Jelly candies are considered today one of the most useful types of confectionery products. This is because they contain few chemical ingredients that have a detrimental effect on health, including no palm oil, which “clogs” blood vessels and provokes the development of atherosclerosis, stroke and myocardial infarction. However, it is within your power to make gelatin candies at home, thereby eliminating even the potential harm from consuming this delicacy.
What kind of dessert is this?
Homemade jelly candies are prepared on the basis. This ingredient gives the sweet delicacy the ability to have a positive effect on the skeletal system and musculoskeletal system, skin, hair, nails and teeth. The fact is that gelatin is animal collagen in its pure form. And this protein, in turn, is responsible for the elasticity and strengthening of tissues.
Additional components of homemade gelatin candies include concentrated fruit juices, berries, cottage cheese, cocoa powder, vanilla, cinnamon, and coffee. Be sure to add sugar syrup or honey to them. Due to the sweet components, gelatin candies should not be eaten in large quantities. This is especially true for adults and overweight children.
Tricks for making gelatin candies
To enjoy the incredible taste of homemade gelatin candies, you need to know the basic principles of making a sweet treat. So, how to make jelly candies at home?
- Gelatin. To swell and form jelly, it should be placed in a deep container filled with cold water. The gelatin mixture should sit for 15-20 minutes to obtain the desired consistency and texture.
- How to prepare sugar syrup for jellies? Pour ¾ cup water into a saucepan. Place the container on the stove and bring to a boil. Then add granulated sugar to the water. Stir the solution until the sugar is completely dissolved. Simmer the sugar syrup over low heat for another 5 minutes, remove from heat.
- After adding the ingredients specified in a specific recipe to the gelatin mixture, you need to pour the delicacy into molds. Then the dessert needs to be cooled to room temperature (let it stand indoors) and put in the refrigerator to harden for a couple of hours.
- It is not forbidden to give homemade jellies the desired color and smell by using food coloring and flavorings. But here it is important not to overdo it. And, of course, remember about naturalness and usefulness.
- At home, you can use both portion molds and baking dishes to harden gelatin candies. It’s just that in the second case you will have to cut the gelatin layer into squares, rectangles or triangles, which will require additional time and effort on your part. The mold must first be greased with vegetable oil so that future candies do not stick to its bottom and it would be easier to remove them in finished form. Another option is to line the bottom of the baking dish with foil, which you in turn moisten with a special cooking spray.
- Ready-made candies should be rolled in powdered sugar, sesame seeds or coconut flakes - to your taste or depending on the instructions of a specific culinary recipe.
- Gelatin candies should be stored in a hermetically sealed glass or plastic container, preferably in the refrigerator, but can also be stored outside at room temperature.
- When cooking sugar syrup, do not leave the sweet solution unattended and do not forget to stir it often to avoid accidents (if there are children in the house) and burning of the treat.
Jelly candy recipes
Now about the most delicious part. We offer you recipes for the healthiest jellies that can be easily and quickly made at home.
Candies "Classic"
You will need: cold water - 100 ml, sugar or any fruit syrup - 200 ml, gelatin - 12 tsp.
How to cook. Take a saucepan and pour gelatin into it. Then pour in cold water and add 100 ml of syrup. Leave the mixture alone for 10 minutes. After this time, heat it over low heat until the gelatin is completely dissolved. When this happens, add the remaining 100 ml of syrup to the gelatin solution and stir. Pour it into silicone molds and place it in the refrigerator to harden.
Jelly candies “Forest berry”
Ingredients of the treat: assorted berries (blueberries, raspberries, wild strawberries, currants, blueberries, etc.) - 200 g, freshly squeezed orange juice - 1 glass, gelatin - 8 tbsp.
How to cook. Place the berries in a saucepan, pour citrus juice over them. Place the mixture on low heat and cover the container with a lid. Keep the berries on the stove until they are softened. Now beat the berry mixture until you obtain a mass with a homogeneous consistency, add gelatin. Place the pan back on the heat. Wait for the gelatin to dissolve, remove the container, cool for 10 minutes. Pour the berry-gelatin mixture into molds. To freeze the treat, place it in the refrigerator.
