Homemade gummy candy is a fun kitchen project with kids that is surprisingly easy. If you like store-bought gummy candy, you’ll definitely want to learn how to make homemade gummy bears so that you will never be without this fun treat.
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When my boys head back to school Bella and I are always looking for fun projects! Yesterday, we decided that learning how to make gummy bears with jello would be a fun project with a sweet reward.
Supplies for Making Sweets at Home
It only takes a few ingredients to learn how to make gummies at home. Making candy with gelatin is easy and by using Jello you can pick your favorite flavors.
- 1 -3 oz box of flavored gelatin
- 2 – 1/4 oz packages of unflavored gelatin
- water
- candy molds (we used two candy gummy bear molds)
- droppers (optional, however it is an easy and fun way for kids to fill the molds)
Watch How to Make Gummy Bears
Gummy Candy Recipe
With a measuring cup, place 1/3 cup of water in a small sauce pan. Sprinkle the Jello and unflavored gelatin over the water. Let sit for 5-10 minutes. (If you like chewier gummi candy add in another packet of unflavored gelatin.)
Place saucepan over medium-low heat and stir until gelatin is dissolved about 2-5 minutes. When the mixture is liquid and all gelatin has dissolved, remove from heat. Let cool a minute and then pour into a container that is easy to pour from. I use a small ceramic creamer pitcher.
Fill molds with the gummy mixture. If you save the inside of the advent calendar for projects like do, it works perfectly! The sheet of star molds worked a bit better than the bears because they are a bit deeper. However, I must say we were just needing an activity so our standards were pretty low— we thought they all turned out great!
Allow to cool completely, about 20 minutes. They may be placed in a refrigerator for about 10 minutes if the kids are eager to eat these DIY gummy bears. Once cooled to room temperature, the backs can be lightly dusted with corn starch, if desired.
Peel the gummi candy out of the molds. Don’t be shy, you won’t hurt them when peeling them from the molds. There is no need to oil the molds!
Enjoy! I hope you’ll love this fun gummy recipe with jello!
Gummy Bear History
Did you know gummy bears were invented in 1920 by German candymaker 1920, Hans Riegel Sr. He had established a new candy company called Haribo. The name is made up of his name and hometown of Bonn (Hans Riegel Bonn).
What are Gummies Made of?
This homemade gummy bears recipe is naturally gluten-free because it is made with Jello and plain gelatin. There is no gluten in gelatin because gelatin is a collagen protein. However, gelatin is made from animals so this recipe is not vegan or plant based.
Homemade Gummy Bears Recipe
Gummy Candy Recipe
Equipment
- plastic or silcone candy molds
Ingredients
- 1 3 oz box of flavored gelatin
- 2 1/4 oz packages of unflavored gelatin
- 1/3 cup water
Instructions
- Place 1/3 cup of water in a small saucepan.
- Sprinkle the Jello and unflavored gelatin over the water. Let sit for 5 – 10 minutes. If you like chewier gummi candy add in another packet of unflavored gelatin.
- Place saucepan over medium heat and stir until gelatin is dissolved about 2-5 minutes. When the mixture is liquid and all gelatin has dissolved, remove from heat.
- Let mixture cool a minute and then pour into a container that is easy to pour from.
- Fill molds. There is no need to oil the molds!
- Allow to cool completely, about 20 minutes. They may be placed in a refrigerator for about 10 minutes if the kids are eager to eat these DIY gummy bears.
- Once cooled to room temperature, the backs can be lightly dusted with corn starch, if desired.
- Peel the gummi candy out of the molds. Don’t be shy, you won’t hurt them when peeling them from the molds.
RELATED: Make homemade stickers with the unused unflavored gelatin packets.
Notes: My son felt the blue ones weren’t flavorful enough, however, he liked the strawberry. Next time we will try to adjust the gummy bears recipe to 2 boxes of Jello, 3 packages of unflavored gelatin, and 1/2 cup of cold water to boost the flavors.
We are on the lookout for gummy worm silicone molds as the kids decided we need a couple of gummy options.! And, we also want to try sugar-free gelatin next time too. A lot of experimenting in our future. Now you know how to make gummy candy with jello! I hope you have as much fun as we did. Don’t forget you can make adjustments for your taste.
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great, i want to learn more.
Is it possible to make with homemade simple syrup with added flavors instead of jello powder ?
I also had that problem. I was using s different recipe and they used a dropper instead of pouring the mixture into the molds. They also had us refrigerating for 10 minutes, then freezing for 10 minutes.
rapid cooling causes that. let it cool on the counter instead.
Thanks for sharing!! I can’t wait to try this
Hi.
Found your blog looking for a soft candy recipe. I’ve tried them out and it was a big hit not just for my boys but all the kids that lives close to us and the parents was happy to eat them as well.
Thank you for a good recepie
Jen how did the larger one turn out? Watch the gummy candy video I just added and see if this gives any new tricks to help you!
So sorry to hear that Linsday, try watching the video and see if that helps.
Tabitha, I haven’t had that problem. Be sure to mix the ingredients slowly trying not to create too much foam. Hope that helps!
Same happened to me. I know I’m impatient in trying these. I have a lego mini figure silicone mold. But very gooey and not set up. But luckily the boys (5&6) don’t care! We’re also trying to make a giant one in the big silicone cake mold. EEEKKK!!!
Darn it I thought all I would need was 1 box of jello, I got the black cherry kind along with some citric acid and malic acid to make sour gummies – I even got a Wonder Woman mold for all my geek friends – I guess I have to get more jello now haha!
We are making these right now!!! So excited!!!! 😀
Do these need to be refrigerated and what kind of shelf life do they have? I’m assuming not much more than 2 weeks I want to make some for party favors & id like to put instructions on them if they require anything special.
I tried these with my family today. They are really good the only problem I had was that there was a lot of foam? Anyone else have this problem. How do I get it from foaming on too of the gelatin?
Thanks! Send me a pic!