Jelly candies covered in sugar were among my favourite candies as a child. I used to love the citrus flavoured ones the most. The crunchiness of the sugar coating and the gummy softness of the candies, the sweetness and tartness were all contrasts I could not resist! This homemade version is healthy and delicious… it is made with fresh citrus juice and there are absolutely no preservatives. So you can give them to your kids without having to worry too much. For a vegan version, substitute the gelatine with agar agar. Enjoy!
Homemade Jelly Candies
Homemade Jelly Candies - healthy and delicious. Made with fresh citrus juice and absolutely no preservatives
Prep Time 12 hours 15 minutes
Cook Time 2 minutes
Total Time 12 hours 17 minutes
Servings 25
Ingredients
- 200 gms 1 cup – granulated sugar plus more for coating
- 100 ml – 6 ¾ tbsp orange juice
- 20 ml – 1 1/3 tbsp lemon juice
- 12 gms – 0.4 oz. gelatine sheets
Instructions
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Put the gelatine sheets in cold water for 10 minutes.
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Mix together the orange juice, lemon juice and sugar and let it boil for 2 minutes, then put the fire off.
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Squeeze the extra water out of the gelatine sheets and add them into the hot citrus mixture. Stir well to dissolve.
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Pour into moulds and refrigerate overnight.
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Serve.
These sound awesome and fun to try! However, the last ingredient and #6 on the instructions say the same thing: [url href=”undefined”][img src=”http://www.manusmenu.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/PicMonkey-Collage-2.jpg” width=”300″ height=”300″ class=”alignnone size-full” title=”PicMonkey Collage”][/url]
Obviously something has gone wrong. Please let us know what it should read. Also, comparison from gelatin sheets (which I’ve never seen locally) to powdered gelatin if you can please! Thank you!
It should be 3 to 3.5 teaspoons of gelatin powder.
Well, now that I look further, it appears that the mysterious message, ” [url href=”undefined”][img src=”http://www.manusmenu.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/PicMonkey-Collage-2.jpg” width=”300″ height=”300″ class=”alignnone size-full” title=”PicMonkey Collage”][/url]” is on every one of your recipes! In fact, when I Googled that phrase, your recipes came up by the dozens! What the heck is that? I’m inclined to think that it’s some kind of malware problem and that we should stay away from your blog until fixed! I’m also not too happy that you, obviously, do not daily check your blog for messages/questions to answer! And your “Contact” link at the top is a dead link…
Hi Elaine. Sorry for not answering before. I was away on holiday with very limited internet connection. Yes, there are still places in this world where that is, luckily, possible.
There is no malware on my site. It is actually a secure site (see the https in your browser?). There was a problem with my recipe plugin that I wasn’t able to resolve while away (I did not have access to my wp panel). It was only a photo that was not displaying properly and as I use that plugin for all my recipe, that error was showing on all my recipes. It’s fixed now that I am back. You can contact me on Facebook and via email by clicking on the icon under my picture on the blog anytime. Cheers.
Do I need to grease the moulds?
Hi Heidi! If you use silicon moulds, no need to grease them. 🙂
Hi! Is this “jelly candy” like gummies?
Hi Ryan. It’s not exactly the same. It’s similar but it’s not chewy. It is a bit softer.