Description
Looking for a healthier alternative to store-bought gummy snacks? Try making your own easy fruit snacks with fresh strawberries! This strawberries and cream gummy recipe can be made with gelatin or agar agar powder for a vegan option. The perfect sweet chewy gummy treat for kids and adults!
Ingredients
Scale
Strawberry Layer
- 2 1/2 cups (350g) strawberries
- 2 tbsp (40g) honey or agave
- 1 tbsp fresh lemon juice
- 3 tbsp (36g) grass-fed gelatin or 1 tbsp agar agar powder (not flakes!)
Cream Layer
- 1 cup (240ml) canned coconut milk or coconut cream
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 tbsp (40g) honey or agave
- 3 tbsp (36g) grass-fed gelatin or 1 tbsp agar agar powder
Instructions
- Blend the strawberries on high speed with the honey/agave and lemon juice.
- Strain to remove any seeds.
- Pour into a small saucepan, and whisk in the agar powder.
- Bring to a simmer over medium-low heat, whisking constantly.
- Once the top is covered in small bubbles, remove from the heat and spoon into silicone molds or ice cube trays filling each halfway.
- Place in the freezer while you prepare the cream layer.
- Rinse the saucepan, then whisk together all of the ingredients for the cream layer in the same saucepan.
- Bring to a simmer over medium-low heat, whisking constantly.
- Once the top is covered in small bubbles, remove from the heat and spoon into the mold on top of the strawberry layer.
- Refrigerate 4+ hours until set.
- Keep in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 2 weeks. They will be fine at room temperature for a few hours, just a bit softer in texture.
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