Easy Homemade Fruit Snacks (3 Ingredient Recipe) - Kirbie's Cravings (2024)

45 comments on “Homemade Fruit Snacks”

1. Mehul Teli — November 6, 2014 @ 2:53 am Reply

   Instead of the Jello mix, you can try making a puree of strawberries with water, add gelatin and honey and whisk and add these to the mould. Healthy and tasty and wont even take up much time in the kitchen.

   • Kirbie — November 6, 2014 @ 9:55 am Reply

     thank you!

2. Terri — January 25, 2014 @ 8:36 pm Reply

   I am SO excited to have come upon your site and these “jellies”!! Only problem is, I don’t have a silicone mold. But I was wondering if these could be made on a cookie sheet pan, lined with parchment, and cut with a pizza cutter? Or do you have a better suggestion?

   Thanks so much!

   • Kirbie — January 26, 2014 @ 11:54 pm Reply

     You can definitely give that a try, but cutting might be a little extra work. I’ve heard of people do that successfully though

3. Melanie — January 7, 2014 @ 11:39 am Reply

   I made these in little lego man shapes for my son’s birthday. So much fun!!

   • Kirbie — January 7, 2014 @ 12:04 pm Reply

     Oh that sounds so cute!

4. Diana — September 7, 2013 @ 11:03 pm Reply

   Hi! Looks amazing! I can’t wait to try it, just one question, when you say 2 packages of gelatin (.25) do you mean two packages each .25 or together they are .25? Could you convert it into tablespoons? Anyway, thanks for this wonderful gummy candy recipe. I’ve been looking for one like this for SO long! 🙂

   • Kirbie — September 9, 2013 @ 8:19 am Reply

     I mean the packages that are .25, and use two of them. Sorry I don’t know the conversion to tablespoon. Try google search. I’ve been able to find a ton of conversions when I do that because someone usually posts it on a cooking website

5. cara — August 21, 2013 @ 12:23 pm Reply

   Hey! 🙂 When you say frozen juice concentrate, do you mean you scoop it right out of the can or do you prepare the juice then use it? Thank you so much for posting this! i had no idea how easy this could be! 🙂

   • Kirbie — August 21, 2013 @ 12:30 pm Reply

     scoop it right out of the can!

6. mommacat — August 15, 2013 @ 6:40 am Reply

   Ok. We made the ones using the fruit concentrate recipe. We did:
   1/3 cup Raspberry Lemonade concentrate
   2 (.25 oz) envelopes unflavored gelatin
   1/3 cup water

   The kids liked them better. They were a little less tough and chewy than the original recipe and the flavor was better. Both recipes were a success, but I think the juice concentrate recipe went over better. Thank you again!

   • Kirbie — August 15, 2013 @ 11:43 am Reply

     I prefer the fruit one too! It tastes more natural and the texture is a little better. Glad your kids like them!

7. mommacat — August 14, 2013 @ 1:32 pm Reply

   This is genius! Thank you so much for posting this! I am mom of 3 (18,6&4) and nanny of 3 (6,5&2) and all 6 kids loved them. Mine were little flowers instead of your cute hearts, but the silicone molds worked perfectly for this! I was wondering if you know how well they hold up in school lunches. With school starting next week I would much rather pack them these than store bought ones. Thanks again.

   • Kirbie — August 14, 2013 @ 10:27 pm Reply

     I haven’t tried them in school lunches but I did make them for a bridal shower before and they can keep for about 2-3 days in a container.

8. DCWJes — May 13, 2013 @ 8:39 pm Reply

   Hello! I used this same recipe as the one you have, just from another blog. I wanted to chime in on your reader’s question about using a pan. If they were to use a smaller pan like a loaf pan, if they line it with parchment paper so they can grab it when it’s set, it will unstick from the pan. Also, if you find your snacks too sticky in the container, dust your fingers with cornstarch when handling them to prevent them from sticking.

   • Kirbie — May 14, 2013 @ 8:24 am Reply

     Thanks for those tips!

9. Alyssa — May 13, 2013 @ 6:37 am Reply

   Aww I came here from pinterest and was hoping for a recipe for actual FRUIT snacks, not one with artificial flavors and colors. I’ll just have to keep looking!
   The little heart shapes are really cute, thought.

10. Erica — April 23, 2013 @ 11:57 am Reply

    I was wondering I don’t have any molds can I poor on cookie sheet and just cut into squares

    • Kirbie — April 23, 2013 @ 1:34 pm Reply

      The batter is liquid so I’m not sure how well it will work on a cookie sheet. Also I don’t think there is enough batter for an entire cookie sheet. You could try using a small loaf pan or something similar. It might also be hard to cut into squares because it’s quite sticky like gummy candies. One of the nice things about silicone molds is that you can pop them out.

11. Nikki — April 20, 2013 @ 6:17 pm Reply

    For the juice sub do you simply replace the water with equal part juice? and how did you adjust it to not use jello?

    • Kirbie — April 21, 2013 @ 12:27 am Reply

      I found the best result is 2 packs of unflavored gelatin and 1/3 cup concentrated fruit juice (like the frozen ones you can buy). Then you leave out the jello and leave out the water.

12. Lola — April 18, 2013 @ 11:55 am Reply

    Hi do you have to us gelitin or is there a substitute because I am vegetarian

    • Kirbie — April 18, 2013 @ 12:18 pm Reply

      Unfortunately, yes you need to use gelatin. I’m sure there may exist recipes out there for vegetarians, but I have not successfully made one yet so I don’t have an alternate recipe to point you to.

