Homemade Chocolate Gummies (great for toddlers and mamas) Gluten, Dairy and Sugar Free
- Healthy Snacks, Lunchbox Food, Popular, Toddler Food
These homemade healthy chocolate gummies are a fantastic snack for both mama and bubbas! They’re the best gummies to make if you’re trying to get your little one on board with the texture and taste of homemade gummies. I mean, what toddler doesn’t love chocolate?!
When I first attempted gummies (just a fruit based one) Honey (then 3 years old) would say YUCK every time haha! The chocolate ones got her on board and now she’ll eat any flavour, especially when they’re shaped like unicorns. She even asks me to make them if there’s none in the fridge! And I’ve been adding gelatin to Olives food since she was a little bubba.
What makes These Chocolate Gummies a great snack is:
+ They’re Full of gut loving gelatin which aids digestion and seals the gut lining, strengthening gut health
+ Have healthy fats for brain development, the nervous system and sustained energy
+ Sugar free – sweetened with a little honey
+ A good source of protein
+ Free from gluten, dairy
You do need to use a good quality, grass-fed gelatin to get the benefits (not the gelatin from the supermarket). I like the Nutraorganics range.
If your little one doesn’t like them at first, grab some cute silicone moulds, get them involved with making them and keep offering!
(Great for sugar cravings and as an alternative to chocolate for us Mama’s ).
*These are not suitable for babies under 12 months old but you can find baby friendly gummy recipes here*.
Homemade Healthy Chocolate Gummies (GF DF RSF)
These gummies are great way to get some gut healing gelatin into your toddlers and for us mamas too! Full of healthy fats and protein they are a delicious healthy snack for the whole family.
Servings: 20 gummies
Ingredients
- 1 400 ml can coconut milk or half coco cream, half milk
- 2.5 tbs gelatin
- 1-2 tbs cacao
- 2 TBS honey or your choice of sweetener - maple syrup, stevia
- Optional: 1 egg or 2 yolks
- Optional: few drops of chocolate liquid stevia
Instructions
- Pour coconut milk /cream into a small saucepan and heat on low.
- Sprinkle with gelatin, whisk until combined then add the rest of ingredients. Whisk again until completely combined (no lumps).
- Pour into silicone moulds arranged on a tray for easy storage in the fridge.
- Refrigerate for a couple of hours then store in an airtight container for up to a week.
Let me know in the comments if you try the recipe or if you have any questions!
Michala xx
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