Every mom knows the popularity of fruit snacks with kiddos, but have you ever looked at the ingredients? Ugh.

Instead, this homemade fruit snack recipe is a healthy alternative your littles will love! Plus, if your child is anything like mine, they’ll not only want to eat these fun gummies, but also want to help you make them! It’s a great rainy day activity that will also strengthen their hand/eye coordination and dexterity.

I started making these gummies with my son when he was only 17 months old, and he did great!

These gummies are great year-round, and feel like a special treat, too. When your child isn’t feeling well and is not up to eating much or has trouble taking supplements or vitamins, this is one easy way to help them get some extra nutrition in them without the fuss.

Elderberry Gummies

Krista Haskins

Homemade fruit snacks your kids will love (and so easy to make!)

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Prep Time 5

Cook Time 5

Chilling time 30

Course Snack

Equipment

Food-Grade Silicone Molds If you don’t already have some, you can find them online. I like the fruit-shaped ones on Amazon that come with silicone droppers
Grass-Fed Gelatin I use Zint Grass-Fed Beef Gelatin, which I carry in clinic.
Elderberry Syrup I recommend Garden of Life mykind Organics Elderberry Immune Syrup, which can be found on Fullscript
Organic Grape Juice Find it at your local grocery store, co-op, or natural foods store

Ingredients

3/4 cup organic grape juice
3 tbsp grass-fed gelatin
2 oz elderberry syrup

Instructions

Mix grape juice and gelatin in a pot and let bloom—wait a few minutes to let the gelatin “swell up” before heating.
Heat the mixture to fully dissolve the gelatin while stirring continuously. Don’t let it come to a boil.
Once gelatin is dissolved, remove from heat and stir in the elderberry syrup.
Fill your molds quickly & refrigerate for at least 30 minutes. I recommend using fruit snack molds that come with silicone droppers that make the process easy and kid-friendly.
Once chilled remove the gummies from the molds and store in the fridge. If you make a big batch, you can also freeze some. They’ll last up to a week iin the fridge, or longer in the freezer.

Notes

The gelatin will start to solidify as you fill the molds, so I prefer to make a couple of batches back-to-back rather than doubling the batch at once.

Keyword Dairy Free, Elderberry, Gluten Free, Gummies, Kid-Friendly, No Added Sugar

Recipe Variations – More options to try!

You can experiment with other juice flavors. The gummies can also be made with just juice and gelatin without the Elderberry syrup–if you do this, increase the juice to 1 cup.
These gummies have no added sugar and are not overly sweet. If you’d like more of a sweet treat, you can add honey to taste.
Lemon or lime juice is another addition you could experiment with to adjust the flavor to your liking.

Have fun making new memories and introducing your kids to something new in the kitchen!