Flu Fighter Gummy Bears - Real Recipes from Mums

Batten down the hatches: The cold is coming! It’s getting chillier and chillier and generally that means Flu season is upon us.

It’s commonplace these days to work hard to prevent sickness in your family with extra doses of Vitamin C, lots of garlic, berries with loads of antioxidants and of course, yummy soups to warm the soul and keep us comfy.

At Baby Bistro, we work with kids and kids foods – and kids don’t find a garlic clove that exciting! So we’ve developed a fun, yummy and easy flu-fighter in the form of a gummy bear!

Ingredients (makes 15 Gummy Bears)

6 Twinnings Lemon and Ginger teabags
1/2 Cup Honey
80g Gelatin powder

Method

Add tea bags to 500ml boiling water, allow to steep for 5 mins before discarding the bags. Stir in honey.
Sprinkle gelatin powder over the surface, allow to sit for 30 seconds then whisk vigorously until gelatin has completely dissolved.
Stir in 500ml cold water then pour into a 38x25cm baking tray. Refrigerate for a minimum of 1 hour to set.
Run a sharp knife around the edge of the jelly, then use the tip of knife to gently lift the jelly sheet out. Use cookie cutter to cut out the gummy shapes, then serve immediately.
Store any uneaten gummies in the fridge.

72 Comments

- - cassy26 said
  - 10 Jun 2024
    10:44 am
This is awesome. My kids would love these.

- - mom465683 said
  - 31 May 2024
    10:17 pm
I prefer to drink the tea.

- - meedee said
  - 09 May 2021
    1:08 pm
This is awesome. I need to get myself some gelatin.

- - mom112023 said
  - 10 May 2019
    11:44 pm
This is different. Must try it. Thanks for the recipe.

- - happymum2018 said
  - 03 May 2019
    2:53 am
What a clever idea thanks so much

- - tessie said
  - 04 Jun 2018
    2:09 am
What a clever and cheap way to give kids a boost to help combat the flu

- - sars_angelchik said
  - 29 May 2018
    1:33 pm
What an amazing idea!

- - rovermum said
  - 28 May 2018
    10:01 am
Ooh, I love gummy bears and we would all gobble these up. Fantastic idea.

- - alison_humble said
  - 27 May 2018
    8:19 am
These are brilliant! I’m going to make them today. 3 out of my 4 have a cold. Joy, season of sick is here

- - levismumma said
  - 26 May 2018
    2:47 pm
Would be interested to know if these works

- - mom101628 said
  - 25 May 2018
    10:49 pm
Sounds interesting – but doubt that it will work.

- - maddisonmelkie@gmail.com said
  - 24 Nov 2017
    6:21 pm
Wow thats amzing so thought out thanks

- - mom183717 said
  - 05 Jun 2017
    9:59 pm
Great idea thanks for sharing

- - mom206279 said
  - 29 Apr 2017
    6:41 pm
Thanks for sharing. Such a simple idea!

- - mom111059 said
  - 23 Aug 2016
    9:13 am
Thank you for sharing what is a most unusual yet yummy looking recipe.

- - ella12 said
  - 15 Aug 2016
    2:45 pm
Very different and healthy idea – wonderful!

- - rovermum said
  - 15 Aug 2016
    8:52 am
Brilliant idea. The only problem will be stopping the kids from eating too many!!

- - mom134803 said
  - 13 Aug 2016
    3:08 am
The idea is nice, but I don’t think this is anything more then a liquid candy. Heating honey strips it from all benefits and the nutritional value goes down to 0.0 and some bags of lemon-ginger tea have absolutely no healing strengths.
- deb_gs replied
  
  25 May 2018 , 9:03 pm
  These are just another form of lollies which will not prevent the flu. Mixing “medicine” (placebos) and lollies is not a great idea as it sends kids a mixed message.
  - musicmum replied
    
    25 May 2018 , 11:11 pm
    
    I agree, not going to help much at all.
- - robyn_smithwick said
  - 12 Aug 2016
    2:24 pm
Fantastic! I THINK THE ADULTS will love this too!

- - mom62167 said
  - 12 Aug 2016
    9:13 am
Seems such a simple great idea, love it. I would add some orange or lemon juice for vitamin C, or some mint essence. Definitely a recipe idea I will try.