I’ve shared my recipes for chewable gummy vitamins and healthy fruit snacks before, and today I’m sharing a flu-busting combination of the two.

It seems that this flu season is going to be a bad one, and elderberry syrup is one of my favorite natural remedies for avoiding or beating the flu. These flu busting gummy bears combine the immune boost from elderberry syrup with the gut benefits of gelatin for a healthy and delicious way to beat the flu.

Elderberry Gummy Bears Recipe

My kids love these! In fact, that is why the ones in the picture above look a little rough — little hands kept touching them while I was trying to take pictures!

To make this recipe, you’ll need to make homemade elderberry syrup first (don’t worry, it is easy!) and then make them into gummy bears.

Cold and flu busting gummy bears- simple homemade recipe that kids love

Elderberry Gummies Recipe

Homemade gummy bears with a base of elderberry syrup help boost the immune system and are fun for kids (or adults) to take!

Prep Time 10

Total Time 2 10

Calories 17kcal

Author Katie Wells

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Servings

gummies

Equipment

Glass container or silicone molds

Ingredients

1 TBSP coconut oil
1 cup elderberry syrup
¼ cup gelatin powder
½ cup hot water but not boiling water

Instructions

Grease molds or glass pan with coconut oil to prevent sticking.
Place ¼ cup of cooled elderberry syrup in a 2 cup measuring cup and quickly whisk in the gelatin powder.
Add the ½ cup of hot (not boiling) water and stir quickly until smooth.
Add the rest of the elderberry syrup and stir or whisk until completely smooth.
Pour into molds and refrigerate for 2 hours or until completely firm.
Pop out of molds and store in airtight container with parchment paper between layers.

Nutrition

Nutrition Facts

Elderberry Gummies Recipe

Amount Per Serving (2 gummies)

Calories 17 Calories from Fat 5

% Daily Value*

Fat 0.5g1%

Saturated Fat 0.5g3%

Sodium 2mg0%

Carbohydrates 2.7g1%

Fiber 0.1g0%

Sugar 2.3g3%

Protein 0.8g2%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Notes

Take daily as needed to avoid flu or take every few hours to help beat the flu faster.

Will last up to a week in the fridge in an airtight container (could last longer, but I haven’t tried it since they never last that long at my house!).

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This Flu Busting gummy bears recipe is made with homemade elderberry syrup and gelatin for an immune boosting, gut healthy treat for kids of all ages!

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About Katie Wells

Katie Wells, CTNC, MCHC, Founder of Wellness Mama and Co-founder of Wellnesse, has a background in research, journalism, and nutrition. As a mom of six, she turned to research and took health into her own hands to find answers to her health problems. WellnessMama.com is the culmination of her thousands of hours of research and all posts are medically reviewed and verified by the Wellness Mama research team. Katie is also the author of the bestselling books The Wellness Mama Cookbook and The Wellness Mama 5-Step Lifestyle Detox.

Comments

246 responses to “How to Make Flu-Busting Elderberry Gummies”

Diana

November 16, 2017

Is the 1/2 cup of hot water necessary? Can I just use room temperature water?

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1. Wellness Mama
  
  November 16, 2017
  
  It’s necessary for the gelatin.
  
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Shelby

October 18, 2017

Can these be frozen to last longer?

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1. Wellness Mama
  
  October 19, 2017
  
  They really don’t freeze well.
  
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2. lexee
  
  October 19, 2017
  
  we actually freeze ours all the time!
  
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Cyril

October 11, 2017

I’m very excited to try this. I’m a big fan of your website. How many can a child have in a day?

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Lynn

October 4, 2017

If I make a sugar free elderberry syrup with stevia, will the gummies set up correctly?

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1. Wellness Mama
  
  October 5, 2017
  
  The texture might be different but they should still set up in the fridge.
  
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Genevieve Doll

September 30, 2017

Do you have a mold that you could recommend that would be about the right dose for a 16 month old?

