Turning one of my old favourite Strawberries and Cream lollies into a healthier version as gut healing gummies made with Great Lakes Gelatin.
The recipe is gluten free, dairy free and refined sugar and provides benefits that promote a healthy gut, healthy skin and more. To find out more about why gelatin is good for you and your gut health, read our blog post on the benefits of gelatin (+ what is the difference between gelatin and collagen).
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Dietary Notes:
This recipe is gluten free, dairy free, nut free, egg free and soy free.
The recipe is also refined sugar free with no added sugars. If you have a sweet tooth add 2-3 tsp honey or maple syrup to each layer in the heating process.
Strawberries and Cream Gummies
Ingredients
Strawberry Layer:
- 1 x 250 g punnet strawberries
- 2 tbsp Gelatin powder Great Lakes Gelatin powder
Cream Layer:
- 1 cup coconut milk (drinking/carton)
- 1 tsp vanilla essence
- 2 tbsp Gelatin powder Great Lakes Gelatin powder
Instructions
Strawberry Layer:
- Remove tops from strawberries and place in food processor or blender.
- Blend on high until completely liquefied.Add the strawberry ‘juice’ to a small saucepan and bring to a gentle boil.
- While the strawberry is heating, place the gelatin powder into 1/4 cup cold water.
- Whisk until gelatin powder is dissolved and forms a gummy like consistency.
- Once the strawberry juice has come to a gentle boil, turn off the heat and begin to whisk through a third of the gelatin, whisking continuously until completely dissolved.
- Repeat until all of the gelatin is mixed through the strawberry juice.
- Pour strawberry mixture into moulds so that it reaches halfway.
- Alternatively, line a loaf tin with baking paper and pour strawberry mixture into base.Place in freezer or fridge and allow to set.
- If setting in the freezer, move to fridge once set.
Cream Layer:
- Add coconut milk to a small saucepan with vanilla essence and bring to a boil.
- Repeat step 3 from the strawberry layer while coconut milk is heating.
- Once coconut milk has come to a boil, turn off the heat.Begin to whisk through a third of the gelatin until it has completely dissolved.
- Repeat until all of the gelatin has been mixed into the coconut milk.
- Set aside until the coconut milk is warm.
- Remove moulds with strawberry gummies from the fridge and top with coconut layer.
- Return to the fridge or freezer until coconut layer has set.
- Store in an airtight container in the fridge.
Notes
- If you have a sweet tooth you can add a touch of your choice of natural sweetener such as honey, rice malt syrup or pure maple syrup to the coconut cream layer. I use a naturally sweet coconut milk so I often leave out the sweetener.
