Sugar-Free Keto Gummy bears are fruity chewy zero-carb treats. And they are a sneaky way to get your kids to eat healthier candy.
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Ok, time for some real talk. 👩🏻🍳
There aren’t that many times when the foods that I make for my kids intersect with the Keto meals that I make for myself. But my kids do make one exception. They will happily eat the sugar-free gummy bears that I make at home. Have they guessed that these gummy bears are sugar-free?
They have not.
🍚 Are these gummy bears really sugar-free?
Yes, sugar-free means totally free of sugar. Because the main ingredient is Sugar-Free Jello, the sweetener used is Aspartame. That means the nutritional info for the sugars are absolute zero. No sugar here.
And the carb count is zero too. Zip!
🥣 Ingredients
To make these sugar-free gummy bears you'll just need 3 ingredients:
- Sugar-Free Jello
- Knox unfavored gelatine
- cold water
📖 Instructions
- Mix together the Jello, unflavored gelatine and water in a medium-sized saucepan.
- Cook over low heat until fully dissolved, about 2 minutes.
- Fill the wells of a candy mold with the Jello, using a pipette. Do this right after cooking, or else the mixture will gell before you can add it to the candy molds.
- Refrigerate for 30 minutes until fully gelled.
- Pop the gummies out of the mold and hand out to the kiddos.
- Can be stored in a resealable container in the refrigerator for 2 weeks or for 1 week at room temperature on the counter. The gummies are firmer if you keep them in the fridge and softer if you keep them out.
🌈 Sugar-Free Jello Flavors
You can use any flavor of Jello that you like in Sugar-Free Gummy Bears. The four brands that make sugar-free Jello are Jello-O obviously, Royal, GramZero, and a scrappy little candy brand you might have heard of: Starburst. Usually, the only brands that you can buy in the supermarket are Jell-O and Royal, but you can find the other two on Amazon.
- Jell-O Brand Flavors: Cherry, Black Cherry, Lime, Lemon, Strawberry, Peach, Raspberry, and Orange
- Royal Brand Flavors: Strawberry, Lime, Orange, Cherry, Raspberry
- Starburst Brand Flavors: All Pink Strawberry, Blue Raspberry, Cherry
- GramZero Brand Flavors: Raspberry, Strawberry, Cherry, Lemon, Lime, Orange
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💰 Where to buy gummy bear molds
You can find all sorts of fun candy molds on Amazon. In addition to the sugar-free gummy bears, you can make gummy worms, dinosaurs, characters, and animals, any kind of shape. If you can dream it, you can make it out of gummy candy. Just make sure that the mold you pick comes with a plastic pipette (a.k.a. an eyedropper) to use to fill the wells.
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💬 How Keto are these gummies?
These sugar-free gummy bears are decidedly Keto. They are one of the very few actual zero-carb foods in this world of ours. These gummy candies are literally free of all carbohydrates, so you can eat them guilt-free. And if you are concerned about the artificial sweeteners used in Jell-O, Royal, and Starburst, then you can use the stevia-sweetened GramZero brand of gelatin.
Time to say farewell👋
Soon you will be enjoying a handful of fruity chewy sugar-free gummy bears. And like I said, they only take 10 minutes to prep and cook, and then 30 minutes in the fridge. So you're looking at 40 minutes, tops.
Not to mention the money that you'll save by making them at home instead of buying them for $8 bucks online. These do-it-yourself gummies only cost $3.75 to make at home. Chump change!
Alright, now it’s time for me to get back to my favorite pastime: fooling children.
Goodbye! 🥰
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📋 Recipe
Sugar-Free Keto Gummy Bears
These sugar-free Keto gummies have zero carbs so they make a great treat for kids and adults alike.
- Prep Time: 5
- Cook Time: 5
- Total Time: 10 minutes
- Yield: 50 gummy bears 1x
- Category: Candy
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Diabetic
Ingredients
- 1 small (.3oz) package Sugar-Free Jello
- 1 envelope Knox unfavored gelatine
- ⅓ cup cold water
Instructions
Step 1. Mix together the Jello, unflavored gelatine, and water in a medium-sized saucepan.
