So I have already posted this recipe before but when I made it this time I made a few changes to it. Anyways I am going to post the way I made it then at the end I will leave some tips on how you can make the fruit snacks the way you would like them to taste!
Homemade Fruitsnacks:
- 1 cup fruit
- 2/3 cup lemon juice*
- 4 tablespoons honey*
- 4 tablespoons plain gelatin
First start by taking your fruit, fresh or frozen, and lemon juice and put them in a saucepan on medium high heat until the fruit is nice and soft. (to the point where you can easily cut through with a spoon. Next let it cool for a few minutes but don't let the mixture get completely cold, and depending on what you have (blender, food processor, stand mixer) puree the fruit.
*Make sure you blend it pretty well because depending on the fruit you use you can get weird fibrous chunks like if you use pineapple or mango. Also, if you want to use berries be aware that if you don't have a very good blender to pulverize the seeds the fruit snacks will have crunchy seeds.
Now add honey. Now one tablespoon at a time whisk in the gelatin.
*Do this slowly or else you will end up with gelatin chunks, and make sure the mixture is still warm or else it will easily get clump with cold pureed fruit.
Now depending on what size fruitsnacks you want you can pour the mixture into either an 8x8 dish or a 9x13 dish. 8x8 will give you thicker gummies and a 9x13 thinner ones.
* I lightly greased my pan before putting the mixture in too afraid it would stick.
Now place in the fridge for about 30 min or until solid. take out flop onto a piece of wax paper and cut into desired sizes. Or if you have fun shaped cutters use those!
*keep refrigerated because they can go bad sitting out.
*know your fruit, if you know your fruit is more tart them maybe using orange juice will help it become sweeter. If your fruit is bland lemon juice will bring out the flavor. However if you use lemon juice you will most likely need to use a sweetener if you don't like sour.
* with the gelatin if you like softer tummies then do 4 tablespoons if you like firmer then do 5 each way it turns out perfectly.
* with the gelatin if you like softer tummies then do 4 tablespoons if you like firmer then do 5 each way it turns out perfectly.
*honestly with the sweetener you can use whatever you prefer sugar, honey, agave etc. and I would honestly do it to your taste, put however much you feel is necessary to make it taste good to you! So make sure you do a few taste tests!
