On average, the consumption of sweets per inhabitant in Spain is 24 kilos per year . But, have you ever wondered what the origin of the trinkets is? Although it is not very clear, we know that already in cave times, dried honey candies were made, just as the Indians sweetened fruits with cane sugar . The tradition evolved and passed through Egyptians, Romans and Arabs until reaching the present day. But…, would you like to make homemade jelly beans?
It is true that for many people they are a great enemy, since they have zero nutritional value and an excess of artificial components and sugar . Therefore, we show you how to make sugar-free gummies. We started!
Preparation of low calorie jelly beans
Whether you have children or you are the one who enjoys sweets, we want to show you how to make homemade sugar-free gummies, suitable for diabetics . Next, we inform you of everything you need to make them in a traditional way. Take note!
Necessary materials
There is no doubt that trinkets are a very provocative sweet that attracts attention both for its flavor, as well as for its color or the way they have. For the latter, the ideal is to prepare them in small silicone molds shaped like stars, bears, hearts, clouds …
Silicone molds for gummies
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If you don’t have a mold, you can also use larger molds and then cut the sweets according to the shape you want. The most important thing of all is that they have little depth, since in length we can cut everything we want with a pasta cutter or a knife. And now, without further ado, here is the traditional recipe for making sugar-free gummies.
Traditional recipe
When you have arranged the molds in which you will put your homemade gummies and have all the ingredients ready, it is time to get down to work. The flavor of your sweets will be given both by the gelatin of the flavor you have chosen and the liquid ingredient. Also, if you want to learn how to make vegan sugar-free gummies , we’ll show you how to prepare them below.
Ingredients:
- 300g sugar
- 200 g of liquid, can be juice, milk or water
- 80 g flavored powdered gelatin
- 20 g of neutral gelatin powder
Steps to follow:
- First of all, we want to inform you that the preparation of these sugar-free gummies is quite simple. You just have to put all the ingredients in a saucepan over low heat and keep it for ten minuteswithout stopping stirring and without coming to a boil.
- When you have the mixture ready, you will have to pour it into the molds and let it rest at room temperature for at least 12 hours.
- A very important trick so that you release them better after that time is to lightly brush the molds with a vegetable oilbefore filling them. This will prevent the viscous mixture from sticking to its walls or breaking into pieces when you unmold them.
- Finally, once all the homemade gummies are removed from the mold, you can consume them like this to make them healthier or pass them through some type of sugar, whether white, brown, icing …
Vegan sugar-free gummies recipe
Because vegans also have the right to enjoy delicious homemade gummies, we also want to show you a recipe without content of animal origin. And, you may not have stopped to think about it, but most commercial gummies are not suitable for vegetarians.
The reason is simple; gelling substances commonly used to make commercial gummies are of animal origin. But don’t worry, at home we can prepare some vegan sugar-free gummies that will have nothing to envy the commercial ones. And without using gelatins of animal origin, but agar-agar, an algae with a gelling capacity greater than those from animals.
You can make them in different flavors, so below we show you the ingredients and how to make vegan strawberry and orange sugar-free gummies. Enjoy them!
Ingredients for the orange gummies:
- 500 ml of fresh orange juice
- 2 tablespoons of panela or other sweetener
- 1 heaping tablespoon agar-agar powder
- Coconut oil to grease the molds
For the strawberry jelly beans:
- 250 ml of shake or strawberry syrup for cocktails
- 250 ml of water
- 1 heaping tablespoon of agar-agar
- Coconut oil to grease the molds
Preparation of vegan sugar-free gummies:
- We mix the strawberry drink with the water(or the orange juice with the sweetener in the first case) and heat the mixture until it boils.
- Add the agar-agar and mix very well with a stick.
- Lower the heat and simmer for two more minutes without stopping stirring.
- Finally, pour the mixture into the molds greased with the coconut oiland let the homemade gummies solidify overnight in the refrigerator before cutting them.
Other suggestions
It is true that, although these recipes are for sugar-free gummies, for those with a sweet tooth you can coat them in sugar of any kind, but you know that they will no longer be so healthy. And remember that if you make too many and you have to reserve them, it is better to do it in the fridge so that they do not spoil.
Both the sugar-free vegan gummies and the normal ones can be made with almost any natural juice to which we can add a little sugar, honey or some sweetener. Also, if you use agar-agar, you should know that it gives the impression that the gummies are not so sweet.
Finally, tell you that you can also make homemade gummies with infusions, natural juices or with smoothies as a base. Don’t wait any longer to start making them, the result will be spectacular!
