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    Home » Recipes » Easy Recipes

    Healthy Homemade Gummy Bear Fruit Snacks

    February 7, 2017 Updated: June 25, 2021 By Katie Crenshaw 31 Comments

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    #ad This is an easy, gluten free, healthy Homemade Gummy Bear Fruit Snacks recipe! It is made with only 3 ingredients: Welch's 100% Grape Juice, honey, and Gelatine!
    Homemade Gummy Bear Fruit Snacks recipe! It is made with only 3 ingredients: Welchs 100% Grape Juice, honey, and Gelatine

    This post is sponsored by Welch's but the content and opinions expressed here are my own.

    This is an easy, healthy, gluten free Homemade Gummy Bear Fruit Snacks recipe!

    It is made with only 3 ingredients: Welch's 100% Grape Juice, honey, and gelatin!

    Gummy Bear Fruit Snacks

    Need a healthy snack your whole family will love? 

    These yummy gummy bear fruit snacks will put a big smile on your family's face.

    Watch how to make

    Why use Welch's Grape Juice?

    Welch's Grape Juice tastes amazing and uses Concord Grapes.

    The dark, thick purple skin and crunch seeds of the Concord grapes contain powerful plant nutrients called polyphenols.  

    Polyphenols play a role in a healthy heart by promoting healthy circulation and blood pumping.

    Welch's Juice is also Non-GMO, gluten free, and does not have artificial flavors, or added sugar. It is loaded with Vitamin C.

     Homemade Gummy Bear Fruit Snacks recipe! It is made with only 3 ingredients: Welchs 100% Grape Juice, honey, and Gelatine

    This post contains affiliate links.

    Steps to make

    Follow these easy steps to make homemade gummy bears.

    • Combine Welch's 100% Grape Juice, honey, and Gelatine in a sauce pan.
    • Heat mixture until it is completely dissolved and forms a runny texture.
    • Using a dropper, add Gelatine mixture to your gummy mold.
    • Then refrigerate gummies for about 2 hours to set.

    How easy is that? This is such a great, delicious, heart-healthy snack perfect for eating at home or on the go.

    healthy fruit snack for kids

    Note: I use Lizber Gummy Bear Molds 3 Pack , Silicone Candy Molds 50 Cavities with Bonus Dropper (Blue , Green , Red) for my mold.

    You can use other shaped candy molds also, but I suggest using Silicone. It makes removing the gummies easy.

    Homemade Gummy Bears recipe made with Welchs 100% Grape Juice

    Like this recipe? Check out: Homemade Dog Treats,  and DIY Valentine’s Day Gift for Classmates. 

    *Tip: This recipe is made to be healthy. While it taste good, it is not loaded with extra sugar, so it is not as sweet as the store bought fruit snacks. If you want the gummy bears to taste sweeter, add more honey.

    Do you love all natural recipes? Then try:

    • Homemade Cough Syrup
    • Homemade Celery Salt
    • Pina Colada Rum Jello Shots
    • Mexican Chicken Soup
    • Homemade Baked Tortilla Chips

    Please leave me a comment below if you make these gummy bears and tell me what you thought about it. I would love to hear back, and so would my readers.

    Also post your picture of your gummies on Instagram or Facebook, and tag @aforkstale with #aforkstale hashtags! I will share with my followers! xoxo!

    #ad This is an easy, healthy Homemade Gummy Bear Fruit Snacks recipe! It is made with only 3 ingredients: Welch's 100% Grape Juice, honey, and Gelatine!

