Easy recipe for sweets without sugar to make with children and enjoy (without remorse) at Easter
Squaring the circle is to enjoy any food, whatever it is, and that has the same benefits as chard leaves. But this is sometimes impossible. Candy lovers are legion, those who go crazy for a good bag of gummy bears or a big lollipop. Apart from the calories they have (which are many), they are a real sugar bomb.
An appropriate consumption, if you belong to that legion, is necessarily very moderate, because they contain between 40% and 70% sugar. In addition, they contain water and additives such as gelling agents, thickeners and dyes, which give them such particular colors and textures. But, beware, what there is, without hot cloths, is that they hardly provide nutritional value and, in return, they represent about 350 calories per 100 grams.
There are many manufacturers on the market who have seen a commercial gold mine in healthy sweets. They are aware that health is increasingly important to us and, why not admit it, of the bad press that sugar has acquired in recent years. Sugar, without more, has many drawbacks and that is why, when we see labels like 'healthy' or 'sugar-free', here we go, without thinking more.
In this article by Boticaria García, published in elmundo.es, the author does an autopsy on labels to help us really know what those healthy sweets are made of. Information, you know, is power. You will know what is true and what is false in those claims to decide with knowledge of the facts what you put in your mouth.
HOMEMADE RECIPE
What is quite clear is that everything you do yourself has no secrets, no small print, no surprises. It is true that it requires more time than going to the store and buying a bag of jelly beans, but if you like to cook and experiment, we encourage you to make your own sweets.
In addition, it is a great plan to do with children, the consumers of sweets par excellence. Thus, you save yourself the permanent discussions and negotiations about the amount they can eat and spend an entertaining afternoon with the apron on.
Take a look at this video of Merchef, from Tuiwok Estilo, who makes some delicious jellies with natural juice. You do not need to write anything down because we already do it just below.
The ingredients you need are:
- 1/4 liter of fruit juice of your choice
- 8 grams gelatin powder or gelatin sheets or agar agar
For the preparation, keep in mind one more thing: if you use some fruit juice that, coincidentally, has come out a little bitter, you can add a little sugar, but it is not the most usual. Now yes, these are the steps:
All things to eat also enter us through the eyes. Therefore, if you can make gummies from various types of juices, you will have a more colorful and appetizing presentation. You can use oranges, red fruits, kiwis... If that sounds like a good plan, at Bazar we offer you a selection of items so you can get down to work right away:
bear mods
This is the preferred option by Amazon in its segment. It is a pack of three silicone molds to make bears, yes, the classic jellies of always. Its almost 3,000 previous buyers have given this product a rating of 4.4 out of 5. Each tray has 50 holes and since they are small, just like the gummies you buy, they have a dropper to make it easier for you to fill them. They can be put in the dishwasher.
You can buy it here for 9.99 euros
hearts and bears
In this proposal, the pack includes four trays, two for bears and another two for hearts. It also comes with two droppers. Think that if you are going to make homemade jellies with someone, having two will be very useful, especially if they are children and they get impatient while waiting. In the first ones, you will make 50 bears and in the second ones, 55 hearts. Little binge.
You can buy it here for 12.99 euros
of fruits
In this case, the fruits also go, not only inside the jelly bean itself, but also in the form they acquire. However, to vary a bit, the pack also includes another tray with stars, bows and hearts. It is suitable for the dishwasher, for the oven, for the freezer... The pink tray holds 66 pieces. In the blue, 54. Some people also use them to make soaps. As silicone does not transfer flavors, you will not have any problem with this versatility.
You can buy it for 14.99 euros here
dinosaurs
Uniting children, jelly beans and dinosaurs is a guaranteed success. Be careful, if you are an adult and you also like diplodocus and triceratops, you will love this proposal. You can make up to 144 sweets in one go and they have four different designs. In addition, this pack includes three droppers, to make them faster among friends or family.
You can buy it here for 14.39 euros
of flowers
Stars, hearts, bows, flowers... This pack includes three molds also made of silicone and the advantage of this material is that it is healthy (they do not contain BPA), flexible, easy to wash and durable, because it does not crack like those that They are made of hard plastic. In addition, they do not transfer odors or flavors either. If you want, you can also use them to make chocolates and you can put them perfectly in the freezer.
You can buy it here for 11.96 euros
silicone brush
In the preparation of the recipe that we explained above, one of the steps was to grease the holes in the molds with oil to make it easier for the sweets to come out well. The best way to do it is with a silicone brush like this one which, by the way, should never be missing from your kitchen. You will see when you try it, it is very comfortable, effective and clean. This measures a total of 27.5 cm and for price and ratings it is the preferred option by Amazon in its segment.
You can buy it here for 5.70 euros
blender
You don't need to buy a blender to make jellies, but if you take a hobby and become a master, you'll soon want to innovate. A blender to obtain natural fruit juice will also work for this. This is equipped with a 350W motor and four sharp stainless steel blades. You can also make vegetable juices if you want, although to make jellies it may be too innovative, right? Includes two bottles to take to work, the gym or for a walk.
Its operation is very simple and is reduced to pressing a button, as well as its cleaning, which has no mystery: you just have to add a drop of detergent and it will clean itself in less than a minute. Plus, all parts are dishwasher safe except for the motor.
You can buy it here for 29.99 euros
100% fruit natural juices
Ok, yes, this is a small shortcut but we have chosen some juices without sugar and 100% natural. It is a good way to make jellies with a wide variety of flavors and colors and to achieve that mix that attracts us so much when we eat sweets. There are 12 La Molinera juices, each of them 250 ml. Peach, pear, apple, mango, pineapple, grape, passion fruit... They are irresistible.
You can buy it here for 11.78 euros
agar agar
It is not a strange product in kitchens or in supermarkets. Agar agar is a vegetable gelatin that is extracted from algae and is used in cooking to thicken, especially in confectionery. Before, in the recipe, we saw that it was one of the options to make the jellies. This proposal is a small bottle with 50 grams to try. It's cheap and it will help you experiment.
You can buy it here for 5.12 euros
jelly
If you prefer to use a more classic thickener in the kitchen, powdered neutral gelatin is another option. This presentation brings only 20 grams and is a cheap product. From the mythical Royal brand it is equivalent to 12 sheets of gelatin. Bring two sachets of 10 grams each.
You can buy it here for 1.74 euros
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