Sweets "Juicy"
Necessary components: gelatin (12 tsp), your favorite juice, preferably freshly squeezed (200 ml); a little honey.
How to cook. Pour juice over gelatin. After 10 minutes, turn on the heat under the pan with the mixture and heat the contents of the container until the gelatin dissolves. Then add honey to the future treat if you find the solution not sweet enough. Pour the gelatin mixture into the molds. Let the dessert cool at room temperature. Place it in the refrigerator to harden.
Jelly candies "Exotic"
Ingredients: 5 tbsp. water, 3 tbsp. gelatin powder, 2 tbsp. liquid bee honey, 1 carambola fruit, half a glass of lemon juice.
How to cook. Pour gelatin with water and leave the mixture to swell. During this time, remove the outer shell and cut the carambola into pieces, squeeze the juice from the lemons. After the gelatin swells, the jelly solution must be put on fire. Simmer the mixture over low heat, stirring occasionally. When the gelatin has dissolved, add honey and citrus juice to the saucepan.
Stir again. Place pieces of exotic fruit at the bottom of the molds for gelatin candies and fill them with the prepared sweet gelatin mixture. The dessert will harden in the refrigerator.
Candies with gelatin “Currant”
You will need: 200 g granulated sugar, 1 tsp. gelatin, 50 ml water, 500 g black or red currants.
How to cook. The fruits need to be washed, dried, then boiled for about five minutes and rubbed through a fine sieve. Skins and seeds should be removed from the berry puree at the end. The currant pulp must be combined with sugar, put the pan with this mixture on low heat and cook until the sweet component of the dessert dissolves.
Gelatin is poured with cold water, after swelling it is added to the hot berry mixture. The resulting mass is poured into molds, which, after cooling to a warm state, are put into the refrigerator. Ready-made candies should be rolled in powdered sugar.
Gummy Bears
Ingredients of the treat: 240 ml of any juice, 1 tbsp. honey, 3 tbsp. powdered gelatin.
How to cook. Pour the juice into the gelatin in a saucepan, heat the mixture and bring it to a boil, remembering to stir frequently. Let it simmer for 1 minute, then remove the container from the heat. Fill special silicone molds for making “bears” with jelly using a pipette. Place them in the freezer for 20 minutes. Store the product in the refrigerator.
Use our recipes, prepare jelly sweets for health and pleasure. Bon appetit!
Homemade jelly candies are a simple but incredibly delicious dessert that will delight any gourmand. Prepared on the basis of aromatic and tasty berry puree, the candies instantly attract everyone's attention with their bright and colorful appearance alone. Once you try them, you will be completely captivated - the candies are aromatic, sweet, with a rich natural berry aroma and taste that you want to enjoy again and again. Try it!
To make jelly sweets at home, prepare the ingredients according to the list.
Prepare a container for cooling the jelly mass - line it with baking paper, grease with oil and sprinkle with coconut flakes.
Sprinkle frozen berries with sugar and defrost. I had a mixture of strawberries (200 g), raspberries (200 g) and black currants (1 handful), but one type of berry is enough.
In order to speed up the process, you can defrost the berries in the microwave or place the container with the berries in a water bath.
Grind the resulting mixture of berries, juice and sugar to a puree.
Pour the resulting fruit puree into a saucepan. Add lemon juice and instant gelatin.
Heat the mixture over low heat for several minutes, stirring constantly, until the gelatin and sugar dissolve. If necessary, you can bring the mixture almost to a boil and immediately turn off the heat.
When the gelatin has dissolved, turn off the heat and cool the mixture to a temperature of 36-37 degrees. To make sure the mixture has cooled sufficiently, place a drop of the fruit mixture on your hand. If it is not felt on the skin, the temperature is correct.
Beat the mixture with a mixer for 8-10 minutes until it lightens and doubles in volume.
Pour the mixture into the prepared container and place in the refrigerator for 3-4 hours for final cooling.
Once the mixture has cooled and completely set, remove it from the mold.
Pour boiling water over the knife blade, blot it with a napkin and cut the jelly mass into pieces of the desired size. If desired, roll the resulting candies in powdered sugar. Store candy in the refrigerator in an airtight container.
