For a birthday celebration or other special occasion, gummy worms can be a great treat! This recipe is full GAPS legal and although it should be consumed infrequently, it’s a sweet treat you can offer your kids with no guilt.
These gummy worms are easy to make in any flavor or flavor combination you or your kids like. The ratio of fruit to gelatin is pretty forgiving. Just shoot for approximately two cups of fruit. You want to keep the ratio of gelatin to water the same.
While I don’t normally recommend using silicone, there’s not really a different option to make gummy worms that are shaped like well worms. The molds I used are oven safe but I still try to avoid as much contact between something warm and plastic. I also purchased silicone trays that were trying. They are FDA approved for safety; not all the trays I found had the same certifications. Make sure you wash them before you use them!
Ingredients for Gummy Worms:
2 heaping cups of fruit
⅔ cup filtered water + more for the bottom of your pot
2 tbsp of gelatin
2 tbsp of honey
Directions for Gummy Worms:
Add heaping cups of fruit to a small sauce pan. Add a little water on the bottom to keep them from burning. Turn the stove to medium heat. Simmer until the berries are very soft and mashable.
Warm ⅔ cup of water in another small sauce pan. When warmed at least to 90 degrees, add in gelatin and whisk for several minutes to mix completely. Cooler water will cause your gelatin to clump. The mixture needs to be “blood temperature.”
Add the fruit mixture to a food processor with the gelatin mixture. Blend until smooth.
Allow to cool and settle slightly. When cooled slightly, add the honey. It’s important not to add the honey to the mixture when it’s too hot or it will cook it. Optionally, strain the mixture through a small mesh strainer to catch any chunks.
Using a spoon, dropper, or turkey baster, fill your gummy molds until the mixture is to the top.
Set the mixture into the fridge to cool OR fill a tray with ice and water and set the mixture on top.
Chill for approximately one to two hours. Remove from the molds. I found it easiest to use a spoon to remove them.
Enjoy!
Gummy Worms
Ingredients:
- 2 heaping cups of fruit
- ⅔ cup filtered water + more for the bottom of your pot
- 2 tbsp of gelatin
- 2 tbsp of honey
Instructions:
- Add heaping cups of fruit to a small sauce pan. Add a little water on the bottom to keep them from burning. Turn the stove to medium heat. Simmer until the berries are very soft and mashable.
- Warm ⅔ cup of water in another small sauce pan. When warmed at least to 90 degrees, add in gelatin and whisk for several minutes to mix completely. Cooler water will cause your gelatin to clump. The mixture needs to be “blood temperature.”
- Add the fruit mixture to a food processor with the gelatin mixture. Blend until smooth.
- All to cool and settle slightly. When cooled slightly, add the honey. It’s important not to add the honey to the mixture when it’s too hot or it will cook it. Optionally, strain the mixture through a small mesh strainer to catch any chunks.
- Using a spoon, dropper, or turkey baster, fill your gummy molds until the mixture is to the top.
- Set the mixture into the fridge to cool OR fill a tray with ice and water and set the mixture on top.
- Chill for approximately one to two hours. Remove from the molds. I found it easiest to use a spoon to remove them.
- Enjoy!