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These sour apple ring gummies are a healthier homemade version of the classic! They’re made without food dyes and are simple to make at home.

A plate filled with sour apple ring gummies.

I’m a big fan of any sort of candy dupe made healthier, and sour apple rings were a must to make healthier! The original has ingredients like corn syrup and artificial food dyes, and most of the ingredients that I’ve read don’t even have any real apple. This version is made with apple juice, honey, and spirulina for color instead of food dyes!

Why you’ll love these Sour Apple Ring Gummies

  • It’s made with no food dye and real food! Who doesn’t love a gummy candy?! These have the flavor and texture I love made with real food and no food dye.
  • It’s sweetened without refined sugar! You can use honey or maple syrup, or the apple juice is plenty sweet on it’s own!

The Ingredients for this Recipe

  • Apple Juice.
  • Lemon Juice. This is added for some extra liquid and a tiny bit more flavor depth. Apple juice will also work.
  • Honey. You can also use maple syrup, or forgo it altogether. I find that these are plenty sweet on their own!
  • Gelatin. This is not the same as collagen.
  • Spurilina Powder. This is a real food based food coloring option to give that green color, but without any artificial dyes.
  • Granulated Sweetener. I use this one. The sweetener just adds the mouthfeel you get from gummies.

How to Make Sour Apple Ring Gummies

  • Step One. Mix the apple juice, lemon juice, honey, and spirulina powder.
  • Step Two. Sprinkle the gelatin over the juice mixture and allow to bloom.
  • Step Three. Heat the mixture on the stove.
  • Step Four. Fill the molds with the liquid.
  • Step Five. Allow to set in the fridge.
  • Step Six. Remove from mold and toss in sweetener. Enjoy!

Step by step photos of making the sour apple ring gummies.

TIPS & TRICKS

  • The sweetener and honey is optional. Apple juice by itself is very sweet, so it’s just as good without it.
  • Use whatever mold you have. You technically don’t even need a mold. You can also use a glass storage container and just slice squares.

A NOTE ON THE SWEETENER

The monk fruit sweetener is the closest look and feel to regular sugar, but it melts if you keep it in the fridge! If you do add the sweetener, just keep in mind that it won’t keep the same texture in the fridge for longer storage.

HOW TO STORE THE GUMMIES

Store in the fridge for 3-4 days in an air-tight container!

HOW TO MAKE THIS RECIPE VEGAN

If you want to swap out gelatin for agar, simply use 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!

A NOTE FOR TODDLERS

These gummies are a lot softer than store bought, so my son who is over 3 years old is fine with them. However, if you have toddlers, please use caution with gummies/small foods in general as they can be a choking hazard.

A plate full of apple ring gummies.

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Sour Apple Ring Gummies (food dye free)

  • Author: Michelle
  • Total Time: 20 minutes
  • Yield: 8 servings 1x
  • Diet: Gluten Free
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Ingredients

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Instructions

  1. Pour the apple juice, lemon juice, honey, and spirulina powder into a pot and stir well to combine.
  2. Sprinkle the gelatin over the juice mixture and allow to bloom for 5 minutes. The mixture should thicken.
  3. Transfer the pot to the stove and heat over low heat for 3-4 minutes or until fully liquid.
  4. Use a dropper to carefully transfer the liquid into the mold (I use this). Alternatively, you can use a large glass container.
  5. Transfer to the fridge for 4 hours or until fully set.
  6. Carefully remove from the mold. Add the sweetener to a bowl and carefully toss the gummies (see notes). Store in the fridge!

Notes

The monk fruit sweetener is the closest look and feel to regular sugar, but it melts if you keep it in the fridge! If you do add the sweetener, just keep in mind that it won’t keep the same texture in the fridge for longer storage.

To make this recipe vegan, you would swap out gelatin for agar. 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! This comes out to a little bit under 1 tbsp of agar.

The spirulina is only for color. You can omit it if desired. Spurilina is not AIP, but in such small amounts, it doesn’t bother me personally.

All nutritional information are estimations and will vary. Estimations do not include optional ingredients.

  • Prep Time: 20
  • Category: Snacks
  • Cuisine: American

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 1 serving
  • Calories: 27
  • Fat: .1g
  • Carbohydrates: 6.2g
  • Fiber: .1g
  • Protein: .9g