Jelly candies are ready! Bon appetit!
The candies prepared according to this recipe are elastic, but quite delicate in taste. Their texture is reminiscent of bird's milk candies, only a little denser. If you want a more “rubbery” result, like, for example, gummy bears, you can slightly increase the amount of gelatin and skip the whisking step.
Jelly candies are loved by many: both adults and little ones with a sweet tooth. But does everyone know how to prepare them at home? It couldn't be easier to do this. To make jelly sweets at home, you will need a minimum of ingredients: fruit juice, a little water and gelatin. By the way, gelatin is very useful for our body, because it is rich in nutrients and amino acids, contains proteins and dietary fiber. You can use any fruit juice (store-bought or homemade), but if you want to end up with sweeter candies, add sugar while heating the juice.
Ingredients
To make jelly sweets at home you will need:
gelatin - 25 g;
natural fruit juice - 200 ml;
water - 50 ml.
Cooking steps
Pour gelatin into a bowl and add warm water, leave to swell for 10 minutes. Then place over medium heat and, stirring, wait until the gelatin is completely dissolved (this will take 5-7 minutes). But don't boil!
Pour the juice into a saucepan, put on fire, bring to a boil and simmer for 1-2 minutes. If you want your homemade jellies to be sweeter, add sugar to taste at this stage.
Remove the juice from the heat, let it cool for 3-5 minutes, and then combine it with the dissolved gelatin and mix vigorously.
Pour the resulting mixture of juice and gelatin into the cells of a silicone mold (you can also use silicone muffin molds) and place in the refrigerator for at least an hour (until completely hardened).
Jelly candies prepared at home are easy to take out of the mold, do not break or tear, they are quite dense, moderately sweet and incredibly tasty.
It's hard to find a person who doesn't like candy. From early childhood, sweets are constantly present in our lives, filling it with delicious content. Chocolates, regular caramel, lollipops and toffees are all familiar to us. However, all this confectionery splendor will not be complete without remembering marmalade.
The confectionery product, created through the efforts of the French, received its further development in Italy, where jelly was transformed into a full-fledged, complete confectionery product - marmalade. A little later, as a derivative of marmalade, jelly sweets appeared, a confectionery product that was especially popular with children.
The basis for making jelly sweets is the method of making marmalade. The difference lies in the formation of small portions, convenient for one-time use. Using fruit and berry juices boiled with sugar, a thickener and various flavoring additives, at home you can prepare a delicious sweet product - marmalade, cut it into the right pieces and turn it into candy.
Pectin, gelatin or agar-agar are usually used as a thickener. The modern confectionery industry uses mainly pectin for the production of jelly sweets, a component that provides confectionery products with greater density and elasticity.
In order to create jelly treats at home, gelatin will be enough. Unlike store-bought packaging, such candies will meet the strictest culinary requirements and safety standards. The confectionery products we make ourselves are pleasant to look at and completely safe to eat.
You can prepare a delicacy at home from those products that are already in the refrigerator. Every housewife has jam or frozen berries. Purified fruit juices and milk are perfect. Jelly candies are usually made in different colors, so during the preparation process you can use sweet and sour juices in various combinations. Multilayer marmalade looks very original and has excellent taste.
The advantage of natural fruit and berry juices is that they allow you to make natural jelly, without harmful dyes and flavors. We use gelatin as a thickener. The texture of the treat depends on the amount of gelatin used. Through simple experiments, you can learn how to create sweets with a soft texture, or achieve products with a denser consistency.
The recipe for making jelly sweets is as follows:
- gelatin, purified - 2 teaspoons;
- half a glass of cold water;
- 150 ml. fruit and berry juice;
- 300 g sugar.
Cooking process
If you want to prepare jelly candies in several layers, use different juices in appropriate proportions. Those. We prepare several types of sugar syrup. Preparation begins with preparing gelatin, which is soaked in cold water.
Prepare the syrup in a separate bowl. Pour out our juice and add sugar. Cook for 10 minutes until the sugar is completely dissolved, then pour the swollen gelatin into the container, mixing everything thoroughly. The cooking time is 10-15 minutes, without active boiling and with constant stirring. The more liquid boils away, the thicker the candies will be.