13. dimitroula — April 13, 2013 @ 5:54 am Reply

    hey! i tried making them last night and they were great. i am from Greece and i dont really know what consistency they are supposed to have. so can you please describe it? are they supposed to be like jello or like haribo gummy bears? and could you please tell me the conversion of the ingredients in gramms? thank you! i can not wait to try them with different flavours and fresh fruit juice! great blog also! 😀 thanx for posting this recipe!

    • Kirbie — April 14, 2013 @ 5:49 pm Reply

      I’m sorry, I don’t know the conversions to grams. The texture is like gummy bears, not like jello.

14. Heather — April 12, 2013 @ 4:31 pm Reply

    Tried this out last night and they came out great. I made two batches, one with regular jello and one with sugar free jello. My younger brother is diabetic, so he doesn’t get to have fruit snacks or gummies all that often so I figured I would give the sugar free a try and maybe he could have them on a little more regular basis because they didn’t have any sugar in them. I was surprised at how well the sugar free came out. I did find that the sugar free didn’t make as many as the regular ones did and that they were a little more chewy than the others as well but all in all it was a wonderful find. Oh, and for anyone considering trying the sugar free they have a very similar taste to the sugar free jello, so if you like sugar free jello then you should like it in this recipe too. Thank you so much Kirbie for posting this. My brother sends his thanks as well, he absolutely loved them.

    • Kirbie — April 12, 2013 @ 6:52 pm Reply

      That’s so great to hear! And thanks for letting us know how the sugar free jello works. I was curious. I have some sugar free jello in the house but I didn’t have a chance to use it yet.

15. J.S. @ Sun Diego Eats — April 12, 2013 @ 12:50 pm Reply

    Would it work if you made it with sugar-free jello? This sounds too easy and I would love to have my own gummy candy!

    • Kirbie — April 12, 2013 @ 2:13 pm Reply

      I have not tried it with sugar free jello so I’m not sure how that would turn out.

16. Elizabeth @ SugarHero.com — April 12, 2013 @ 1:33 am Reply

    These are so darling! I have that same candy mold–think I need to dust it off and make cute jellies now!

    • Kirbie — April 12, 2013 @ 10:26 am Reply

      Hehe, I’m pretty happy with how they turned out!

17. Tina — April 11, 2013 @ 12:36 pm Reply

    This is amazingly cute. I have to get one of those molds!

    • Kirbie — April 11, 2013 @ 1:00 pm Reply

      I really love the heart molds! I like how they aren’t flat hearts, but instead the surface section is round and shiny. Most of the other ones I’ve seen are just flat. I’m going to try making some chocolates with them too.

18. Jinxi — April 11, 2013 @ 10:16 am Reply

    Those are SO ADORABLE! 🙂 Love the simplicity of the recipe, too. Thanks for sharing!

    • Kirbie — April 11, 2013 @ 10:19 am Reply

      Hehee, thanks! Trying to find more cute silicone molds to make more shapes. But I do love the hearts.

19. Christine — April 11, 2013 @ 10:14 am Reply

    This looks so awesome! Out of curiosity, have you come across any good gummy recipes using fruit pectin? I haven’t been able to eat gummies since becoming vegetarian and would love to make my own!

    • Kirbie — April 11, 2013 @ 10:18 am Reply

      I have not find any with fruit pectin but I’ve seen some with agar agar powder. I tried one this weekend but I didn’t like how it came out. I’m going to try it again though, but I need to buy more agar powder since I used up my supply on my failed attempt.

20. Paulina — April 11, 2013 @ 8:27 am Reply

    Amazing!! I’m also curious about using juice instead! Juice and tea sounds so good!

    • Kirbie — April 11, 2013 @ 8:29 am Reply

      I’m excited to try juice and tea together. I have been eating a lot of this Bissinger gummy bears recently. They use natural fruit juice in their gummies and infuse them with teas, so there are flavors like white tea with pomegranate, etc. They taste really good, so I’m hoping to do the same!

21. Sandy — April 11, 2013 @ 6:38 am Reply

    Our household likes fruit snacks, gummies AND jello, so I can’t wait to try this tonight. I also would expect this to taste like jello, but stiffer. I buy the unflavored gelatin in large quantities and have some silicone molds that would be perfect (those heart ones are so cute!).

    • Kirbie — April 11, 2013 @ 8:17 am Reply

      They are super chewy, like gummy bears. I really liked them though. Definitely try them out. I’m excited to experiment with different fruit juices.

22. caninecologne — April 11, 2013 @ 6:07 am Reply

    Very cute and so simple! Please update the recipe when you figure out how much fruit juice to substitute for the Jello.

    • Kirbie — April 11, 2013 @ 8:17 am Reply

      I will! One recipe suggests 1/3 cup of frozen concentrate fruit juice and then increasing the unflavored gelatin packs to 3. I want to also play around with doing a tea and fruit combo.

23. June G. — April 11, 2013 @ 3:44 am Reply

    That’s it? Who knew? They’re so cute too:)

    • Kirbie — April 11, 2013 @ 8:19 am Reply

      I know! I can’t believe how simple it is. I might never buy fruit snacks or gummies again and just make my own creations. So much healthier too if I don’t use the jello packs.