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Herbal Tea Gummies are fun, delicious, refreshing and satisfying. This gummy snack uses just 3 ingredients and is simply a gelatinized version of any tea you choose. Examples include fruity teas, rooibos, peppermint, ginger and lemon, and hibiscus!
We lightly sweeten them with honey, fruit juice or your preferred natural sweetener. But, the sweetener is optional for those who prefer no sweeteners in their diet.
For those on a really restricted diet (like AIP or GAPS), you can use flavors like: ginger, fennel or mint — so gentle.
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The need for Herbal Tea Gummies
Lots of parents needs healthy snacks to provide for their kids.
And, lots of adults need healthy snacks for themselves.
Herbal tea gummies give you the freedom to be really creative with what teas you choose, which and how much sweetener you use, and provide a source of protein.
What are the best herbal tea flavors to use
This is the most fun part! Choose your favorite herbal teas.
Here are some suggestions, based on our family’s favorites:
- hibiscus tea (find it here) — So delicious, fruity, very pretty and can lower blood pressure and cholesterol.
- lemon and ginger tea (find it here)
- peppermint tea (find it here)
- rose tulsi tea (find it here) — An incredible flavor if you haven’t tried this exact product before.
- rooibos chai (find it here) — This one’s extra good with the honey added, to compliment the spices.
Any tea you love will be great!
Herbal Tea Gummies ingredients
- water — (or juice if preferred, in place of the honey)
- gelatin
- honey (optional, or it’s okay to sub in your preferred natural sweetener, or omit)
- herbal tea
How to make Herbal Tea Gummies
- Make room in your fridge for cookie sheets that will hold the (flexible) gummy molds. Place gummy molds onto cookie sheet(s).
- Add water to large saucepan. Sprinkle gelatin over water. Stir it in.
- If you want to make 3 flavors of herbal tea all at once: Set out three large mugs, bowls or heat-proof cups. Add 2 tea bags to each cup (for example 2 hibiscus tea bags to one cup, 2 lemon ginger to a second cup, and 2 peppermint to the third cup). If you only want to make 1 to 2 flavors, similarly, place 3 to 6 tea bags in larger 1 to 2 bowl(s).
- Place saucepan over medium heat, stirring continually until water is steaming hot and all gelatin is completely dissolved. Pour hot gelatin water evenly into each mug with tea bags. Steep 10 minutes.
- Remove tea bags. Stir in optional honey.
- Use dropper that came with gummy molds to distribute gummy flavors into gummy molds.
- Chill a minimum of 6 hours.
- Serve or store in sealed containers in fridge. I like to use wide-mouth, quart-size mason jars for storage. Enjoy!
The gummy bear, heart and worm-shaped molds make this treat extra special for kids. (Find them here and here.)
Herbal Tea Gummies
Equipment
Ingredients
- 2 cups filtered water or fruit juice if you want to omit the sweetener (apple or white grape juice both work well)
- ½ cup gelatin Use this link for a 10% discount at Checkout on my favorite brand of gelatin (pasture raised and 3rd party tested for pesticides). Enter code BEAUTIFUL10.
- up to 3 tablespoons honey , sweeten to taste
- 6 tea bags of up to 3 various flavors (2 of each flavor), according to what flavors you want to make, or the equivalent of loose tea/fresh leaves
Instructions
- Place 4 (or so) empty gummy molds onto 1 to 2 large cookie sheet(s). Make room in the fridge for them.
- Add water to large saucepan. Sprinkle gelatin over water. Stir it in. Allow to bloom for a few minutes.
- If you want to make 3 flavors of herbal tea all at once: Set out three large mugs, bowls or heat-proof cups. Add 2 tea bags to each cup (for example 2 hibiscus tea bags to one cup, 2 lemon ginger to a second cup, and 2 peppermint to the third cup).If you only want to make 1 to 2 flavors, similarly, place 3 to 6 tea bags in larger 1 to 2 bowl(s).