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Wellness Mama

September 11, 2017

I get my coconut oil here and use molds like these 🙂

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Kristi

September 11, 2017

Good morning. I was reading your recipe for elderberry gummies and I have a couple questions if you don’t mind: What coconut oil do you use and where can I buy the molds to make the gummies?

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Hannah Lansdowne

September 10, 2017

Hi I made these with kids and the syrup and gelatin turned solid before I had a chance to add warm water, so just removed lumps and adds more gelatin to mixture once all in! Fingers crossed!

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Nicole

September 28, 2016

Is there any way to make a large batch and keep them fresh. Not sure if it’s possible to freeze the gummies and only keep a weeks supply out at a time. I would like to make a batch for the winter months and just have them all cold and flu season. I know the syrup version seems to keep in the fridge for a few months I’ve been told but have never tried making the gummies just yet. Thoughts?

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Stephanie Rickenbaker

September 18, 2016

Wouldn’t the hot water kill the honey’s live enzymes and benefits? Could you let the gelatin/hot water mixture cool completely and then add the elderberry syrup? LOVE the benefits of the local raw honey and don’t want to lose any of them! Thanks

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sarah peters

September 10, 2016

can you share a link for the vital proteins collagen protein? i can only find the collagen peptides and i saw in comments that that doesn’t gel.
also, do you know the substitution for elderberry powder if you don’t have dried elderberries? and then i am assuming you would just strain with a cheesecloth?
i have all my ingredients/tools. just need these last two things answered before i begin!!
thanks…your entire website is WONDERFUL!

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1. Wellness Mama
  
  September 12, 2016
  
  The same link: https://wellnessmama.com/go/gelatin/ should have both. It is the one called “Gelatin” with the green lid
  
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Nimarta

July 19, 2016

Hello Katie,

I am going to make these tomorrow as my ingredients will be delivered :). Do you think I can also add Vitamin C powder to this recipe as well. You have a separate recipe to make vitmain C gummies with Vitamin C Powder and I was just wondering if it is OK to combine them.

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Tracy

January 25, 2016

Made these and they turned out great, but I have only one little and we don’t go through them very quickly, and they started to develop mold in the fridge after several weeks. Just the tiniest specks of white were visible on the surface and it seemed like such a waste to toss them…. So I melted them back down and boiled the mixture for several mintutes and re-gelled them. Do you think they are ok?

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Tina King

January 17, 2016

We made a different version of Gummy Bears using these molds: https://www.amazon.com/Candy-Molds-Silicone-Chocolate-Including/dp/B07JP774SS/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&linkCode=ll1&tag=wellnessmama-20&linkId=8622a423df4adc55794cb3ca7015d05b&language=en_US
This mold is silicone and it is easy to use and easy to clean. I plan on making more in the future…

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Heather

January 16, 2016

HI! Do you think these would freeze well, to keep for longer periods of time? Just curious about the ability to make larger batches and keep them for a while.

Thanks!

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Jess

December 26, 2015

I’m making these now, my question is about dosage (sorry I didn’t read every comment if you did address this already). Just 1/day/kid (mine are 2 & 5)? I’m also adding wild harvested ginseng & probiotics to mine!

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1. Wellness Mama
  
  December 27, 2015
  
  I personally give 1-2 a day and as many as desired if they get sick.
  
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Chrissy

November 23, 2015

Hi. Do you find that these taste like clove? I can’t do clove. I don’t like the smell and the taste makes me gag. Would it be better to just leave it out? Thanks.

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Tiffany

November 16, 2015

Thanks for sharing, my kids love these! Just wondering….

How many should they eat a day? My kids want to eat them all in one sitting lol.

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Rebecca H.

October 20, 2015

Hi there

I have a 21 month old. Can he have these gummies? How many a day/week?

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Kelaiah S

October 7, 2015

I just wanted to say how helpful you have been to me over the last 2 years since I found your blog. I feel truly blessed by you!
Thank you!

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