Having easy to make yummy treats is really handy when reducing salicylates, amines and glutamates in your diet as well as additives such as artificial colours and flavours that you can often find in lollies. If you are reducing salicylates, amines and glutamates in your diet as per the RPAH (Royal Prince Alfred Hospital) or FAILSAFE elimination diet, or just avoiding additives such as artificial colours in lollies, this is an excellent quick snack or for a child or treat or paryt food for a child or our inner child (ie for adults such like me who love gummy bears).
A safe treat instead of the supercharged artificially coloured and flavoured lollies and treats. Sweetness can be adjusted according to taste.
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INGREDIENTS
1/3 cup pear syrup (if moderate salicylates can use pear juice)
1 1/2 TBSP powdered gelatine
1 TBSP rice malt syrup (can use pure maple syrup)
3/4 tsp citric acid (for zing)
Colour: red cabbage (puree and press through a sieve for purple juice) and/or saffron threads (not imitation saffron).
Note that the citric acid and the red cabbage will make a blue colour so leave out the citric acid if you want to retain the lovely purple colour.
Gelatine contain sulphites (an additive) whch will be listed in the allergen statment on the label ho0wever all sulphites will boil off. If you are very sensitivie, take care not to breath in the fumes when the gelatine is being boiled, and use an exhaust fan, windows open so the airborne sulhite will disperse.
Double recipe for larger quantity.
METHOD
Combine pear syrup, rice malt syrup and citric acid and preferred colour (or add no colour: nude gummies!)
Add powdered gelatine and let stand for 5 minutes
Transfer to a small saucepan on medium heat and stir for 5 -10 minutes until well mixed. Remove saffron threads.
Fill silicon moulds (use a pourer with a tip), taking care not to overfill
Place in fridge until set (for example 1/2 hour)
Peel away silicon mould.
OPTIONS:
Use no added colour for cute little translucent bears
Use agar agar to make vegetarian/vegan
Dare you to eat just one!
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