You know that sweet treat that tastes like childhood? Well, you can do it at home! Discover how to make homemade jellybeans using gelatin!
Whether at children’s parties or on that boring day when you just want something tasty to chew, good old jelly beans always please, no matter your age. And, despite being a very cheap treat in the supermarket, it is also possible to make it at home.
As you will see today, the advantage of making your own jelly beans at home is being able to cut them into more generous sizes than those small balls that the industry offers. Furthermore, you will be able to make jelly beans in every flavor and color you like and imagine, in whatever design you want.
The most interesting thing of all is that the main ingredient in your homemade jelly bean is something that is also cheap and delicious: gelatin!
That’s why you can let your imagination run wild when choosing or creating the flavors of your homemade jelly beans. Get it now?
Learn how to make jujube at home:
What takes?
1 kg of refined sugar
2 cups of water
4 tablespoons unflavored gelatin
1 box of gelatin flavor of your choice
sugar for sprinkling
How to make?
In a water bath, mix the water with the flavored and unflavored gelatin. After they dissolve, add the sugar and stir well, until the liquid is smooth. When it boils, continue stirring for about 5 minutes, then turn off the heat.
Grease a mold with margarine and pour the mixture over it. Leave it to rest for 24 hours so that it acquires that firm, gelatinous consistency typical of jujube. If you want, you can cover the mold with a kitchen towel to protect the candy from ants.
The next day, you will need to remove the dough from the pan (hence the importance of it being greased). Then just cut into squares or use a shaper to cut into the desired shape. If you want it to be even more consistent, just do this process after the dough has rested for two days.
Finish your homemade jelly beans by passing them one by one in sugar and wait for them to dry.
So, did you like the tip? Now, if you’re looking for something even sweeter for that PMS day, be sure to also check out: How to make condensed milk dulce de leche in the pressure cooker.
Source: Everything Tasty, Everything Recipes
