Healthy Homemade Jello Recipe

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Healthy Homemade Jello Recipe

Here's how to make homemade jello without added sugar or artificial ingredients. It’s a healthy snack that’s kid-friendly and naturally dairy-free and gluten-free.

Prep Time10

Total Time2 10

Course: Snack

Servings: servings

Calories: 67kcal

Author: Katie Wells

Equipment

Medium mixing bowl
8x8 baking dish (or jello mold)

Ingredients

¼ cup cold water
1 TBSP gelatin powder (not collagen peptides)
¼ cup water (very hot)
1½ cups fruit juice
1-2 cups fresh fruit (optional)

Instructions

Pour the cold water into a medium size mixing bowl. Sprinkle the grass-fed gelatin powder evenly over the top and allow it to bloom for a minute.
Stir briskly until mixed. It will start to thicken a lot.
Add the ¼ cup of really hot water and stir to mix. It should be thinner now.
Pour in the 1 and 1/2 cups of juice and mix well.
Place fresh fruit in a layer on the bottom of an 8x8 baking dish if using. You can also use different shaped molds. I used a bundt pan lightly greased with coconut oil so the gelatin would more easily come out of the mold.
Pour the gelatin mixture over the fruit and stir slightly to make sure it has coated the fruit.
Put in the refrigerator, covered, for at least 2-3 hours or overnight.
Cut into cubes or scoop out with a melon baller to make cute shapes.

Notes

This recipe can be doubled for a bigger batch.
Don't use fresh pineapple juice as the enzymes prevent the gelatin from "gelling."
The nutrition data was calculated with fresh strawberries for the added fruit.

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