Anyone have a gummy candy recipe? Thanks…Shirl
Here are some recipes I’ve found:
Gummy Bears with Variations
These gummy bears are softer than the store-bought variety. And they require a candy mold.
Makes about 3 dozen candies
Ingredients
· 1 box (1 3/4 ounces) powdered pectin (available in many supermarkets or hardware stores)
· 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
· 3/4 cup water
· 1 cup light corn syrup
· 1 cup granulated sugar
· 2 teaspoons lemon extract, or orange extract
· 6 to 8 drops yellow or orange food coloring (optional)
· Vegetable oil for coating the molds
· Superfine sugar for coating the candy
Method
- Lightly oil enough candy molds to make 36 medium-size bears. Set them aside.
- Combine the pectin and baking soda in a heavy medium saucepan. Add the water and place the pan over medium heat. Stir well until the pectin is dissolved. The mixture will foam as it heats. Continue to cook, stirring constantly, until the mixture is thick, smooth, and clear, 2 to 3 minutes. Turn off the heat and cover the pan to keep the pectin warm.
- Combine the corn syrup and granulated sugar in another heavy medium saucepan. Place the pan over high heat. Stir until the sugar dissolves and the mixture comes to a boil.
- Clip a candy thermometer to the inside of the pan. Cook, without stirring, until the mixture reaches 260 F (hard ball). Immediately add the pectin mixture and return the syrup to a boil. Boil exactly 1 minute and remove the pan from the heat.
- Add the lemon or orange flavoring, the corresponding food coloring, and mix until thoroughly incorporated. Pour the syrup into the prepared molds and set them aside at room temperature until the candy has cooled and firmed up, about 5 hours.
- While the candies are still in their molds, sprinkle the tops of the candies with superfine sugar. The candy is very sticky and the sugar will allow you to handle the candies and remove them from the molds. Shake off any excess sugar and use your fingers to peel the gummy bears out of the molds. Completely cover each bear with additional superfine sugar. Shake off the excess sugar and store the candies in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 1 week.
VARIATIONS
GUMMY FRUITS
Use fruit-shaped molds and substitute 2 teaspoons of the corresponding natural or artificial fruit flavors (such as peach, strawberry, raspberry, apple, cassis, coconut, banana, and apricot) for the lemon or orange extract. Change the food coloring accordingly.
LICORICE GUMMY CANDY
Omit the orange or lemon extract and food colorings. Add 2 teaspoons natural or artificial anise flavoring and pour the syrup into plain round molds. If desired, 4 drops of black food coloring can be added.
SOUR GUMMY CANDY
Add 1/4 teaspoon citric acid to the pan with the sugar and corn syrup.
SUPER SOUR GUMMY CANDY
Mix 2 teaspoons citric acid with each 1/2 cup superfine sugar used for coating the finished candy.
Gummy Bears
1 package sugar free jello, any flavor
6 packages unsweetened, unflavored gelatin powder
1/2 C cold water
In a small saucepan, mix flavored and unflavored gelatin. Stir it up. Pour cold water in and stir with a spatula until you have a messy blob. Turn heat on medium and melt blob. Stir until blob is melted. Pour in to bear molds. Stick in freezer for 10 minutes to cool. If you don’t have bear molds, take the rack out of your toaster oven and place it on the counter. Place a big sheet of aluminum foil over it. Shove the foil down into the gaps leaving sripe like molds…Presto…Gummy worms!
Thank you, thank you, thank you!! I am going to try to make them for my 7 yo grandson…he thinks I’m a cool grandma anyway…but this will give me another point (or ten) in the “grandma wars”!! Shirl
so shirl?..did ya make the gummi recipe? were they a hit?