Herbal Tea Gummies

Herbal Tea Gummies are delicious, refreshing and satisfying. This gummy snack is simply a gelatinized version of your favorite herbal teas, lightly sweetened!

Course healthy dessert, Side Dish, Snack

Cuisine American

Keyword aip, gaps diet, gelatin recipes, gummies, herbal tea, paleo

Prep Time 20

Total Time 6 20

Servings servings

Calories 40kcal

Author Megan

Cost $1

Equipment

gummy molds

Ingredients

2 cups filtered water or fruit juice if you want to omit the sweetener (apple or white grape juice both work well)
1/2 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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