At home, the issue of preparing molds for future sweets is more difficult, so we pour the finished jelly into a baking dish. You need to line the bottom of the mold with foil to make the finished jelly easier to remove. It is important that the thickness of the jelly layer does not exceed 3-4 cm. Let the jelly cool until the mass has completely hardened. Take the resulting marmalade out of the mold and cut into neat pieces. If desired, cut pieces of marmalade can be rolled in coconut flakes or dipped in hot chocolate, making the jellies even tastier.
Multilayer jelly candies are made in the same way, only an order of magnitude longer. It will take time to prepare the syrup with each new component, after which each new layer is poured into the prepared form in turn. We give the finished layer time to harden, after which we fill in the next layer, and so on in order, layer by layer.
Ready-made sweets are served on a platter or in a candy bowl.
Video recipe for making jelly sweets
Marmalade and jelly candies are liked not only by children, but also by adults. You can prepare them yourself from a simple set of products. The main thing is to maintain consistency. Jelly sweets are made at home using agar-agar or gelatin. This delicacy can be prepared from natural berries or fruits.
What is added to these sweets?
To make jellies at home, you can use any berries, fruits and even vegetables. Carrots or pumpkin are ideal. When making treats, you should take into account the amount of pectin in berries and fruits. The more of this component, the less gelatin is required. This also applies to granulated sugar. If the fruit is sweet, then you should add less. The amount of sugar can be varied depending on your own preferences.
Jelly candies at home can be made not only from a certain type of fruit, but also from a mixture. The treat can also be chocolate or milk. Candied fruits, fruit puree or juice are often added to such sweets. If desired, the delicacy can be made into any shape, multi-layered and even covered with glaze. Silicone molds are used to make jelly candies.
Pumpkin candies
The recipe for homemade jelly sweets is quite simple. To prepare this delicacy you only need a few ingredients. To make pumpkin candies, you need to have on hand:
- 1 kg pumpkin pulp.
- 1 kg regular sugar.
- About 4 glasses of water.
Food preparation
So, how to make jelly candies at home? First you need to prepare the pumpkin. It is recommended to peel the vegetable and then cut it into small cubes. The chopped pumpkin should be transferred to a saucepan, and then pour in 0.5 kg of granulated sugar. The vegetable should be left under sugar for 8 hours. During this period, the pumpkin will release juice. The container should be placed on low heat. Its contents must be boiled. After this, the pumpkin should be left for several hours to cool.
Make syrup from the remaining sugar and water. To do this, combine the components in a saucepan and put on fire. Half of the water should boil away. The finished syrup should be cooled and then added to the container with the pumpkin. The mixture must be brought to a boil and then removed from the heat. The mixture should be left for 10 hours.
Final stage
It takes quite a long time to prepare jellies at home. When the pumpkin has cooled, you need to drain the sugar syrup and then boil it for 20 minutes, preferably over low heat. Then the vegetable pieces need to be filled with liquid again. It is recommended to repeat the procedure until the syrup becomes thick enough. You can add a little orange essence to it for flavor. Carefully remove the pumpkin pieces from the container using a fork and dry them. It is recommended to store the finished treat in a glass container in the refrigerator.
Peach candies
To prepare the treat you will need:
- Granulated sugar - 400 g.
- Peaches - 400 g.
- Lemon juice - about 1 spoon.
- Liquid pectin - 3 large spoons.
Cooking process
Peaches must be crushed into puree. The mass should be passed through a sieve. This will remove the peel. In a deep saucepan, mix the puree, 100 grams of sugar and lemon juice. The mixture must be brought to a boil and cooked for 15 minutes over low heat. The liquid should completely evaporate.
After this, add pectin and remaining sugar to the container. While stirring the mixture, increase the heat under the pan. You need to cook the delicacy for about 10 minutes. The mass should be quite thick. The mixture must be poured into prepared forms and cooled. Jelly candies are ready. If one large mold was used to prepare the delicacy, then its contents should be cut into portioned pieces.