Day 35 - Gummy Fruit Snacks

I thought this was going to be a neat idea for the kids to eat...found the recipe at All Day I Dream About Food.



Gummy Fruit Snacks

1 cup mixed berries
1/4 cup water
1/2 cup applesauce
1/2 cup fruit juice (apple, cranberry, blueberry, whatever)
2 envelopes gelatin (1 envelope = 2 1/2 tsp)

In a small saucepan over medium heat, combine the berries and water. Bring to a boil and cook until berries are soft, about 5 minutes. Transfer to a blender or use an immersion blender to puree berries until smooth. Return to pot. Add applesauce and return to a boil, then remove from heat, cover and set aside.

In a large bowl, sprinkle gelatin over fruit juice and let stand one minute. Add hot fruit mixture and stir until gelatin completely dissolves, 3 to 5 minutes.

Pour into 8 x 8 inch glass or ceramic baking dish (or into molds, if you want to go that route). Refrigerate until firm, about 3 hours. Cut into blocks or shapes.

Verdict:
Sounds easy, right?  I think I did it wrong.  I used jello for my gelatin.  I want to try this again so I will be looking for plain old gelatin.  Its supposed to look like the picture above but mine never got hard.  I ended up putting it in the freezer and when it froze I turned it into a smoothie.  The kids loved that!