Make your own healthy homemade fruit snacks at home! These easy to make goodies are packed full of both fruits and a vegetable for added nutrition. Your kids will love them!
School starts in less than a week for us! Yikes! We decided to spend one of our last summer afternoons in the kitchen making a lunchbox treat for the kids. These fruit and vegetable snacks are right up our alley. Now, they are much more like really thick jello pieces than your run-of-the-mill boxed fruit snack, but then again, these things are actually made out of real fruit and vegetables so of course they’ll be a bit different. My kids love them and they are so much fun.
How long will these last in the fridge?
These will last up to 2 weeks when stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator.
How much spinach should I add?
The amount of spinach you add will impact the color of your fruit snacks. If you add the entire 4 cups, you’ll end up with a muddled deep purple, and almost brown color so take that into consideration.
Can I use another sweetener besides agave?
Yes you can. You can use honey or sugar in the same amount. Other sweeteners may need a conversion on the amount.
Can you use chia seeds instead of gelatin to set up? I use it in my homemade jams to set up and works Well.Plus adds fiber and protein..
You’d have to experiment and try.
Were you able to try this?
Hi ! Could I make them without ANY kind of sugar, just fruits and other ingredients? Thank you.
Yes, you can.
we generally purchase a brand of gummy snack with extra fiber (celiac). Wondering if you know the fiber content and if tried adding psyllium for extra fiber? Also, how sticky is the final product, are they easy to pack in a lunch without having to eat the bag 🙂 What product would you toss them in to counter any sticky issue ie; cornstarch… ?
Nope. I’ve never worked with psyllium. They aren’t terribly sticky either.
Can I use frozen berries?
I don’t recommend it. Too much unknown quantities of water.
Yes and it worked great!
If I make these in big quantities, am I able to freeze them? Or how long do they last for before going “bad” ?
thanks in advance!
They last for at least a week. I haven’t personally tried freezing them so I can’t vouch for that.
Made these today…been in the fridge for 3 hours now and it’s still goopy. Not set at all. I followed everything exactly so I’m not sure what’s wrong :/
It sounds like there was a problem with your gelatin. Did you cook it until it completely dissolved? If so, then you may have just had a bad batch or something. That’s really weird!
I think I figured it out. I used pectin instead of gelatin. I’m going to try putting it in the oven to see if I can firm them up.
Hi Rachel. Will frozen berries do?
I’ve never tested it, but it should work. Any extra water content should evaporate.
I wonder if anyone knows a substitute for gelatin. We make home made fruit roll ups, but I know my boys would love these. However being a vegetarian I wouldn’t be able to eat those.
I’m not total familiar with that level of vegetarian cooking, but agar agar is the common substitute. I just don’t have any personal experience. Perhaps another reader will chime in.
Agar agar is great. We use it all the time in our kitchen. I would say if you have a place close to you that sells it. Use it. . I’m in las vegas and get mine at a place called Chef Rubber. Maybe you can look at their website. Good luck.
I made this and haven’t eaten it yet. I’m a bit sceptical because mine came out brown. I used more fruit than you and yours is bright red/pink. I’m wondering if you hid some food coloring in there….
Nope. I never add anything besides what you see listed in the recipe. What you see is what you get! It may just be the fruit or spinach you used. Don’t fret.
I had the same issue first time. Then remade them with less spinach and they were beautiful
I made this and haven’t eaten it yet. I’m a bit sceptical because mine came out brown. I used more fruit than you and yours is bright red/pink. I’m wondering if you hid some food coloring in there…