Homemade Jello From Scratch (With Gelatin) Recipe
Make this healthy homemade jello with just gelatin and juice — a quick, natural, and diet-friendly snack! Perfect for GAPS, Paleo, Whole30, or anyone avoiding refined sugar and artificial ingredients. Use any fruit juice or puree for flavor, and enjoy a high-protein, gelatin-based treat that’s gluten-free, dairy-free, sugar-free, and naturally customizable. It’s the guilt-free jello you’ll love making again and again!
Equipment
- saucepan
- whisk (or immersion blender)
- jello molds (or a 9x13 pan)
Ingredients
- 4 cups apple juice (or any preferred liquid)
- 1/2 cup grass-fed gelatin powder
Instructions
- In a saucepan, over medium heat, heat juice until warm.
- When juice is warm, slowly add gelatin powder to the sauce pan, mixing quickly with a whisk or immersion blender.
- Whisk or blend in pureed strawberries until mixture is smooth.
- Whisk or blend in freshly juiced apples until mixture is smooth.
- Pour into 9×13 pan or jello molds of choice.
- Refrigerate or freeze until hardened into gummies.
- Pop fruit snacks out of molds or cut into desired sizes and store in the refrigerator.
Notes
- Have all ingredients pre-measured and ready before beginning the recipe. If the mixture is not made fast enough, it becomes clumpy.
- Be sure to pour gelatin in slowly, while stirring/blending quickly, to prevent clumps of gelatin from forming/not incorporating into the mixture.
- This recipe calls for powdered gelatin, which is different than collagen. Collagen will not produce a gelled fruit snack.
- You can substitute any liquid, combination of liquids, pureed fruits, etc. to change flavor or nutrients. We enjoy pureed strawberries and lemon juice in the spring and fresh pressed apple juice in the fall.