    Healthy Homemade Gummy Bear Fruit Snacks

    This is an easy, healthy, gluten free Homemade Gummy Bear Fruit Snacks recipe! It is made with only 3 ingredients: Welch's 100% Grape Juice, honey, and gelatin!
    4.77 from 21 votes
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    Course: Appetizer, Snack
    Cuisine: American
    Cook Time: 5 minutes
    2 hours
    Total Time: 5 minutes
    Servings: 4
    Calories: 71kcal
    Author: Katie Crenshaw

    Ingredients

    • 1 cup Welch's 100% Grape Juice
    • 3 tbs Gelatin
    • 1 tbs honey

    Instructions

    • Mix 1 cup Welch's Grape Juice, 3 tbs gelatin, and 1 tbs honey.
    • Cook on medium heat until ingredients are completely dissolved and mixture is runny.
    • Using a dropper, drop gelatin mixture in candy mold.
    • Refrigerate 2 hours before serving.

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    Notes

     Note: This recipe is made to be healthy. While it taste good, it is not loaded with extra sugar, so it is not as sweet as the store bought fruit snacks. If you want the gummy bears to taste sweeter, add more honey.

    Nutrition- Nutrition info is based on estimation only.

    Calories: 71kcal | Carbohydrates: 13g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 0g | Saturated Fat: 0g | Cholesterol: 0mg | Sodium: 13mg | Potassium: 65mg | Fiber: 0g | Sugar: 13g | Calcium: 10mg | Iron: 0.2mg
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    1. karrie @ Tasty Ever After

      February 09, 2017 at 4:55 pm

      5 stars
      So cute and so much better for you then the store bought kind. Less expensive too! I'm printing off that coupon and getting some grape juice to make my own ASAP 🙂

    2. Platter Talk

      February 11, 2017 at 3:21 pm

      5 stars
      Thank you so much for this natural. healthy gummy bear recipe. I just read where the store variety may contain some very unhealthy ingredients.

    3. Heather | All Roads Lead to the Kitchen

      February 11, 2017 at 3:42 pm

      5 stars
      These are so much fun, and it doesn't get much better than grape juice. I have some large gummy bear molds, but I need to pick up some of these tiny ones - they're perfect!

    4. Michelle Frank | Flipped-Out Food

      February 11, 2017 at 4:40 pm

      5 stars
      How cute are THESE?! My kids will happily snarf these gummies down. I love that they're a healthy snack too—SCORE!

    5. Emily Jones

      February 21, 2017 at 10:21 pm

      5 stars
      I would make these, they look so easy and kids would love them x

    6. Veronica Checking Brundage

      February 23, 2017 at 1:02 am

      Do they have to stay refrigerated? These would be great as snacks for school

    7. Katie

      February 24, 2017 at 12:08 pm

      I would keep them refrigerated or in a lunch box with an ice pack. There are no added preservatives, so I am not sure if they would not go bad.

    8. Bre

      March 12, 2017 at 1:47 am

      5 stars
      Already keeping in mind that moderation is best, do you know if there is a limit to how many of these can be eaten? Is a serving size 5-6 lil bears like would be in a snack bag? Is too much gelatin not good for you? Thank you!!!

    9. Katie

      March 12, 2017 at 12:40 pm

      Bre, I am not sure how to give you an exact answer, but there is much less sugar and preservatives in this recipe than buying the store bought almost candy gummies. They will also taste less sweet.... From what I understand, gelatin is actually good for you. I am not a nutritionist, so this is based on what I have read. Here a couple links about the health benefits of gelatin: http://www.ba-bamail.com/content.aspx?emailid=16012 and http://thecrunchymoose.com/gelatin/ Hope this helps.

    10. Dee

      October 07, 2017 at 8:30 pm

      5 stars
      Hey excited to make these. Do i need to grease my mold

    11. Katie

      October 07, 2017 at 9:13 pm

      No, you do not need to grease the mold.

    12. Terry

      November 30, 2017 at 5:58 am

      5 stars
      How long to they keep an do you have to keep them in fridge can you make them with any kind of juice

    13. ally.stevenson@hotmail.ca

      March 03, 2018 at 6:10 pm

      4 stars
      Stacey,

      I know it’s a bit late but I ended up putting 1/2 tablespoon of lemon juice in mine and it turned out great. Just keep in mind that the texture of it is not 100% like the gummy bears you buy at the store. These are like eating lightly firmer jell-o.

