These homemade fruit snacks are a real food version of a classic! They’re made with real fruit & vegetables and zero corn syrup or food dyes for the perfect fruit gummies. Take a walk down memory lane, or give your kids the good stuff with this recipe that’s fun to make, and even more fun to eat.

A white plate with homemade fruit snacks on it.

Quick Overview

  • Servings: 8 servings
  • Calories: 138 calories
  • Protein per serving: 6g
  • Difficulty: Medium
  • Diet types: Gluten-free, refined sugar free & soy-free
  • Flavor notes: Sweet and fruity

Table of contents

Why You’ll Love These Homemade Fruit Snacks

We’ve all had classic fruit snacks! They come in a little plastic bag and are gummy-shaped like fruit, which feels like a healthier option. Of course, everything in moderation, but in reality, they’re made with artificial colors and corn syrup to give them the look and feel of real fruit, but are sadly over-processed. Of course, they’re fun, but it just doesn’t taste like real fruit!

I’ve kind of become known on the internet for my fun fruit recipes like my fruit rice paper rolls and homemade peach ring gummies, so of course, I had to tackle this one without any of the added junk. They’re a great little treat for kids or kids at heart. Here’s why you’ll love this recipe…

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  • It’s made with real fruit and veggies! Who doesn’t love fruit snacks, but knows they are over-processed? These are made with real fruit, and the real star.. hidden veggies!
  • They taste like real fruit. No artificial flavors here. Just the real deal!
  • The shapes are so fun! I used fruit shaped molds, but you could really use any mold or just make in a glass container and slice them.

Recipe ingredients

See the recipe card below for full information on ingredients and quantities.

White bowls filled with ingredients for homemade fruit snacks.
  • Honey. This is the sweetener for the gummies!
  • Gelatin. You can swap out gelatin for agar to keep the gummies vegan. See the recipe instructions for how to substitute.
  • Strawberries, Beets, Mango, and Carrots. These are the combinations I used, but there are many others that would work like blueberries & beets or peaches & carrots.

Recipe tools

  • Food Processor or Blender. Either will work for this recipe.
  • Fine Mesh Strainer. I highly recommend straining out the fibers for this recipe to make it as close to a real fruit snack as possible.
  • Dropper. You can use a clean medicine dropper or a dropper sold specifically for gummies!
  • Fruit Mold. You can either use a mold, or add the gummies to a glass container and slice them into squares.

How to Make Homemade Fruit Snacks

Here are the simple steps, with photos, to make this recipe. Find full instructions in the recipe card.

A blender filled with the blended fruits and vegetables.

Step One. Add the fruit and vegetables to a blender or food processor. Blend until fully liquid.

A white bowl filled with the fruit and vegetable mixture after blending.

Step Two. Strain out the juice using a mesh strainer and spatula.

A pot with the fruit and vegetable juice with honey added.

Step Three. Pour the juice into a pot and add the honey and stir.

A pot with gelatin sprinkled over the fruit and vegetable mixture with a spatula stirring it.

Step Four. Sprinkle the gelatin over the liquid and lightly mix. Allow to harden for 2-3 minutes. Transfer the pot to the stove and heat over low heat for 3-4 minutes or until fully liquid.

White molds filled with fruit and vegetable mixture before hardening.

Step Five. Use a dropper to carefully transfer liquid into a mold.

A white platter filled with homemade fruit snacks after they have been removed from the molds.

Step Six. Transfer to fridge and allow to fully set before removing and enjoying!

Tips & Tricks

  • Save the pulp! You won’t have a ton of pulp left over with this recipe, but save it to add to smoothies!
  • You don’t need the mold. Obviously, the mold is nice to have, but you can also just use a glass container and slice the gummies into squares.

Recipe FAQs

Can you make different fruit and vegetable combinations?

There are tons of different options for this recipe! All you need to do is use the same ratio of fruit to vegetables as written in the original recipe below, but you can do different flavor combinations like…
– Blueberries & beets
– Peaches & carrots
– Pineapple & carrots
– Green grapes & spinach
etc!

Can you make these vegan fruit snacks?

If you want to swap out gelatin for agar, simply use the same ratio with fruit and vegetables, but three times less agar than you would gelatin. Agar is a lot stronger than gelatin, so you need to divide the amount of gelatin by three, and then you’ll have the amount of agar needed!
I wouldn’t use pectin in this recipe, as the actual method for making the recipe would be very different.

A note for toddlers

If you have toddlers, please use caution with gummies and small foods in general, as they can be a choking hazard.

How do you store homemade fruit gummies?

Homemade fruit snacks are not shelf-stable like you would find in the store. Keep them in an airtight glass container in the fridge for 4-5 days.

If you send them with your kiddo for a school lunch, I recommend keeping them in their lunch box with an ice pack to keep them the right texture!

Fruit and veggie gummies in a small bowl.

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Homemade Fruit Snacks (with veggies!)

Yield: 6
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Author: Michelle
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Ingredients
 

For the strawberry beet fruit snacks 

  • 1 lb strawberries, chopped
  • ⅓ cup beets, steamed and chopped
  • 2 tbsp honey
  • 2 tbsp + 1 tsp gelatin,

For the mango carrot fruit snacks 

  • 1 lb mango, chopped
  • ⅓ cup carrots, steamed and chopped
  • 2 tbsp honey
  • 3 tbsp gelatin,

Instructions
 

  • Repeat the same method for both fruit and vegetable combinations above. Add the fruit and vegetables (strawberry and beet, or mango and carrot) to a blender or food processor. Blend until fully liquid. Using a fine mesh strainer set over a medium pot, strain out the juice using a silicone spatula to push down the pulp. You should have about 1 cup of the strawberry beet juice after straining, and about 1 1/3 cups of the mango and carrot juice (which will be much thicker).
  • Pour the juice into a pot and add the honey. Stir well. Sprinkle the gelatin over the liquid and lightly mix. Allow to harden for 2-3 minutes.
  • Transfer the pot to the stove and heat over low heat for 3-4 minutes or until fully liquid.
  • Use a dropper to carefully transfer the liquid into the mold. Alternatively, you can use a large glass container.
  • Transfer to the fridge for 4-6 hours or until fully set. Carefully remove from the mold (or slice the gummies if using a large glass container) and serve chilled!

Notes

How to make this recipe vegan.If you want to swap out gelatin for agar, simply use the same ratio with fruit and vegetables, but three times less agar than you would gelatin. Agar is a lot stronger than gelatin, so you need to divide the amount of gelatin by three, and then you’ll have the amount of agar needed! For example, the mango gummies will only need 1 tbsp of agar. I wouldn’t use pectin in this recipe, as the actual method for making the recipe would be very different.
A note for toddlers — If you have toddlers, please use caution with gummies and small foods in general, as they can be a choking hazard.
Calories: 138kcal, Carbohydrates: 30g, Protein: 6g, Fat: 1g, Saturated Fat: 0.1g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.2g, Monounsaturated Fat: 0.1g, Sodium: 24mg, Potassium: 298mg, Fiber: 3g, Sugar: 26g, Vitamin A: 2018IU, Vitamin C: 73mg, Calcium: 28mg, Iron: 1mg
All nutrition facts are estimated and will vary.
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