Vegan Gummy Bears....

[patty]

I decided to try and make vegan gummy bears. I found this video: https://www.google.com/search?q=vegan+g ... #kpvalbx=1

I ordered some larger gummy molds from Amazon.

Aloha, patty

[Vegankit]

Wow Patty, I never realized how Gummy Bears were made - and here you found a recipe. Let us know how they turn out. If I ever have a need for candy - I would try this.

[patty]

Wow Patty, I never realized how Gummy Bears were made - and here you found a recipe. Let us know how they turn out. If I ever have a need for candy - I would try this.

Yea, I am pretty sure any of the fruit snack that have Gummy Bear texture use gelatin. I used to make Anja's No soy and nut cheese with the agar agar. In the islands they use agar agar for desserts. I found this video for the process interesting.. https://video.search.yahoo.com/yhs/sear ... tion=click Of course the ingredients I wouldn't use as they are kayo syrup, gelatin and jello.. I would the vegan ingredient as they use maple syrup and fruit/cherry flavoring, or blended frozen fruit/cherries with the agar agar.

Aloha, patty

[michelesucks]

Oh my gosh, who knew they'd be so easy? I've got about 14,000 recipes open in various tabs on my computer, but this one is getting fast-tracked! I've been very sad that there aren't really any McDougall-approved candies available without home-making them.

[patty]

Oh my gosh, who knew they'd be so easy? I've got about 14,000 recipes open in various tabs on my computer, but this one is getting fast-tracked! I've been very sad that there aren't really any McDougall-approved candies available without home-making them.

Yea, Dr. McDougall shares it is our nature, to look for sweet foods. It is really the fat and oil, that I have to watch out for, not so much sugar and salt.

Aloha, patty

[greentea]

Patty, they should work out great. I've made desserts using agar powder, but I never thought of making gummy bears. Great idea! There are so many great recipes for using agar (also known as kanten). Here are a couple of nice ones.

http://www.justonecookbook.com/fruit-jelly/
https://www.justapinch.com/recipes/dess ... ssert.html

[patty]

Patty, they should work out great. I've made desserts using agar powder, but I never thought of making gummy bears. Great idea! There are so many great recipes for using agar (also known as kanten). Here are a couple of nice ones.

http://www.justonecookbook.com/fruit-jelly/
https://www.justapinch.com/recipes/dess ... ssert.html

What a beautiful presentation and instructions. She clarified for a more jiggling effect to use less agar/kanten. Prior when making desserts I don't think I added any sweetner other than fruit. It would be great if she had a vegan cookbook. I would have purchased it.

Mahalo, Patty

[patty]

Well I defrosted about 2 cups of triple berry mix, added some water, with 3 small packets of agar, heated with medium heat, then added maple syrup and brown sugar. After bringing to a boil, poured into two Pyrex dishes, jelled in refrigerator. Cut into squares tastes really refreshing from the berries/ingredients used. A jiggling effect. I can't imagine them not being refrigerated.. say to put in plastic bags. I could use a small container.



I had bookmarked the below site when I was making Anja's no soy no not cheese. There is a gummy bear recipe using pureed fruit. I imagine pureed vegetables would work.
http://www.tastespotting.com/tag/agar+agar

The below link is for lemon squares. I really like the thought of making them and of course gummy bears too. I saw some caution in using acidic fruits. My daughter has a lemon tree and squares just by themselves would work. In the islands they have a really great ginger/lemon juice. My daughter has a lemon tree. What I had forgotten was the digestive benefits of the agar agar. And of course using Okinawa sweet potato is always a option as I made prior as a dessert. I didn't have a crust, but today just with ground oats and sugar that is possible. The prior hook was making a soy cream topping with aquafaba, which today wouldn't be a option:)

http://veryveganized.blogspot.com/2012/ ... n.html?m=1

Aloha, patty

[patty]

The Gummy Bear molds came. I used 1 1/4 cup of water, 2 teaspoons of agar agar, tart cherry pure nation, lime juice and maple syrup. They turned out pretty good.



Aloha, patty

[Vegankit]

Wow Patty - those are absolutely adorable. And they look like something that would come out of a package from the store - only here you know what ingredients you used. Excellent work - thanks for posting.

[patty]

They taste good.. and the ingredients are great. They don't have the chewiness of DAD (death American diet) gummy bears:) In googling it seems when left to dry out they become chewy.

Aloha, patty