Scary gummy sweets

I have only started to be invited to Halloween parties as an adult, as a kid I never went around trick or treating and can only imagine what a joy that must be. I mean, all that free candy can last you a whole year, right?

So maybe parent readers will appreciate treats that are a little less naughty? Gelatin has many health benefits and although I used the shop bought stuff if you really would like to make a healthier gummy sweet you can use grass fed gelatin and fruit pulp. But as I had little time and a lot to do I just used what I had in my cupboard and they turned out really well. You can also get the kids involved in helping to make them, it only takes 3 ingredients and 30 minutes to have one batch ready, so have your scary moulds at the ready!

Scary gummy sweets

60ml of boiling water

70g jelly (I used Hartley’s – blackcurrant, raspberry and lime flavours. Don’t use the sugar-free version!)

12g unflavoured gelatine

Silicone moulds

1. Using a paper towel rub a little oil in the cavities of the silicone mould and set aside. Add the flavoured jelly and boiling water to a pan over low heat, stir until dissolved. Slowly add the unflavoured gelatine and stir again until dissolved. Remember not to let the misture boil otherwise it won’t set properly.

2. Pour mixture into silicone moulds. My mould is quite deep so I only filled halfway. Chill in the freezer for 20 minutes. 

3. Carefully push the sides away from the edges, pulling them out of the mould. I repeated this 5 times to make around 400g of gummy sweets.