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    home » Recipes » Lunchbox Recipes

    Strawberry gummies

    Published: Aug 25, 2015. Modified: Oct 21, 2020By:Kylie·This post may contain affiliate links·

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    Gummy lollies. Everyone seems to be very keen to make these for lunchboxes. They hold up well, are flavoured with fruit and give the appearance of lollies without being actual lollies. The idea behind them is to make them sweet, lolly like and yummy. You can make them with commercial jelly, but then they still contain too much sugar for my liking. These strawberry gummies are the ultimate lunchbox lolly.

    So I had a little experiment with just fruit, gelatine and water and they turned out yummo! Miss 4 ate quite a few of them, even after declaring that they weren't very sweet. It was a fun activity to do with the kids too and I'd much prefer them to be having one of these "lollies" than some of the real ones that other kids are eating.

    Here's the part where I'm going to be completely honest with you. I thought they weren't sweet enough, but Miss 4 ate lots (and if she's willing to eat them without sweetening, then suits me just fine). So my suggestion:  taste the strawberry and water mix. See what you think. If it needs sweetening, adjust it with whatever sweetener tickles your fancy (sugar, honey, rice malt syrup, agave syrup etc) until it reaches your desired sweetness. Then add the gelatin.

    These didn't last the week in our fridge (eaten first) but will stay up to a week in an airtight container in the fridge. If needs be you could freeze them too. I've used strawberries because they are everywhere at the moment, but you could use other fruits, just not pineapple or kiwi as they contain enzymes that break down gelatin and therefore it doesn't set.

    You can never go wrong in serving sweet treats to your kids. Try these other sweet treats I created:

    • Cloud Jellies
    • Vanilla Pannacotta
    • Raspberry and apple ice pops (with hidden veggies!)
    strawberry gummies

    Strawberry gummies

    Strawberry gummies (with or without sweetening) easy to make, get the kids involved, kid friendly and extra yummy. Lunchbox lollies!
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    Course: lunchbox
    Cuisine: Modern Australian
    Prep Time: 5 minutes
    Cook Time: 5 minutes
    Total Time: 10 minutes
    Servings: 36 icecube size gummies
    Calories: 4kcal
    Author: Kylie
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    Ingredients

    • 250 grams strawberries blitzed
    • ½ cup water hot
    • 2 tbsps gelatin I used Great Lakes
    • ¼ cup water cold
    • Sweetener of your choice

    Instructions

    • Combine the blitzed strawberries with ¼ a cup of water.
    • Dissolve the gelatin in the hot water.
    • Taste the strawberry mix, add sweetening if needed.
    • Mix the gelatin mix into the strawberry mix.
    • Pour into ice cub molds.
    • Set in the fridge.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1piece | Calories: 4kcal | Carbohydrates: 1g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 1mg | Potassium: 11mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 1IU | Vitamin C: 4mg | Calcium: 1mg | Iron: 1mg
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    Comments

    1. Jessica says

      May 01, 2017 at 9:25 am

      Can you make these with frozen berries?

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      • Kylie says

        May 01, 2017 at 9:48 am

        Yes, but you'll need to defrost them.

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    2. Fiona says

      March 14, 2017 at 9:44 pm

      Any ideas for other fruits? I'm going to make gummies in Lego moulds for my son's birthday and would like some different colours

      Reply
      • Kylie says

        March 14, 2017 at 9:47 pm

        Other berries would be fine, as would using apple juice. Just steer clear of pineapple or kiwi.

        Reply
    3. Lauren @ Create Bake Make says

      August 31, 2015 at 4:27 pm

      I don't think they would last a week in our house! Thanks for linking up with us for Fabulous Foodie Fridays, I hope you have a great week 🙂

      Reply
      • Kylie says

        August 31, 2015 at 6:13 pm

        You too Lauren! There are far too many great things to make on fabulous foodie Friday!

        Reply
    4. Malinda (@MBPaperPackages) says

      August 30, 2015 at 9:22 pm

      I have always wondered how to make these. Does the flavour intensify once set? Dropping by from #FFF

      Reply
      • Kylie says

        August 30, 2015 at 9:23 pm

        Yes it does! They are really yummy!

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