A new take on the old classic — Healthy Very Cherry Fruit Snacks! Instead of artificially flavored, synthetically colored gummies shaped like strawberries, oranges and grapes, we’ve got all-natural DIY Fruit Snacks in the shape of cutie patootie bears (but you can use whatever mold shape you want, really), that also happen to be super delicious and uber good for ya ?
These unique treats are packed with a sweet and enticing cherry flavor, an addicting yet natural sweetness, and soft and irresistible chew.
The storebought varieties of cherry-flavored gummy bears and fruit snacks always contain high-fructose corn syrup, refined white sugar, genetically modified starch, artificial flavorings, synthetic food dyes, and a ton of excess empty calories, carbs and sugar.
But not these. Oh, not these babies!
These Healthy Very Cherry Fruit Snacks are made with real cherries, a little bit of lemon juice, and grass-fed gelatin (also non-GMO, rBGH-free, and gluten-free).
For the last couple of years I’ve been on the lookout for grass-fed gelatin. I had a difficult time finding it until just recently. I bought this container of gelatin just a few weeks ago after doing some research on the best and healthiest brands, and soon discovered Vital Proteins. I’m so glad I did. The day it arrived in the mail I made a batch of Healthy Homemade Strawberry Gummy Bears, and they were DA BOMB (of course) ?
I looked inside my freezer, saw a bag of frozen unsweetened cherries, and an idea instantly popped into my head — CHERRY FRUIT SNACKS!!
As a kid, cherry- and strawberry-flavored gummy candies were my favorite, so these Cherry Fruit Snacks are quite nostalgic for me.
I hope you enjoy them as much as I do.
EDIT: I hope you enjoy them as much as I did. Past tense. Because I ate them all… ?
35 bears
Healthy Very Cherry Fruit Snacks
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Wow, these super simple 5-ingredient Healthy Very Cherry Fruit Snacks make for the perfect guilt-free treat! ?
Trust me, Welch’s ain’t got NOTHIN’ on these soft and sweet cherry-infused fruit snacks ?
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