peppermint hearts
Paleo gummies are simple, beautiful, and healthy paleo candy made with gelatin powder.
They make it easy to get your gelatin in. They look fab in a candy dish, and they are also one of my favourite grab-and-go foods.
Although they look like sugar bombs, these gummies are of course much less sweet than commercial refined-sugar candy. You can adjust the sweetness to your taste by adding a natural sweetener such as Stevia.
- Use high-quality organic non-GMO, grass-fed, unflavoured gelatin powder. ( I use Great Lakes brand.)
- Adding the gelatin powder to a little bit of water before stirring it into the recipe can help it dissolve evenly.
- Keep the heat gentle, since you don’t want to boil the gelatin or the heat will break down its bonds.
- Although I’ve used Truvia here, you could instead sweeten your gummies with honey — or straight Stevia, if you’re avoiding the sugar-alcohols.
- To ball-park the volume of liquid for your candy moulds, check the volume of your mould (if it isn’t written on the mould, just fill the mould with water and then pour the water off into a measuring cup. For example, the mini-hearts mould I have holds 100 ml of liquid, so I adjust and simmer to get roughly that amount before filling the mould. When I have a bit left over, an ice-cube tray works well as a mould for the excess.
- Silicon candy moulds work great for jellies, but so does a regular old ice cube tray, brownie tin, or maybe you have other baking dishes or trays with neat shapes.
- Yes, gummies freeze well! I freeze mine in paper towels, inside an air-tight glass container. Thaw them on a paper towel since they will give off a bit of water.
- Not any old fruit will work for jellies. The enzymes in some fruits will not allow the gelatin to set. These include cranberries, pineapple, kiwi, and papaya.
Peppermint Hearts
(Gummies) TrueToOurMakings.com
Ingredients
- 100 mL of hot water, plus extra to dissolve the gelatin
- 2 tsp. peppermint extract
- 2 tsp. Truvia
- 1 tbsp. gelatin
Instructions
- Clear a level space in your freezer to sit the mould while it sets.
- Partially dissolve the gelatin by placing it in a small bowl in a little bit (about 1/4 cup) of water.
- In small sauce pan, heat a half cup of water to simmering point.
- Stir in the peppermint extract and Truvia.
- Now stir in the gelatin glob until completely dissolved. Don't let the mixture boil.
- Place your mould on a tray for support if it is flexible. Pour the liquid into the mould.
- Set in freezer for 15 minutes.
Can you use peppermint or spearmint oil?
I’ve never tried! If you do give it a try, let me know how it goes. 🙂
How much water should be used with the gelatin? The recipe says 100ml of hot water, which is a little under half a cup. Is that what you’re referring to? Or is that in reference to what should be heated in the pan? I just want to make sure I have everything straight. 😊
Thanks for asking Tabitha! I just added a note to the recipe to make sure it is clear — the water used to dissolve the gelatin is extra. Dissolving it a little bit first, before adding to the whole mixture, just makes it easier to get it to dissolve evenly. Another tip is to use a small strainer to remove any lumps when taking the mixture off the stove, before pouring into the moulds. Let me know how it turns out! 🙂
They turned out exceptionally well! I modified things a little since I added peppermint flavored CBD oil into the mixture towards the end (so I used a little more gelatin than the recipe called for), but overall,I’m SUPER happy with the end result. I’ll definitely be making them again. They taste so much better than gummies made with Jell-o. Those were truly disgusting and I had to throw them out.
Do you have any suggestions for fruit extracts that might work in this recipe?