Monday, April 9, 2012

Teapot Gelatin

My kids eat their vitamins. This is a super simple gelatin recipe that my kids love, and I add a powdered multivitamin to mine since my kids won't swallow pills.

You can adjust the sweetness with more stevia, a bit of maple syrup or even table sugar if your kids tolerate it. As written, this makes a jiggler-style firmer gelatin. Double the liquid for softer jello.

~1 cup water
1 Tbsp unflavored gelatin (I use Great Lakes beef gelatin)
Juice from about 1/4 of a lemon or lime
8 drops liquid Stevia with no fillers

I call this "Teapot Gelatin" because I heat my water in my electric teakettle rather than using the stove. I start by adding water and turning on the kettle. While the water heats to a boil, fill a Pyrex measuring cup to the 1/2 cup line with cold water. Add the gelatin, juice and stevia and allow to sit for about a minute while you go check Facebook. When you get back, the teakettle should be finished. (Hopefully the water will still be hot. If not, turn it on again and try to stay put until it boils.)

Add hot water to about the 1 cup line on your measuring cup and stir well, making sure all the gelatin is dissolved if any clumped together in the cold water. At this point I add my supplements - I empty a few Thorne Kids' Multi capsules into the mixture and stir well to dissolve. You can add Vitamin C powder for a sour gummy taste.

Pour the gelatin mixture into 4 serving cups and refrigerate, or just throw the measuring cup into the fridge and let the gelatin set.

Easy peasy.