You can make your own Orange Creamsicle Homemade Gummies with just a few ingredients (and no fancy thermometers or steps required!) It’s practically like homemade candy, they’re sweet but much lighter! Make them into fun shapes by using different gummy molds, or let them set in a large rimmed pan and cut them into cubes. It’s as simple as that!
Orange Creamsicle Homemade Gummies
With the holidays in the rearview mirror, I’ve been thinking of how we can lighten up our kitchen in 2018. Last year around this time we cut out everything (okay, not everything, but a whole heck of a lot) with the 21 Day Reset. But this year I’m feeling a bit less ambitious.
I’m thinking of going towards more homemade versions of things. You know, homemade vegetable/chicken stock, get back into making kombucha and make our own little treats. Case in point, these Orange Creamsicle Homemade Gummies, which only have 5 ingredients.
Making these homemade gummies is honestly so easy. You’ll combine some orange juice, coconut milk, vanilla, maple syrup, and gelatin or agar agar (for a vegetarian option). Then just bring to a simmer on the stove, pour into a pan or cute gummy bear molds, and let set!
To make homemade gummies you’ll need:
- 2 cups orange juice
- 1 cup low fat coconut milk
- 2 Tbsp maple syrup
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
- 3 Tbsp gelatin or agar agar
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You wouldn’t believe how easy it is to make homemade versions of everyday foods (and how much healthier it can actually be for you!) Like these Homemade Fruit Roll-Ups, which are great additions to your kids’ lunch box or as an afternoon snack!
If you love orange and creamsicle flavored sweets, try this creamsicle fudge, our creamsicle popsicles, and our creamsicle cupcakes! One of our all time favorites is this orange poke cake, and of course, our orange jello shots.
A couple other favorite homemade recipes are this Homemade Berry Jam and 5 Minute Homemade Ricotta!
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Orange Creamsicle Gummies
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Print It Rate ItIngredients
- 2 cups orange juice
- 1 cup low fat coconut milk
- 2 Tbsp maple syrup
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
- 3 Tbsp gelatin or agar agar
Instructions
- Combine orange juice, coconut milk, maple syrup, vanilla, and gelatin or agar agar in a medium saucepan.
- If using gelatin, heat over medium/low until dissolved. If using agar agar, heat over medium/high and let simmer for 2 minutes.
- Remove from heat and pour into a rimmed baking sheet or gummy molds, then set in the fridge to set (30 minutes for gelatin, 1 hour for agar agar).
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This post was originally published on this blog on Jan 26, 2018.
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Julie Franks says
are you able to make this with regular dairy milk? I’m not a fan of the taste of coconut milk or other milk substitutes
Amanda Davis says
We have not tested that with this recipe. However, we feel that it should work just fine. Should you decide to experiment we would love to hear your results!
Paula Williams says
Question instead can I use cashew milk instead of coconut?
Amanda Davis says
We have not tested that with this recipe. However, should you decide to experiment we would love to hear your results!
Jane says
Can I use something other than maple syrup?
T.b. says
Unfortunately, after making gummies for years. The ingredients seem to be for agar agar, which requires significantly less than using gelatin. For this ratio of liquids you would need roughly 1/4 cup gelatin to get them to set in molds properly.
Daniel Sweet says
Add another tablespoon and you will have a quarter cup of gelatin so I think this recipe should work well.
Bettina says
Great recipe, however after a few days they all turned moldy on me.
We camp a lot and keeping them refrigerated is not an option for us.
Do you have any suggestions?
Sarah Bond says
Hi Bettina! Unfortunately these really do need refrigeration. Perhaps you could try homemade dehydrated fruit instead? You can make it in your oven!
Chloe says
I tried this recipe but the agar agar did not set properly. I had them in the refrigerator for 3 hours and the middle is still not solid. Any tips or recommendations?
Sarah Bond says
Sorry to hear it didn’t set for you Chloe! It could be that it wasn’t heated long enough or that you might need to use a bit more agar (each brand could have slightly different results).
Jessie says
Do you use canned coconut milk?
Amanda says
Yes you can used canned coconut milk :)
Tiffany says
Have you tried this with frozen concentrate orange juice? We have been making gummies and found that regular juice does not have enough flavor for us.
Sarah Bond says
We haven’t tried that but it’s a great idea! I think it would work well :) As long as the proportion of liquid to gelatin/agar is the same.
Mauryn says
What if I use full fat coconut milk? Would it affect the outcome of the recipe?
Sarah Bond says
It should work fine with the full fat! :)
Mauryn says
OK, Thanks so much!
cakespy says
Creative and wonderful. I love the combination of flavor and texture on these little nuggets of sunshine-flavored joy!