Description
Create your own delightful and chewy Homemade Sour Patch Kids with this fun and customizable recipe. Experience the joy of crafting these iconic candies with fresh flavors and a perfect sour coating!
Ingredients
- Unflavored Gelatin
- Granulated Sugar
- Light Corn Syrup
- Cold Water
- Flavor Extracts (Lemon, lime, cherry, blue raspberry, or orange)
- Food Coloring
- Citric Acid
Instructions
- Prepare Your Molds: First things first, get your silicone candy molds ready. Lightly grease them with a flavorless oil (like coconut or vegetable oil) using a paper towel and set them aside on a baking sheet for easy transfer to the fridge.
- Bloom the Gelatin: In a small bowl, combine your unflavored gelatin powder with 1/2 cup of the cold water. Stir it briefly, then let it sit undisturbed for about 5-10 minutes.
- Create the Sugar Syrup: In a medium saucepan, combine the remaining 1/2 cup cold water, granulated sugar, and light corn syrup. Place the saucepan over medium heat, stirring constantly until the sugar completely dissolves. Once the sugar is dissolved, stop stirring and bring the mixture to a gentle boil for about 1 minute.
- Combine and Dissolve: Remove the saucepan from the heat. Immediately add the bloomed gelatin to the hot sugar syrup. Stir continuously until the gelatin is completely dissolved and no lumps remain.
- Flavor and Color: Stir in your chosen flavor extract(s) and a few drops of food coloring. Mix thoroughly to distribute the flavor and color evenly throughout the mixture.
- Pour into Molds: Carefully pour the warm liquid gummy mixture into your prepared silicone molds. Fill each cavity to the top.
- Chill to Set: Transfer the baking sheet with the filled molds to the refrigerator. Allow the gummies to chill for at least 2-3 hours, or until they are completely firm.
- Unmold the Gummies: Once fully set, gently pop the gummies out of their molds.
- Prepare the Sour Coating: In a shallow dish or a Ziploc bag, combine the remaining granulated sugar with the citric acid.
- Coat the Gummies: Add a few of the unmolded gummies to the sour coating mixture and gently toss them around until they are evenly coated.
- Air Dry (Optional but Recommended): Spread the coated gummies out on a parchment-lined baking sheet and let them air dry at room temperature for another 1-2 hours.
- Prep Time: 15 mins
- Cook Time: 30 mins
- Category: Candy
- Method: No-Bake
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 gummy
- Calories: 50
- Sugar: 10 g
- Sodium: 0 mg
- Fat: 0 g
- Saturated Fat: 0 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 12 g
- Fiber: 0 g
- Protein: 0 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg
Keywords: Precision with gelatin is crucial for the perfect gummy texture. Don't boil after adding gelatin to the syrup, and control the sourness by adjusting the citric acid in the coating.