    14. Kati

      May 10, 2018 at 5:06 pm

      5 stars
      I tried making these and my gummies never hardened. Any idea what I did wrong? Thank you!!!

    15. Claire Swift

      July 08, 2018 at 6:09 pm

      I have made these with tart cherry juice and beef gelatin, they last at least 2-3 weeks in a sealed container in the fridge with no change to quality! I think they'd last much longer but I ate them all before I could find out!

    16. Stacey

      February 23, 2019 at 12:45 pm

      I made these a few days ago, came out great. Does not taste as sweet as the juice though, fyi. Although not as sweet as the juice my 4 year old loved them. Made me think I could up the healthy factor and used a kale/ spinach/ apple juice mixed green juice from trader Joe's. Was a little worried I was pushing my luck but my daughter loved those as well (I did add honey to both of course and maybe slightly more to the green juice recipe). Also, there is apple juice in the green juice - not a favorite of mine for trying to be healthy, but still nice knowing my 4 year old I'd enjoying the gummies that are not preservative, extra sugar laden, with some veg content, etc.

    17. Jessica

      March 26, 2019 at 10:44 pm

      Hello! Can you tell me what brand of gelatin you use?

    18. Katie

      March 26, 2019 at 11:54 pm

      My grocery store sells Knox Gelatine. That is what I use. Hope that helps.

    19. Gloria

      January 19, 2020 at 10:04 am

      I made these an they're wonderful. Does anybody know if you can do this with elderberrie?

    20. Katie Crenshaw

      January 19, 2020 at 11:59 am

      If you mean elderberry juice, yes. You can use any juice.

    21. Bob

      February 10, 2020 at 8:21 pm

      Can you replace the grape juice with other juices? if so, please can you tell me which ones.

    22. Katie Crenshaw

      February 11, 2020 at 2:35 am

      I would think you could replace it with any juice. I haven't tried, but it should come together the same except with a different flavor.

    23. Mikalyn

      May 13, 2020 at 10:04 pm

      5 stars
      Hi Katie. Tried your gummy bear recipe and it worked out wonderfully. I made 3 different batches, I made a batch with diet juice with honey, one with white cranberry juice and added sugar and apple flavoring And one with a herbal tea and truvia. The recipe was easy and longest part was filling the bear mold. They taste very good. Thanks for sharing your recipe.

    24. Emily McNair

      April 14, 2021 at 7:01 am

      Hi!

      I’m thinking of trying this amazing recipe. My question is what serving size is the nutritional data referring to? 1 full batch? Thanks very much, looks delicious!

    25. Katie Crenshaw

      April 14, 2021 at 10:46 am

      A quarter of the batch. There are about 4 servings.

    26. Ellery

      September 21, 2021 at 9:54 pm

      5 stars
      Hi! Love the recipe but how do you recommend storing these?

    27. Katie Crenshaw

      September 21, 2021 at 10:00 pm

      I put them in the refrigerator. Because there are no preservatives, they only last a few days. It isn't that they go bad, they just begin to dry up.

    28. Bee

      February 21, 2022 at 11:47 pm

      5 stars
      Easy and yummy! Nice texture too! We didn’t have enough plain gelatin, so we used some jello powder, and it worked great.

    29. Linda

      October 09, 2022 at 11:49 pm

      This looks great! Can I eliminate the honey and just use juice & gelatin only?

    30. Katie Crenshaw

      October 10, 2022 at 11:12 am

      The honey adds a hint of sweetness. They will be fine without the honey. They just won't have that extra sweetener.

    31. Dee

      November 07, 2022 at 5:30 am

      I pressed concord grapes (concentrate) added honey and gelatin and it was amazing. So strong and amazing! It was not sweet but amazing.

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