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Immune boosting gummies

GF | DF | EF | NF | RSF
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Course: 1 meal a day, BLW, gummies, Snack
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 1 inch fresh ginger chopped
  • 1/2 inch fresh turmeric chopped (can use 1 tsp powdered if you can’t get fresh)
  • 100 ml water
  • 2 tbsp honey (omit under 12 months)
  • 300 ml cold pressed orange juice or carrot juice
  • 1/2 lemon juiced
  • 4 tbsp gelatin
Optional
  • 1 TBSP Camu Camu powder or Vitamin C powder

Equipment

  • 1 Saucepan
  • 1 Moulds
  • 1 Refrigerator
  • 1 Tupperware Container or Gummy Mould

Method
 

  1. Place ginger, turmeric and water in saucepan and bring to boil, then turn down to simmer for 5 minutes until aromatic
  2. Add honey if using and stir to dissolve
  3. Remove ginger and turmeric pieces
  4. Add orange/carrot and lemon juice
  5. Sprinkle on gelatin and leave for a couple of minutes to ‘bloom’ (go wrinkly and absorb the liquid)
  6. Add Camu Camu or Vitamin C powder
  7. Place saucepan back onto low heat and stir until gelatin is dissolved and it looks like liquid again
  8. Pour into moulds or for smaller babies you can pour into a Tupperware container (and later cut into finger shaped pieces).
  9. Place in fridge until set and enjoy! Will last about 3 days in fridge
  10. * Tip - If you always spill your gummies trying to transfer to the fridge just leave them on the bench for half a hour and they will semi set! Easier to transfer.

Notes

AGE APPROPRIATE: when on 1 meal + a day
Gelatin helps to line your digestive tract and promote better digestion, ginger and turmeric have immune boosting qualities and are natural anti-inflammatories & orange, lemon juice and Camu Camu provide a hit of Vitamin C.