With a house full of growing kids I am always trying to come up with delicious meals and snacks that are healthy and taste great. These fruit snacks are winners. You know those trips to the grocery store with the kids and all of those cool character boxes calling out to your little one? Please tell me I’m not the only one 😉 You can make these and be the coolest mom in the process.
Natural Healthy Homemade Fruit Snacks
You can print the recipe below with detailed directions.
All you need is a few ingredients:
4 lemons squeezed for sour or 2/3 cup orange juice(2-3 oranges) for a sweeter taste.
3/4 lb. frozen berries
2 Tbsp. honey
2 Tbsp. Agar Powder which is vegetarian and gluten free – perfect substitute for Gelatin.
After heating it in a sauce pan I use my Ninja Master Blender. You can use anything you usually blend or puree with.
Pour into these cool Star Wars molds or any molds that your kids like. This part gives you the “cool mom” hugs and smiles. But you can also use a 9×9 pan if you’d like.
Not only are these delicious they are really easy to make.
After printing the recipe below you might want to head over and check out these great snack ideas or visit my Fun food for kids Pinterest Board.
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- 4 whole lemons substitute 2/3 cup orange juice for a sweeter taste
- 3/4 lb. frozen berries we love strawberry and mixed berry
- 2 tbsp honey
- 2 tbsp Agar Powder Vegetarian and Gluten Free
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Squeeze lemons (for sour) or use 2/3 cup orange juice (sweeter taste).
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Add your juice and frozen berries to a sauce pan, stir and simmer on low heat until berries turn into liquid.
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Add honey and stir
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Remove from heat
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slowly mix in Agar Powder (Gelatin Substitute) and let cool for a few minutes.
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Blend in a blender or whatever you usually blend in (we use our Ninja and it works great). It should be smooth liquid with no lumps.
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Pour into cool molds or a 9x9 pan and chill in refrigerator. Ready in a hour and your kids will love these.
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NerdK says
February 16, 2016 at 7:43 pmHi, I followed the directions but these did not set up at all for me. Any troubleshooting ideas? I’ve had good success with agar in the past, but this turned out the consistency of berry sauce (tasty)
Kimberly says
February 16, 2016 at 9:09 pmHmmmm that’s interesting. Feel free to e-mail me at naturalbeachliving@gmail.com and we can chat about the steps and what didn’t work out. Ours are always amazing.
Tina Ernspiker says
January 27, 2016 at 9:38 pmThis looks like a great recipe! I posted to Pinterest so hopefully I can try it sooner than later 😉 Thank you!
Bren says
January 27, 2016 at 11:26 amI can’t wait to try this recipe! Thanks for sharing.
Erin D says
January 27, 2016 at 8:16 amGuess what my kids want to try making today, after seeing this?! Thanks so much for linking up at the Natural Living Link-Up; hope to see you there again next week!
Easy Peasy Life Matters says
January 6, 2016 at 4:56 pmThese are so fun! It’s nice to have an alternative to the unhealthy snacks in the store. Thanks so much for sharing on the Healthy Living Link Party! We hope to see you again real soon 🙂
Cristina Mandeville says
January 5, 2016 at 6:36 pmThank you for sharing this yummy and healthy recipe over at healthy living link party. Hope to see you again! Pinned too!
PS:
I will be featuring your post for this weeks party. Stop by and grab your button!
Kimberly says
January 5, 2016 at 6:52 pmWonderful! Thank you
Vanessa says
October 8, 2015 at 7:23 pmHow fun is this! Wow! You are so creative. 🙂