![]() You should have about 2 cups / 480 milliliters of juice. ![]() STRAIN: Pour the blended watermelon through a fine mesh strainer into a Pyrex measuring cup or similar. Their response when I contacted the company and asked was that their gelatin is “Grass fed (no grain), hormone free, pesticide free and GMO free.” How awesome is that? PrintīLEND: Add the fresh watermelon to a blender and process until smooth. Someone asked me in the comments whether or not the gelatin I used is GMO free. Which means that pasteurized or canned fruits or juices should gel fine because they are heat treated. What does that mean? Those enzymes will break down the collagen that makes gelatin gel – so the gelatin will never set! Here’s a list of the fresh fruit juices to avoid:Īs an extra note – the enzymes can themselves be denatured by heat. Why? Because they contains enzymes which break down proteins. Plenty of people have used this recipe as a base for their own juice / flavor combinations, which is awesome! But – a warning! There are some fresh juices which you must NOT use. I mix my gelatin mixtures up this way because it’s the best way to get clump free homemade gummies! A Note On Substitutions Now your homemade gummies are ready to pour into molds ( I used these cute gingerbread shapes) so that they can actually be gummies once they have refrigerated and set!.Stir in any extra ingredients – in this recipe those will be raw honey and fresh lemon juice.Whisk until everything is combined and smooth – there shouldn’t be any visible bits of gelatin. Slide the bloomed gelatin into the pan with the rest of the warm juice on the stove top.Take the remaining fruit juice and warm it gently.Leave the juice & gelatin mixture alone for a few minutes: the gelatin will dissolve (or if we’re getting fancy, “bloom”).Add half of the juice you are using to a bowl and sprinkle the gelatin over the juice.Measure out the unflavored gelatin powder you will need.Now you have fresh watermelon juice! I find that the best way to mix up a lump free batch of homemade gummies is like this: As watermelon is such a subtle flavor, you want to get the most out of it! First you go are going to blend the watermelon, then strain it to remove the pulp. So, you see, it’s the health benefits of gelatin that make these homemade gummies, well, healthy!įirst off, start with a perfectly ripe watermelon. When I don’t want to be slurping on bone broths, making and consuming foods with gelatin gives me an easy way to supplement my normal diet. And that’s where my favorite grass fed gelatin comes in. But since it’s summer, I’m making and consuming far less bone broth than usual. ![]() The best – and cheapest! – form of gelatin is from homemade bone broths. Gelatin has been linked to decreased joint pain and inflammation so it may help with joint health and mobility.Did you know that there are 28 different types of collagen in the human body? The largest is found in skin, so supplemental collagen is beneficial to overall skin health. Gelatin is a source of 18 different amino acids which makes it a great supplement for overall gut health.These days most people rarely consume gelatin, if at all, since the so many sources of natural gelatin (such as beef bones and skin) are very rarely eaten. I know, I know, it sounds kind of unappealing. Enter these sour watermelon homemade gummies! But I could use my former guilty pleasure as a means to get more real grass fed gelatin into my diet. I’m not going to waste a treat opportunity on flavored corn syrup. And my absolute favorite? The really super bad for you, no nutritional-value-whatsoever kind. Now I may not like juice, but I LOVE gummy candy. So what was I going to do with all this juice? Duh, make homemade gummies! ![]() ![]() I never have cared for any kind of juice, even as a child. It turned out that one of the best ways to use up a large volume of watermelon is to juice it. Welcome to the 2nd installment of “how on earth can two people eat their way through an entire watermelon”?! Who knew the answer was going to be “make homemade gummies”? Me either! ![]()
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