Step 2. Cook over low heat until fully dissolved, about 2 minutes.
Step 3. Fill the wells of a candy mold with the Jello, using a pipette. Do this right after cooking, or else the mixture will gell before you can add it to the candy molds.
Step 4. Refrigerate for 30 minutes until fully gelled.
Step 5. Press the back of the gummy bear mold to pop out the gummies.
Step 6. The gummy bears can be stored in a resealable container in the refrigerator for 2 weeks or for 1 week at room temperature on the counter.
Notes
For sweeter gummy candy, dissolve 1 tablespoon of powdered erythritol along with the Jello and unflavored gelatin. The gummies are plenty sweet without this added sweetener, but I feel like it masks the taste of aspartame from the Sugar-Free Jello. And it makes the candy taste more like the super sweet Haribo gummies that you buy at the store.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 10 gummies
- Calories: 7
- Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 0
- Fiber: 0
- Protein: 1
Keywords: Keto Gummy Bears, Sugar Free Gummy Bears, Sugar Free Gummies, Sugar Free Gummies Recipe
Kelly says
I am about to try this out using a similar gummy bear mold, and I was wondering if you had an approximate number of servings from this recipe? I want to try different flavors but don't want to buy too many boxes of jello by mistake! thank you 🙂
EmilyKrill says
Each box makes a relatively small amount of the gummy mixture, so it will probably be 1 box per mold.
Saige says
When I tried to take these out of the mold, most bears didn’t make it, and those that did sustained some serious injuries. Any idea how to prevent this? If I freeze and pop them out will they be ruined? Thanks!
EmilyKrill says
Oh dear. I've never had that problem. You could try making a firmer version by adding just a little bit less water next time.
dd says
Use a cooking spray
Carla says
I've sprayed my molds with cooking spray before pouring and they never stick.
Rochelle says
Use light corn syrup. About 1/4 of a cup per 1/2 cup water. They will come out better in general.
EmilyKrill says
Don't do this if you are doing a sugar-free or low carb diet though. Corn syrup is bad news.
Karen says
You can also dust the candy mold with corn starch to help reduce bear mutilation.
EmilyKrill says
Not advised if you are on a sugar-free or low carb diet though.
Bri says
My gummies cam out looking amazing and tasting amazing, but they were still very mushy. How do I get them to not be so mushy ?? Other wise the recipe was great.
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EmilyKrill says
I'd try using less water to make them firmer. Try using 1/4 cup water and see if that works. If the mixture is too viscous to pour into the molds, then add more, 1 teaspoon at a time until you can.
Caroline Mahon-Duda says
So excited making these right now!!
If I do them right I’m going to try another recipe with my Ultima replenisher electrolytes. If anyone has an idea how I’d love to know. Lol.
Thank you!!
Dannette says
Any way to make these softer?
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EmilyKrill says
Sure, you can reduce the amount of unflavored gelatin that you use in the recipe.
sherrie demoranville says
just doing the research before my surgery I'm nervous about how much my life is gonna change
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Erika says
Hello,
I made this, but had to double it because my sugar free jello was 0.7 ounces. They won't set. Put them in the freezer after half hour in fridge. Now they are frozen but still not set. Not chewy, not even jellowy, what's wrong?
EmilyKrill says
I'm not sure what happened there. My only suggestion is to make the recipe as written.
Mike says
Could you add xanthum gum powder to make them chewier?
EmilyKrill says
I think that they are plenty chewy.
Christina ogden says
Just to make sure I'm reading the recipe correctly.
We only use 1/3 cup of water along with the dry packets of jello and gelatin?
EmilyKrill says
Yes, it's going to be very thick.
Brian says
He didn't ask your opinion on the chewiness, He asked if you could add the xantham gum to make them even chewier. Smh
EmilyKrill says
It won’t.
Sonya Ladd says
So the jello is 2 carbs on the box for sugar free ,how is it carb free?
EmilyKrill says
I've never seen a box of Sugar-Free Jello that had any amount of carbs.
CYNTHIA says
Can I pour these onto a cookie sheet and once they are set use a cookie cutter to cut out shapes?
EmilyKrill says
Sure, that will work. Good idea.