Orange & Mango Gummies are a tasty snack great for gut-health, with the goodness of gelatin, one that your kids will love! Dairy free and super easy, a great snack at home or a treat in their lunchbox.
This recipe simply uses store bought juice, but to make them even healthier, use fresh cold pressed juice, either made at home or bought locally.
Orange & Mango Gummies
These orange and mango gummies literally took me 5 mins to make this morning and were set by the time I had cleaned up after breakfast! My kids absolutely loved them, they will be great for my daughters birthday party which is coming up soon. Gelatin is great for gut health and is a source of protein.
Orange Mango Gummies Ingredients
- Orange and Mango Juice – you can use store bought, locally bought cold pressed juice, homemade juice or really any flavour juice you like.
- Gelatin – is derived from collagen and comes in sheets or powder, I have used powder in this recipe. Get hold of the best quality you can.
- Honey – this is for added sweetness but can be left out completely.
These can be made in any moulds you have at home, or even use a baking tray lined with baking paper and then once set, cut into squares. You could also make into cups and serve like you would a jelly. These are great for kids birthday parties and can add colour to the party table without loading up on sugar.
You can add these to lunchboxes, but be aware they do melt quite easily if not kept really cold, so during Summer I would probably leave them to an afternoon snack where they can be served straight from the fridge.
Natural Gelatin
Gelatin is a pure protein source that provides collagen protein with key amino acids for tissue building, repair and importantly gut wellbeing. I like using this Natural Gelatin from Nutra Organics.
For a quick and easy treat, loaded with good stuff like Vitamin C, Zinc and Folate.
We love making gummies at home, here are a few of our favourites;
GUMMY RECIPES….
GUMMIES MADE WITH TURMERIC GOLDEN MILK
These immune boosting homemade Gummies are made using my Turmeric Golden Paste, coconut milk & gut loving gelatin. Perfect for fighting off cold & flu’s and making our bodies stronger at fighting off any virus.
Orange Juice Gummies made with real fruit, just two ingredients and no added sugar! Perfect for school lunch boxes and healthy little tummies.
Honey, Lemon + Thyme Gummies made with gut loving gelatin and all the goodness of honey, lemon and thyme to fight off Winter colds.
HOMEMADE GUMMIES WITH LIME AND COCONUT
Homemade Gummies with Lime and Coconut. Perfect as a toddler snack or in your kid’s lunchboxes and really great for your little one’s gut health.
Homemade Juice
Homemade juice is really great for kids and has no added sugar like store bought juice, any leftovers you can use to make these gummies. Apple juice is another favourite here and can be mixed with other fruit and veggies.
FRESHLY SQUEEZED APPLE JUICE 3 WAYS
These Freshly Squeezed Apple Juices are super colourful, healthy and full of nutrients to boost your kids health and immunity. As well as all that, your kids will love them!
Healthy Snacks for Kids
Healthy snacking can play an important part in managing hunger and boosting a childs nutrition. Snacks should be looked at as an opportunity to add nutrients and make up for nutrients missed throughout the day. A light snack like these gummies won’t impede on their next main meal such as dinner and boosts their protein intake for the day.
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Orange & Mango Gummies
Ingredients
- 1 cup orange & mango juice
- 2 tablespoons gelatin
- 1/2 tablespoon honey
Instructions
Pour half the juice into a bowl and sprinkle over the gelatin. Heat the remaining juice in a saucepan and turn off just as it starts to boil. Add honey to bowl, then pour over heated juice. Whisk together to combine well.
Pour into moulds and refrigerate to set. (about 2 hours)
This recipe was originally published January, 2016.
