1¼ cups fresh or thawed frozen fruit puree (I've used blueberries, apricots, and strawberries each with good success)
⅛ to ¼ cup lemon juice (I vary the amount depending on the sweetness of the fruit)
2-4 tablespoons of honey (depending on how much sweetness you want and how sweet your fruit already is)
¼ cup of powdered gelatin (I used Knox brand)*
Instructions
Put fruit puree and lemon juice into small saucepan and cook to just bubbling. Slowly whisk in gelatin, little by little, to avoid clumps.
When your mixture is mixed well, pour into silicone candy molds or into a parchment-lined 8x8-inch baking dish.
Chill in the fridge for at least 2 hours or allow to sit at room temperature overnight. (Popping the snacks out of the molds works better if refrigerated first.) If using a pan, cut into 1 cm cubes to serve. Store in an air tight container at room temperature or in the fridge.
My molds (see in photo above) yielded 45 snacks exactly for each fruit used.
Notes
* ¼ cup is NOT a typo. That seems like a lot of gelatin but it's what you need to create the right consistency for the fruit snacks. Agar agar also works for a vegan version, though I haven't experimented enough to know how much to use.
Recipe by story of a kitchen at https://www.storyofakitchen.com/healthy-snacks/homemade-chewy-fruit-snacks-recipe/