Homemade Gummy Candy for Christmas

Prep Time

20 mins

Cook Time

10 mins

Total Time

30 mins

Homemade Gummy Worms and Candies made with jello

Course: Candy

Cuisine: American

Keyword: gummy candies, gummy worms, homemade gummies

Servings: 36 pieces

Author: Beth Klosterboer

Ingredients

1 (3 ounce) box flavored gelatin*
2 packets unflavored gelatin
½ cup water or juice
*To make red and green gummy candies make one batch of red and another green. You can melt one then remove it from the warmer to melt the other. Set the first one back in the warmer if needed, then pour the two colors into each mold at the same time.

Instructions

Fill the bottom trays of your gummy candy maker with ice.
Set the silicone bear, worm, and fish molds over top.
Stir together the flavored and unflavored gelatin in the Candy Maker mixing bowl.
Pour in the water, as you continue to stir.
Allow the mixture to melt and become warm.
Pour into the molds.
Allow the candy to harden, about 10 minutes.
Remove the molds from the trays and peel the candies out.

Recipe Notes

If you don't have a Gummy Candy Maker, you can heat the ingredients on the stove and pour them into silicone molds, then pop them in the refrigerator for a little while until they are firm enough to remove from the mold.

Do not overmix the gummy candy mixture.
- A foam will form on the top of the melted gelatin if it's mixed too much.
- It's best to remove the foam.
- Take a spoon and skim the foam off the surface of the melted gelatin.

Use eye droppers or squeeze bottles to easily get the candy into the small gummy candy molds.

You can also make your gummy candies using soda (pop). See my recipe for Star Wars Gummy Candies for the recipe.

Store the gummies for up to a week in a plastic zip-top bag or an airtight container set at room temperature.