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How To Make Your Own Candy: DIY Immunity Elderberry Gummies

May 27, 2020 by Suzie the Foodie 4 Comments

DIY Immunity Elderberry Gummies

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If there was ever a time to learn how to make your own super immunity candy, it is now. I was shocked at how easy gummies are to make! You can make them out of anything, from juice to your own homemade syrups. The key is the gelatin. You are going to want to have a lot of gelatin, especially now that summer is here.

I use MagiclaButter products in this post but it is not necessary. I am doing product testing and thought this would be a perfect test but feel free to just make a stovetop syrup and use the molds that you already have!

I will admit that these are a bit medicine-tasting but that is why I made them. To help easily boost my immunity while chewing on candy. Feel free to add other juices and flavours to make them your own. This is a very basic recipe but packs a powerful healthy punch.

The Products

DIY Immunity Elderberry Gummies

I do have to take a moment and say, look at these molds!!! Aren’t they gorgeous? I love that MagicalButter is now focusing on the word “magic” when it comes to their marketing. The molds are strong and are this stunning artsy blue colour.

DIY Immunity Elderberry Gummies

My favourite part is they come with a lid!!! Sturdy with a lid. That makes gummy making in a very stuffed fridge easier and much less messy.

The Syrup

DIY Immunity Elderberry Gummies

You will need: 3/4 cup dried elderberries, 2 cups water and 3/4 cup sugar (you could use a sugar substitute if you prefer, maybe try it with honey?).

DIY Immunity Elderberry Gummies

Stovetop: Put everything into a medium sauce pan over medium high heat. Bring to a boil and then simmer for 5 minutes. Strain. Cool to room temperature. Chill.

DIY Immunity Elderberry Gummies

MagicalButter Machine: put everything inside.

DIY Immunity Elderberry Gummies

Select oil setting at 130F for 1 hour.

DIY Immunity Elderberry Gummies

Seriously beautiful tools too!

DIY Immunity Elderberry Gummies

Strain using the filter bag and Love Glove.

DIY Immunity Elderberry Gummies

Cool to room temperature. Chill.

DIY Elderberry Syrup Recipe... Three Ways!

You will have a lot of syrup so feel free to freeze the extra in ice cube trays and then add to berry smoothies for more immunity boosting!

The Gummies

DIY Immunity Elderberry Gummies

For the gummies you will need: 1/4 cup cold elderberry syrup, squeeze of fresh lemon juice, 4 tbsp gelatin for extra firm gummies, 1/4 cup hot elderberry syrup, 1 tbsp clear corn syrup and a pinch of salt.

Sprinkle gelatin over cold syrup and lemon juice. Let sit 10 minutes.

DIY Immunity Elderberry Gummies

Warm up 1/4 cup of elderberry syrup. Add gelatinous mixture and whisk until dissolved. Do not boil or go too hot!

Add corn syrup and salt. Whisk together.

DIY Immunity Elderberry Gummies

Divvy between molds.

DIY Immunity Elderberry Gummies

Put in fridge and let set.

DIY Immunity Elderberry Gummies

These mold are amazing! I love that they have lids to cover them and the silicon is so strong they do not bend easily like other molds.

DIY Immunity Elderberry Gummies

Pop out of molds and have one a day when you need that immunity boost.

Foodie Results

DIY Immunity Elderberry Gummies

Medicine never looked so good!!!

DIY Immunity Elderberry Gummies

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Right out of the fridge at this size they are actually quite hard because of all the gelatin. When it is warm and if they are not going to be kept in the fridge this amount of gelatin is necessary. If you are going to store them in the fridge you could probably get away with only 3 tbsp of gelatin.

DIY Immunity Elderberry Gummies

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Listening to the MagicalButter Machine eviscerate the berries and extract everything from them will never get old for me! Or their funky light show as it works. I continue to be impressed with the many ways you can use this machine. The budding herbalist in me is super excited and I have been enjoying those gummies on a regular basis for a while now. Love having low dose herbal candy I made myself from real elderberries than buying stuff from the store with who knows what is in it.

Gummy making is easy. You just have to make sure to set the gelatin in a cold liquid followed by melting it without boiling it before pouring into molds. It may be the easiest candy making treat there is and this one? One of the healthiests!

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Comments

  1. Debra She Who Seeks says

    May 27, 2020 at 7:15 pm

    That’s so cool, Suzie! But I’m sorry, whenever I hear of elderberries, all I can think of is the French Knight’s taunting of the English in “Monty Python and the Holy Grail” — “Your mother was a hamster and your father smelt of elderberries!”

    Reply
    • Suzie the Foodie says

      May 28, 2020 at 4:02 pm

      LOL!!! That’s hysterical! Now these will always be my Holy Grail smelly candies, LOL.

      Reply
  2. Lisa says

    September 20, 2020 at 5:13 pm

    Do these need to be refrigerated?

    Reply
    • Suzie the Foodie says

      September 28, 2020 at 8:42 pm

      If it is the winter, probably not. The summer? Definitely.

      Reply

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