Homemade Fruit Snacks
Fruit snacks are easy to make at home — and you control the flavors and ingredients. You will love these homemade fruit snacks.
While fruit snacks are admittedly very much a “kid food,” I can’t help but love them myself. So what better thing to do than to make them yourself at home?
Clearly grape fruit snacks are the best. Followed by strawberry? I don’t know. All I know is that grape is the best flavor. Weirdly enough, I don’t buy fruit snacks often for my kids but when I make these, E devours them. I don’t think N’s really old enough for fruit snacks. He only has 10ish teeth, most of which are front teeth.
Looking for Valentine’s day ideas? Make red and white fruit snacks in heart shapes. Cookies are the one Valentine’s Day recipe I made.
If you’re looking for more ideas, take a look at this round-up of decadent chocolate recipes and one for you last-minute valentine’s day people. Oh, and we have red velvet cookies and skinny brownies so I think those both count as v-day recipes. And of course homemade sugar scrub for silky smooth skin and for gifting.
Anyyyyyways. These fruit snacks are fun because if you’re not obsessed with grape like I am, you can make these any flavor you’d like. Apple, cranberry, etc. Whatever kind of juice you can find, you can make it into a fruit snack flavor. Simple, fun, and delicious. Three things I live by and love.
And with no added sugar or preservatives! They are so simple, with only two ingredients: unflavored gelatin and any kind of fruit juice. Why pay top dollar for fruit snacks when you can easily make them at home?
Homemade fruit snacks are so easy to make: Simply soften unflavored gelatin and fruit juice of your choice in a saucepan for a few minutes, cook for five minutes more, and pour into a flat pan. Chill for an hour, and then flip the “sheet” of gelatin onto a flat surface. Using small “cookie” cutters, cut as many shapes out as you can.
They are ready to eat right away, or put them into a sealed container and refrigerate for up to a week.
Oh, and FYI: I use these cutters. (Affiliate link — you buy them, 1 penny goes in E & N’s college funds. Give or take.)
White Grape Homemade Fruit Snacks
Fruit snacks are easy to make at home — and you control the flavors and ingredients. You will love these homemade fruit snacks.
Ingredients
- six 1/4 ounce envelopes of unflavored gelatin
- 2/3 cup 100% white grape juice (see note)
Instructions
- In a small saucepan, pour gelatin on top of juice. Let sit for about 3 minutes to soften gelatin.
- Turn heat on medium and stir gently until gelatin is dissolved. This should take 5-7 minutes. Pour into a small glass pan and place on flat surface in refrigerator until firm (about an hour).
- Run knife around edges and slide it out onto a cutting board. Using a knife or very small cookie cutters, cut into desired shapes.
- Enjoy immediately or store in fridge.
Notes
- Make different flavors by substituting fruit juice of your choice.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 4 Serving Size: 1/4 cupAmount Per Serving: Calories: 49Total Fat: 0gSaturated Fat: 0gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 0gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 16mgCarbohydrates: 6gFiber: 0gSugar: 6gProtein: 6g
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35 Comments on “Homemade Fruit Snacks”
….sooooo basically these are just jello that you’ve re-named a “fruit snack”…i was hoping to find a shelf stable fruit snack. Can these be left out, or do they need to be stored in the fridge?
I would store them in the fridge because they have less sugar than normal fruit snacks. They’re different than jello, though. More firm and chewy like fruit snacks.
Fruit snacks made unbelievably easy !! Great recipe Rachel…
I made these and was not happy with how they turned out, my kids who normally love fruit snacks ate them and said they were excited as I was making them, but didn’t want me to ever make them again. I ended up throwing them away. I was very disappointed.
So sorry to hear that! May I ask what they didn’t like about them?
Hi Rachel! Finally taking a moment to write here – thank you so much for visiting my post and commenting. I love your flavors and the shapes you’ve made with these jelly snacks, and when I saw your enticing photos and description, I knew I had to try making them! Thanks again for the inspiration, and I look forward to exploring more on your site. -Laura
Ditto! Just added your site to my Feedly — looking forward to following along :)
These look very neat and easy! I”ll be trying them on my toddlers. What is the layer of white on the bottom of your fruit snacks? Is it gelatin that settled during cooling, or is it just some trick of the light/camera?
Thanks!
Yeah — just a little foam/bubbles on the top. :)
These sound great. Do you think they will work well with fresh juice?
I think so! I don’t see why not :)
I’m a total sucker for fruit snacks – I’ve never even dreamed of making them at home! So brilliant!
OMG LOVE THESE. Sharing on my fan page
I loved!!!!!
I love how easy it is to make your own fruit snacks! Thanks for sharing! Pinning!
Aaaaahhhh these are like the coolest thing I have ever seen! I saw these on Instagram and commented there but just HAD to come back and comment here. My husband loooves fruit snacks, and I just so happen to have some juice in my fridge so i am going to have to try and make these soon! The photos and instructions are just awesome, thanks for posting!
ohmy! I love this homemade version! I didn’t know they were so simple! LOVE these! My kids will tooo!
Oh my goodness, how fun are these? Love ’em!
This is brilliant! I’m not sure who will love these more, me or the kids ;)
My 3-year old sister will love these! She loves the store-bought fruit snacks, but I know they’re not healthy at all. So looking forward to making these for her! :)
love this! and i love that you didn’t use all sorts of expensive, weird ingredients to make these. so simple!
My kids are going to freak out when I make these — they love fruit snacks but I never ever buy them. Will these stand up to being packed in school lunches? I was wondering since to say to store in the fridge.
Yep — they should be fine. I said store in fridge b/c they are made with 100% juice.
Olivia is going to LOVE me when I make these for her.
I bet pouring it into little candy molds (most with a little coconut oil to prevent sticking if that’s a concern) to set would make this even easier!
Definitely!
I’ve made my own gumdrops, but not fruit snacks — love these!
Okay, I have to make these for my kids. I love that the ingredients list is so simple and there aren’t a ton of questionable ingredients like the store-bought ones.
These are adorable! I love fruit snacks too and my kids who are teenagers still eat them in their lunch. This may be a family project :)
Hi Rachel! Fellow Michigan food blogger just stopping by to say hello :) Great recipe – I think this is something that my little niece would love, and it’d be fun for her to help me cut out the shapes!
Thanks Lori! Always nice to meet another Michigander :)
fun!
STRAWBERRY is the best! ;-) These are OK for grown ups right? Because I’d love to take down an entire batch! Yay for snack time :)
Ohhhh I so have to do this! Such a brilliant idea Rachel!
I had no idea fruit snacks were so easy! My hubby loves them, but I never buy them with all the sugar. Love these!