- Place saucepan over medium heat, stirring continually until water is steaming hot and all gelatin is completely dissolved.
- Ladle/pour hot gelatin water evenly into each mug with tea bags. Add sweetener to all mugs/bowls, but don't yet stir in. (See Recipe notes for how much sweetener to add.) Steep a minimum of 10 minutes for best flavor.
- Remove tea bags from each mug, or loose tea/fresh herbs, and gently squeeze out any extra water.
- Stir honey into each mug, so it completely dissolves.
- Use the dropper that came with gummy molds to distribute gummy flavors into gummy molds. Transfer cookie sheet(s) with gummy molds to fridge for 6 hours.
- Once gelled, unmold gummies. Serve or store in sealed containers in fridge. I like to use wide-mouth, quart-size mason jars for storage. Enjoy!
Notes
How much sweetener
- Use up to 1 Tablespoon honey for each flavor if you make 3 flavors. This will make a gummy that's pretty sweet, but still tastes healthy.
- If you prefer the gummies to be less sweet, try adding 1 to 2 teaspoons honey and then tasting, remembering that the liquid tastes sweeter than the firm gummy.
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Emily @ Recipes to Nourish says
Those gummy molds are too cute! I’ve got to get those for my kiddos, my youngest will LOVE them and hopefully my oldest will try some too. The flavor of these sounds lovely!
Megan Stevens says
I’m amazed that even my 16-year-old loves gummies. Something about those shapes is so appealing to kids of all ages. Thank you, Emily!
Naomi says
Love the idea of making gummies with tea!
Megan Stevens says
Me too. Thank you, Naomi!
Melissa @RealNutritiousLiving says
I really need to be making these for my little. Thank you for sharing!
Megan Stevens says
You’re welcome, Melissa. Great!
linda spiker says
These are so cute! And what a great treat to work into the GAPS program!
Megan Stevens says
Thanks, Linda! Treats that don’t cheat are definitely an acceptable form of bribery/encouragement to help families and individuals succeed, in my book!
thefoodhunter says
What a great treat. I will be making these for snacks
Megan Stevens says
Great, so glad to hear! Even my teenagers can’t get enough of them. 🙂
Julia says
Such a fun looking recipe! Honestly, they look way better the the store-bought bright red, green and blue gummies.
Megan Stevens says
Yes, so true. Thank you, Julia!
Carol @studiobotanica says
These gummies sound like something I would love to try. Making with herbal tea? Well you just know that has ME written all over it. Thanks Megan as always for your creative ideas!
Megan Stevens says
Thanks, Carol! It’s so great to make gummies with herbal tea! Multiple benefits and easy.
Sarah Nicholson says
I am on the gaps diet and this sounds great, but I have a few questions. What if you only have regular gelatin packages? Is that okay or are there substitutes?
Megan says
Hi Sarah, it’s okay to use regular gelatin packets, but when they run out, it will be better to buy gelatin from a company that cares about how they raise the cattle or other animal that the gelatin comes from. Packets from companies like Knox may have compounds like MSG in them, + support really bad animal husbandry practices, so not good for our health, the animals or the environment. But the packets will work in this recipe. You can just measure out the amount needed from the packets.
Tanya says
Was wondering how this would be modified to use a premade juice? How much juice to gelatin ratio?
I’m also seeing that my tea bags aren’t steeping very well into the 3/4 gelatin. Is there anything I can do to help this?
I also saw that you noted about Knox gelatin. I had no idea so I’m going to be purchasing the one you recommended! Thank you for sharing the knowledge
Megan says
Hi Tanya, 1 cup of fruit juice to 2 tablespoons of gelatin. For this recipe, the gelatin amount is 1/2 cup, not 3/4; could that be your problem, or did you multiply it on purpose? Another method if you prefer would be to make the tea ahead of time, let it cool, then use it as the “water” in the recipe before adding the gelatin. I’m so glad you’ll now order well sourced gelatin and that that was helpful information. 🙂