Wednesday, August 15, 2012

Homemade fruit snacks, 100% fruit!

I found this recipe for fruit snacks that is 100% fruit (no sugar and other stuff), plus it is simple!

Ingredients:
-1 can of 100% fruit juice concentrate (frozen)
-8 unflavored gelatin packets (.25oz)
-mold, ice cube tray, or similar tray

Directions:
-Pour 1/3 cup of the fruit juice concentrate into a small saucepan. Sprinkle on 2 packets of gelatin on top. Let sit for 3-5 minutes.
Concentrate and gelatin sitting in a saucepan 3-5 minutes.
-Put saucepan over medium heat and stir continually for at least 5 minutes, until all of the gelatin is dissolved. (Note: If it is not all dissolved, your fruit snacks will not taste good at all! I made this mistake on my first batch. Play it safe and cook it "too" long since you can't overcook it!)
My seashell shaped molds!
-Remove from heat and pour into a measuring cup or gravy boat (something with a pouring lip)
-Pour into molds (ice cube trays, mini shape molds, etc). Work quickly so the gelatin will not harden on you!
-Let sit for 30 minutes. I prefer to place mine in the refrigerator because it hardens more quickly. If you try to remove them and they are too soft, let them sit for more time. Sometimes I let mine sit in the fridge for a few hours and then they are much easier to remove.
-Once removed, mine were very sticky, so I patted them in a pinch of flour and sugar. No more stickiness and now they are powdered!
Dipping in flour and sugar in a sandwich bag
Enjoy!
Powdered fruit snacks!
-One can of concentrates and 8 gelatin packets makes around 100 fruit snacks, depending on the size of your molds. You can make more that 1/3 of a can at a time, but I only had one mold that could hold only 1/3 cup. See pictures below.





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