What little one doesn’t love a pack of fruit snacks? Swap out the sugar-heavy store-bought stuff for these homemade veggie gummies.

Prep time: 10 minutes
Cook time: 3 hours

Ingredients:

  • 1 ½ cups vegetable juice
  • 4 Tb. plain gelatin
  • 2-4 Tb. honey
  • ½ tsp. vanilla extract
  • 1 Tb. vitamin powder (e.g., Vitamin C, Magnesium, etc.)

Directions:

  • 1

    Pour juice into a small saucepan. Sprinkle gelatin on top and let rest for a few minutes. Once the gelatin has absorbed, whisk to combine.

  • 2

    Place saucepan over medium heat, letting the mixture warm through but never boil.

  • 3

    Once the mixture is runny, whisk in honey, vanilla extract and vitamin powder.

  • 4

    Pour the mixture into candy molds and refrigerate for 2 to 3 hours or until set.

Juice Combinations:

  • Red/Pink: Red beets, strawberries, carrots and a bit of lemon juice
  • Orange: Carrots, oranges, ginger and mango juice
  • Yellow: Yellow bell pepper, yellow beets, yellow pear, yellow apple and a bit of lemon juice
  • Green: Kale, kiwi, cucumber, green apple and lime
  • Purple: Purple cabbage, blackberries, blueberries and apple

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