Flu and Cold Busting Gummies

It takes just minutes to make your own immune-boosting gummies for winter!

Keyword: elderberry gummies, elderberry gummy recipe

¼ cup bottled organic elderberry syrup or I make homemade (check recipe notes for link)
¾ cup Black Cherry juice (no sugar added) or other fruit juice
2 teaspoon lemon juice
2 tablespoon local honey
3 packs plain gelatin or agar-agar flakes for vegan
2 tablespoon homemade vitamin C powder optional (link to homemade vitamin C in recipe notes)

In a small bowl mix together elderberry syrup, cherry juice, lemon juice, and vitamin C powder.
Pour into a small pan ( I used a small skillet).
Sprinkle gelatin packs over liquid mix and stir with a spoon.
Turn heat on to very low and stir just until warm and gelatin are dissolved.
Turn heat off.
Add local honey. Make sure the liquid is just warm to the touch to avoid killing the good properties of the honey.
Spoon or use the dropper to fill gummy bear molds.
If you don't have enough gummy bear molds, pour extra liquid in a cooking dish or other small dish and refrigerate and cut into squares.
Refrigerate for an hour.
Pop gummies out of the mold, and store them in the refrigerator.
You will have an extra mix. Add extra to a glass pan, and cut into squares, and store in a ziplock bag. ( I use these for the adults!)

*I let my kids have 3-4 a day. I don't think they could have too many.