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Homemade Vitamin C Gummies

October 1, 2015 By Elise 24 Comments This post may contain affiliate links. Please read my disclosure policy for more info.

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Ooooh, look what I made!

Guys, I know I sound like a five year old here, but I haven’t been this excited about making something in a LONG time! 

See, every time I go to buy vitamins for the kids, we have an ingredient-reading fest. And I’m never happy with the ingredients. 

Homemade Vitamin C Gummies. Finally! I can give my kids chewable vitamins without a boatload of sugar!

Why does sugar, or worse, high-fructose corn syrup have to be so near the top. 

It’s either that or artificial sweetener. 

Yuck. 

So then I came across this recipe on Pinterest for making your own vitamin C gummies. THAT caught my eye! 

She used orange juice, which makes sense since it already contains quite a bit of vitamin C, but I never have orange juice around. Plus she added honey, which I didn’t want to do, but since orange juice is a bit tart even without adding vitamin C powder, I didn’t know if I could get away with not adding any.

Look, these aren’t candy, and they’re not super sweet. I figure this will help keep my kids from climbing the refrigerator shelves to get to them. Didn’t work. Apparently just the fact that they’re gummies makes them desirable. 

my kids LOVE homemade vitamin c gummies!

So yeah, no added sugar = still sweet enough to be tasty. Suite me. More than suites me actually.

By my calculations, if you cut these into 60 pieces, each gummie should contain 336 grams of vitamin C NOT including what’s already in the juice you use. Bit of an odd number, but hey, this ain’t no vitamin lab. 

You can use whatever juice you want to – I used grape because it seemed like the best combination of sweetness and flavor to mask the tartness of the Vitamin C. Apple would work really well too I think. 

Homemade Vitamin C Gummies

If you do want to use orange juice, add some honey or maple syrup to the mixture, or click through to the afore linked recipe. 

Also, don’t worry about not having cute little silicon molds. If you chill the gelatin in a loaf pan, pulling it out, and cutting your gummies into squares with a pair of kitchen scissors is easy-peasy!

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Homemade Vitamin C Gummies 

Vitamin C Gummies Homemade

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Homemade Vitamin C Gummies

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Ingredients

  • 2 1/4 cups grape juice
  • 6 Tablespoons plain gelatin (I use beef gelatin, but Knox gelatin from your grocery store works too.)
  • 5 teaspoons vitamin C powder (where to buy)

Instructions

  1. Heat one cup of grape juice until nearly boiling.
  2. Add gelatin and stir to dissolve.Add remaining grape juice and give it a stir.
  3. Stir in vitamin C powder.
  4. Pour into silicon molds, or a single loaf pan.Refrigerate until firm.Remove from molds.
  5. To remove from a glass or metal pan, simply slide a butter knife or spoon along the edge to loosen until you can pick it up with your fingers and pull it out.
  6. Use Scissors to cut into squares.Store in the refrigerator.
  7. Enjoy! (One at a time 😉 )

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  1. Shauna Heeter says

    March 26, 2019 at 3:45 pm

    Do you have any idea how long these will last in the refrigerator?

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    • Elise says

      March 28, 2019 at 7:56 am

      I haven’t tested them for over a week.

      Reply
  2. C F Bear says

    May 14, 2019 at 2:31 pm

    336 MG not Grams, We love your recipe, thanks!

    Reply
  3. Coleen Goree says

    June 14, 2019 at 2:30 pm

    Boy it’s hard to comment here. Did you use ascorbic acid or citric acid for the vit c powder? Can i use camu camu, acerola powder, or amla powder so I get it from the sources?

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  4. Joy McGaha says

    September 1, 2019 at 2:47 am

    Hi elise
    Do they taste tart/sour because of ascorbic acid?

    Reply
  5. Carol says

    November 4, 2019 at 3:50 am

    Do these need to be refrigerated and how long do these remain good and not go bad?

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    • Elise says

      November 6, 2019 at 9:38 am

      Yes, they definitely should be refrigerated!

      Reply
  6. Elisha says

    January 2, 2020 at 2:15 pm

    Made these and they turned out great! Thanks for the recipe!

    ★★★★★

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  7. Desi says

    April 20, 2020 at 1:50 pm

    Are these a jello consistency or like gummy bears? I used another recipe and they turned out more like harder jello, and its a weird texture

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  8. Leah says

    July 20, 2020 at 11:31 pm

    Can I use ascorbic acid in powder form

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  9. Terri says

    December 22, 2020 at 12:05 pm

    Heating the vitamin C powder kills the vitamin C. It’s heat sensitive…and light sensitive.

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