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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I followed this recipe, but got a gooey mess. The product did not set up firmly like a gummy candy and stuck to the mould like crazy! We will try again with less water, and some kind of release agent in the moulds.
Wow! I’m so excited to share these with my granddaughter! I love brilliant people like you who make life so much easier and more fun for people like me. 🙂
I don’t know if you can substitute the gelatine with pectin.
Thank you so much for sharing the sugar free gummi candy recipe!
I just made this using SUGAR FREE gelatin, I use 1 box of sugar free and 3 packs of unflavored gelatin, I also added coloring and they taste great 🙂
my niece has type 1 and here in Guatemala it`s hard to find “kid friendly” sugar free products.
I`m gonna try adding some candy flavoring and tart&sour enhancer for a stronger taste
Hi! Thanks for the easy recipe! Do you know if I can substitute the gelatine with pectin? Would I need more or less pectin to do that? I haven’t cooked with either so I don’t know.
Thanks!
FINNALY AN AWESOME GUMMIE CANDY RECIPE. THANX ALOT FOR SHARING THIS I CALN’T WAIT TO TRY IT
I doubled the recipe, but after getting them out of the fridge, they were REAL chewy, almost stiff…I will try it again, but I will only use 3 packets of gelatin, instead of the 4 I am supp to use to double it..my daughter loves them anyways!
I had the ingredients and made these tonight. Quick, easy and delicious! Looking forward to making them in lots of different flavors! Thank you for sharing and going to add your link to my blog. 🙂 loved your note about advent calendars I’ve saved mine for years and refilled and re-used too!
This is such a great idea! My daughter will love these!
I just made a few batches of different flavors of these. I used juice instead of water (I used peach/white grape) All I can say is YUMMY!! They came out perfect…thank you so much! Every other recipe I came across was to dang chewy..these are PERFECT every time! I rolled them in powdered sugar and put them in the fridge for safe keeping…for a minute anyway. <3
My boys love gummies! I was wondering if the homemade ones hold up well in heat? They are both stationed in Afghanistan and it gets pretty hot there.
Yum! Can’t wait to try these!
This is such a fantastic idea! I wanna run to the store right now and get all the ingredients!! Just brilliant!
These look so easy and I really love the idea of saving the advent calender molds, so many possibilities. I’d love it if you stopped by my monthly link up to share this with my readers.
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