Valentine’s Day Gummy Candy
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An easy, four-ingredient Valentine’s Day gummy candy recipe made with unflavored gelatin and your favorite red or pink Jello flavor. These heart shaped gummies come together in about an hour, and will keep in the fridge for up to two weeks.
Why Make This Valentine’s Day Gummy Candy Recipe?
Valentine’s Day has always been one of my favorite “candy” holidays. I love a good chocolate covered cherry (homemade chocolate covered cherries are especially nice, but I won’t say no to the boxed kind from the seasonal aisle at the drugstore, either…) and I adore a classic candy conversation heart. In Februaries past, I’ve developed recipes for rosewater truffles, heart-shaped sugar cookies, strawberry marshmallows, and even Valentine’s Day hot chocolate. Last year I shared a recipe for a white chocolate bark with red gummy hearts. This year, I decided to adapt my rainbow gummy bear recipe to make the sweetest little heart shaped gummy candies for Valentine’s Day!
Ingredients for Making Valentine’s Day Gummy Hearts
- Jello – You’ll need two 3-ounce (85-gram) packages. You can use pink or red Jello, such as raspberry, cherry, or strawberry, or make the gummy hearts in any color/flavor you’d like. The generic store brand equivalent is also fine, but make sure it contains sugar. I have not tested this recipe with sugar free Jello.
- Unflavored Gelatin – You’ll need two .25-ounce packages of unflavored gelatin, or 14 grams of powdered gelatin. I prefer to purchase my gelatin in a big tub, because it’s great for making all kinds of recipes, like homemade cookies and cream marshmallows or a big batch of cranberry jelly candy for holiday gifting.
Recipe Notes and Tips
- Purchase a a plastic eye dropper. I recommend using a plastic eye dropper to fill the molds, rather than a glass dropper. If you use glass and the glass breaks, you’ll have to discard the entire batch of candy.
- Use a silicone mold. You will need a silicone heart mold for this recipe. I have two identical molds; each makes fifteen, 1-inch hearts. If you want to make very big batches of candies, or hearts in multiple colors and flavors (raspberry, cherry, strawberry, etc.) you might want to invest in larger molds or multiple sets to help speed the process along.
- Vary your flavors and colors. I only made red, cherry flavored gummy hearts, but you can repeat the candymaking process with as many flavors and colors as you’d like. Cherry, raspberry, strawberry, black cherry, peach, cranberry, or watermelon would all be good Valentine-colored choices.
- Don’t leave the eye dropper in the Jello. As it cools, the gelatin will clog the eye dropper and, eventually, get stuck in the bowl. If the liquid does start to set in the bowl, rewarm it briefly in the microwave until it returns to liquid form.
Valentine’s Day Gummy Candy
- Total Time1 hour
- YieldAbout 30-35 1-inch hearts 1x
An easy, 4-ingredient Valentine’s Day gummy candy recipe made with unflavored gelatin and red Jello.
Ingredients
Nonstick cooking spray, for greasing silicone heart mold
2 3-ounce (85-gram) packages pink or red Jello, such as raspberry, cherry, or strawberry
2 .25-ounce packages unflavored gelatin, or 14 grams powdered gelatin
160 milliliters cold water (2/3 cup)
Instructions
Place silicone heart mold (or molds) on a quarter sheet baking tray. Spritz with a thin layer of nonstick cooking spray. Use a paper towel or soft cloth to wipe away any excess.
In a small microwave-safe bowl, whisk together Jello powder, unflavored gelatin, and cold water. Continue whisking until powder dissolves.
Allow mixture to sit at room temperature for 10 minutes, then microwave on medium-high power for 60 seconds. Whisk with a small silicone whisk, then microwave 30 seconds more.
With an eye dropper, drop Jello mixture into prepared silicone heart mold.
Refrigerate 30 minutes, or until firm. (If Jello mixture begins to thicken in the bowl, reheat in microwave in 20-second increments as needed.)
Pop hearts from silicone mold onto a sheet of wax paper or parchment, or a silicone baking mat.
Store gummy hearts in a large plastic food storage bag or airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks.
- Category: Candy and Confectionery
- Method: Microwave
Make-Ahead and Storage Suggestions
Store gummy Valentine candy in a plastic food storage bag or an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to two weeks.
Other Valentine’s Day Candy Recipes You Might Enjoy
Rose Marshmallows
White Chocolate Valentine’s Day Bark
Chocolate Raspberry Truffles
Strawberry Marshmallows
Rose Truffles
Homemade Chocolate Covered Cherries
Strawberry Peppermint Patties
And if you do make these, or any of my recipes, don’t forget to tag me @bastecutfold or use the hashtag #bastecutfold on Instagram. I always love to see what you’re making!
