Healthy Homemade Fruit Snacks (with veggies!)
Chewy, flavorful fruit snacks secretly packed with healthy steamed vegetables, perfect for a guilt-free treat.
- Prep Time: 15
- Cook Time: 10
- Total Time: 25
- Yield: 20-25 pieces
- Category: Snack
- Method: No-Bake
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 1/2 cups diced mango chunks, defrosted if frozen
- 1 medium carrot, steamed until soft
- 2 tablespoons of honey
- 1/4 cup water
- 5 tablespoons grass-fed beef gelatin powder
- 2 cups halved strawberries
- 1 small beet, steamed until soft
- 2 tablespoons of honey
- 1/4 cup water
- 5 tablespoons grass-fed beef gelatin powder
Instructions
- Line a 9-inch bread loaf pan with parchment paper and spray it with cooking spray.
- Place the fruit and cooked vegetable of choice (mango and carrot, or strawberries and beet) in a high-speed blender.
- Add the water and honey to the blender.
- Puree until VERY smooth, at least 5 minutes.
- Taste the mixture; add more honey if you think it needs it, and blend again until smooth.
- Pour the mixture into a large-bottomed stock pot.
- Sprinkle the gelatin evenly over the surface of the mixture.
- Allow the mixture to sit undisturbed for 5 minutes until the surface is wrinkled.
- Turn the burner to medium heat.
- Whisk the gelatin into the fruit puree constantly until the mixture is smooth and the gelatin is fully dissolved.
- Do not let the mixture boil.
- Pour the smooth mixture into the prepared loaf pan.
- Allow to set for at least 3-4 hours, or ideally overnight (covered).
- Use mini pie cutters to cut out cute shapes.
- Use scissors to cut up any scraps into small pieces and mix them into the shapes.
Notes
Ensure vegetables are very soft for a smooth puree.
Blend for the full 5 minutes for the best texture.
Always bloom the gelatin first before whisking it into the warm puree.
Do not boil the mixture, as this can weaken the gelatin’s setting power.