Valentine’s Day Vitamin C Gummy Hearts

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1 cup of boiling water
3/4 cup fresh squeezed lemon juice
1/4 cup fresh squeezed orange juice
6-8 tablespoons of gelatin preferably grass fed if you can find it
4 Tbsp fruit juice sweetened red jam I like Trader Joe's raspberry, but it does have seeds, so choose according to your own preferences
1/4 cup or more honey or preferred sweetener I like mine super sour, so please taste before you pour into molds, if you like yours sweeter, add more)
2,000 mg Vitamin C crystals

In a large glass bowl combine the boiling water, juices, Swerve and jam until well blended (I like to use an immersion blender for this
Add gelatin and mix well
Add vitamin C crystals last and mix until completely dissolved
Taste for sweetness, then pour into your heart shaped molds, or Lego shapes, fruit shapes, bear shapes
Put molds in fridge for about 30 minutes to an hour
Pop out of molds and enjoy!

TIPS:

Before I pour my liquid into the molds, I place the molds on a solid tray like a cutting board or cookie sheet to prevent spills
Clear out a spot in your fridge BEFORE you begin so when it is ready you can stick it directly into the fridge
I cannot stress enough how important it is to TASTE before you chill… only you know how sour the children will like it
Substitute grape, apricot, strawberry, super-fruit or other jams to obtain different colors, or leave out to get a pale yellow
I like to put my gummies in cute glass jars and store in the “snack” jar for my children to grab and go
These hold up well in lunch boxes

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