I just love making fun snacks for my kids and I was delighted when I found out how to make homemade fruit snacks. Why not make fun shapes kids can eat with their fingers. I found my fish mold at Ikea. You can order the fish shaped tray
Homemade Fruit Snacks : Homemade Swedish Fish
Ingredients for Homemade Fruit Snacks
2/3 Cup Lemon or Orange Juice (for a sour gummy use lemon for sweet use orange)
2/3 Cup Juiced Berries (about 1 cup raspberries)
4 Packets of unflavored Gelatin or 5 Tablespoons
2 Tablespoons Honey
Directions How to Make Homemade Fruit Snacks
1. Juice the berries. Place the berries in a blender then strain out the seeds until you get 2/3 cup berry juice. Keep juicing until there is 2/3 cup juice. For the best tasting homemade fruit snack, start off with equal parts orange juice and berry juice. Fresh squeezed orange juice is also great to use.
2. Pour the juices in a pot. Next mix in all the packets of gelatin slowly until completely dissolved. Use a whisk for best results to dissolve the gelatin.
3. Turn the stove on medium heat and keep stirring. Do not boil, but heat until about to boil. As soon as little bubbles start to appear around the sides of the pan, take off the stove and let set for five minutes.
4. Using a large spoon or measuring cup with a pour spout, carefully pour the hot liquid in the fish molds
My kids loved these little homemade Swedish fish for my kids. Store in the refrigerator. These should keep for about a week if kept cool. I had a small bear cutter. We made homemade gummy bears the second time by pouring the liquid into an 8X8 dish and cutting the bears. This was time consuming and there was only one flavor bear, but it was still fun. I packed these homemade gummy snacks for his lunch each day. I didn’t feel guilty for packing a lot of extra sugar and dyed snacks for him. Just juice and gelatin.
Are you looking for more homemade healthy snack recipes? Try these homemade Graham crackers, homemade cheese crackers and homemade yogurt.
So awesome…headed to the store today and I am going to pick up some gelatin. How many do you think this made?
This makes about a tray full of the fish mold. This will also cover the bottom of an 9X9 dish and you can just cut in little squares if you like.
So I tried to make these and I walked away from the stove and the liquid burned! lol…I KNEW better than to leave it, it heats up quickly! I made them anyway to see what they would look like, and I am definitely going to try again. And stay by the stove this time!
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I guess I should add a disclaimer. Yes you need to stay by the stove. You can always try again!
These look so good! Pinning this!
So So cool! What a great idea! Stopping by from Happiness is homemade!
Cathy
Yummy and cute! I have some fun molds that would be awesome for this recipe.
Oh wow! I have to try this recipe soon! My kids love fruit snacks!
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Love Swedish fish! Can’t wait to try these! Featured them on Mom’s Library this week!
These look great! I assume you put the honey in when you dissolve the gelatin?
Thanks for sharing!
Yes put the honey in when you dissolve the gelatin.
These taste great and are easy to make. I had difficulties getting them out of the mold. Any suggestions?
You could use a little oil spray or coconut oil in the molds. That may help them come out a little easier.
Just had a quick question about the texture, as I’ve been trying to achieve the actual texture of original “Swedish Fish”, which has proven elusive, to say the least. I’ve only managed various gummy bear/worm type consistency, which isn’t even close to swedish fish candy. Would you describe these adorable little guys as a gummy bear/bouncy feel, or something else- gumdrop sticky or? Any further info appreciated~ & way to go on nutritious fruit treats!
It is a firm gum drop type texture. If you want the powdery finish like swedish fish use powdered sugar to coat.