![]() ![]() I’m not quite sure whether they can keep their shapes at higher temperature. The temperature range from 20☌ to 23☌ (68 to 73 ☏) is perfect for keeping the candies from melting. – Gumdrops harden in the refrigerator but they get softer after being brought to room temperature (20☌/ 68☏). If you find the gumdrops a bit too hard, you may want to boil the sugar syrup for a shorter time, decrease the amount of gelatin or increase the amount of water. – The firm texture of gumdrops may vary from changing the proportion of gelatin over water: the more gelatin is added to the same amount of water, the firmer and harder the candies will be. It also helps weaken the strong taste produced by using quite a lot of gelatin. If you don’t, then add those flavorings of your preference or at least vanilla extract to enhance the candies’ taste. – Food flavorings are not necessary if you use fruit juices. Don’t use lime juice, for it may have a bitter taste. – Lemon juice is optional for this recipe, since it’s just to add a little sour taste to the candies (which I prefer). ![]() – If you prefer making gumdrops with fruit flavors, feel free to substitute the hot water part with fruit juice. Thus, you may risk failing to make the firm and gummy texture of the candies if you use agar powder instead of gelatin. Secondly, the final products using agar powder are hard and crunchy, while those using gelatin have a firm and chewy texture. Firstly, I have tried using agar powder for this recipe and it didn’t work. – Can gelatin be substituted by agar powder? The answer is No. ![]() Notes: ALWAYS soak gelatin in cold water until softened before melting it in hot water. So unless you eat these gummy candies for food at every meal, there will be nothing to worry about. It is safe for an adult to eat 20 – 30 gram of gelatin per day. In some references, gelatin is considered a nutritious food in several diet plans and it’s especially good for skin and joints. Thus eating gelatin does no harm to your health, since it’s more or less similar to eating pork skin (but make sure to use gelatin of good quality and origin). – What is gelatin? Is it safe? Gelatin is collagen derived from pork skin and actually harmless. Making gumdrops is very simple and easy, but please do read these following notes before we start: Homemade Gumdrops with different flavors: strawberry (red), orange (bright yellow), passion fruit (orange), lavender (purple), vanilla (blue), mint (green), coffee (dark brown) silicon molds make it easier to remove the candies. Candy molds: Feel free to use anything at hands: cake pan, chocolate molds, ice cube molds and trays, food storage box, etc.Other food flavors and colorings – see Notes below.5 ~ 10 ml lemon juice (1 ~ 2 tsp) – optional.80 ml (1/3 cup) hot water – to make sugar syrup.70 ml (1/4 cup + 2 tsp) water at room temperature – to soak and soften gelatin.25 gram gelatin (powder or sheets/ leaves).You may double, triple or multiply the amounts of ingredients if you want to have more. I haven’t attempted that yet, but if you can make gumdrops at home from healthier ingredients, then that’s definitely a win over industrial confectionery. Some people even make them with diet sugars, like Stevia. Homemade gumdrops, therefore, at least contain a certain amount of vitamins, which is certainly better than store-bought packs of empty carbohydrates. What I love about producing them at home though, besides the vast range of flavors, is that I can make them from fruit juice extracts. To be frank, homemade gummy candies aren’t much cheaper than buying them from the store, because gelatin is quite costly anywhere. Besides this humbly acknowledged success, making gumdrops at home is just a lot, I mean, a LOT of fun. I was able to let my creativity run wild and produce gummy candies of any flavors I possibly could, from classic flavors like fruits, mint, or coffee, to more “oddball” ones such as liquors, cotton candy, or red velvet cake. What a big, pleasant surprise! My gumdrops were fairly on par with Haribo gummy bears in terms of chewiness as well as tastiness. Only recently, when I had gelatin piling up in my kitchen, I finally decided to give it a shot. The main reason was that I did not really believe it would be possible to replicate the famous Haribo gummy bears at home only with gelatin, sugar and water. However, while I did know quite many homemade gumdrop recipes, I was hesitant to try them for a long time. Many of you may have also passed by some tutorials on how to make gumdrops at home just as I did before. ![]() I believe many of you are very familiar with these little cutie chewy and gummy sweets, namely gumdrops, and how wonderful they taste. ![]()
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