Frugal Snack Attack - DIY Gummi Bears? You bet!
My name is Michael and I am a frugal snacker.
I actually have quite a sweet tooth but I am just not comfortable spending tons of money on frugal snacks, so I have to do what I can to save where I can because sometimes I just get that hankering that I can’t avoid. It is at those times that I am thankful for learning some sneaky frugal snack tricks.
There’s no better sweet to me than a gummi bear, but they can be expensive. Please don’t tell me that Wal-mart sells a big back for a dollar - just don’t. Yuck!
How about making your own? It sounds much more complicated than it is and they are truly wonderful! Here’s the best recipe I have found for making your own homemade frugal gummi bear snacks:
INGREDIENTS
1 small packet of Jello (or the generic equivalent)
7 envelopes of unflavored gelatin
1/2 cup of cold water
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Before you put it on the stove, mix all of the ingredients in a pan thoroughly.
2. Heat the dough-like mixture over low heat until completely melted.
3. Carefully pour the melted mixture into small candy molds and put it in the freezer for a few minutes, until you can easily remove the candy from the molds.
4. Pop them out and store them in zipper baggies - that is if you don’t eat them all!
For variation more similar to commercial varieties, make two or three different flavors and mix them together in the baggies. You can also spritz the formed gummis with water and sprinkle with ascorbic acid for sour gummi flavors!
June 28th, 2008 at 12:15 am
OMG, you made your own gummi bears. I <3 you!
June 28th, 2008 at 11:22 am
how could anyone NOT?
Gummicrack!
July 6th, 2008 at 7:50 pm
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