the sake of my 5 year old twins- next time I’ll probably add another tablespoon. VERY GOOD and gummy, thank you!
Thank you!!
Just made these and they are not bad but mine turned out more foamy than gummy and look more of a light milky pink. What did I do wrong? I did blend for a good bit after adding the gelatin but it was clumpy so I had to keep going…
The color definitely depends on the ripeness of your strawberries. I used very ripe red strawberries, which gave these the bright color. As for the foaming, I have made these a bunch and there is usually a little foam especially towards the end of the batch. It is almost impossible to over blend. One option would be to blend then let the mixture sit for a couple minutes to let the foam dissipate a little before pouring them into the molds. Also what type of molds did you use?
Do these have to be stored in the refrigerator?
Yes they need to be stored in the refrigerator.
Can you use agar agar instead of gelatin? If so would anything change with the receipe?
I am not sure because I have never cooked with agar agar.