Easy HOMEMADE Jujubes | Simple Gumdrops | Gummy Candy

corn syrup

🥗Healthier: honey

💰Cheaper: simple syrup

Honey adds natural sweetness while simple syrup is cost-effective.

gelatin

🥗Healthier: agar-agar

💰Cheaper: pectin

Agar-agar is plant-based, while pectin is often cheaper for gelling.

citric acid

🥗Healthier: lemon juice

💰Cheaper: vinegar

Lemon juice provides acidity and flavor, vinegar is a budget option.

flavoring

🥗Healthier: natural extracts

💰Cheaper: artificial flavoring

Natural extracts enhance flavor without chemicals, while artificial is less expensive.

Add 0.5 cup of room temperature water to a bowl.

Add 30 g of gelatin to the water, ensuring all gelatin soaks in, and set aside to bloom.

Prep silicone molds by brushing them with a little vegetable oil.

In a heavy-bottom pot, add 0.34 cup of water and 2 cups of white granulated sugar, stirring to combine.

Bring the mixture to a boil on high heat, stirring until the sugar dissolves and the liquid is clear.

Add 1 teaspoon of lemon juice to prevent sugar crystallization.

Reduce heat to low and let the liquid simmer for 5 minutes until it thickens.

Add the bloomed gelatin to the pot and stir until fully dissolved in the sugar syrup.

Remove from heat and divide the mixture into four bowls for different flavors.

In the first bowl, add 0.5 teaspoon of peach flavoring and 1 drop of orange food coloring, then mix.

In the second bowl, add 0.5 teaspoon of lemon extract and 1 drop of yellow food coloring, then mix.

In the third bowl, add 0.5 teaspoon of green apple flavoring and 0.5 drop of green food coloring, then mix.

In the last bowl, add 0.5 teaspoon of raspberry flavoring and 0.5 drop of red food coloring, then mix.

Transfer the liquid into a jug with a spout for easier pouring into the molds.

Fill the molds with the flavored mixtures.

Cover the molds and refrigerate for at least 3 to 4 hours to set.

Once set, unmold the jujubes and coat them in 0.5 cup of sugar.

Place the coated jujubes on a wire rack to dry for 24 hours.

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