Homemade Fruit and Vegetable Snacks

Make your own healthy homemade fruit snacks at home! These easy to make goodies are packed full of both fruits and a vegetable for added nutrition. Your kids will love them!

School starts in less than a week for us! Yikes! We decided to spend one of our last summer afternoons in the kitchen making a lunchbox treat for the kids. These fruit and vegetable snacks are right up our alley. Now, they are much more like really thick jello pieces than your run-of-the-mill boxed fruit snack, but then again, these things are actually made out of real fruit and vegetables so of course they’ll be a bit different. My kids love them and they are so much fun.

 

How long will these last in the fridge?

These will last up to 2 weeks when stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator.

 

How much spinach should I add?

The amount of spinach you add will impact the color of your fruit snacks. If you add the entire 4 cups, you’ll end up with a muddled deep purple, and almost brown color so take that into consideration.

 

Can I use another sweetener besides agave?

Yes you can. You can use honey or sugar in the same amount. Other sweeteners may need a conversion on the amount.

 

 

Homemade Fruit and Vegetable Snacks

Prep Time10 mins

Cook Time2 hrs

Total Time2 hrs 10 mins

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Servings: 4 cups

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup orange juice
• 2 to 4 cups spinach leaves
• 2 cups strawberries hulled
• 1 cup blueberries
• 1/4 to 1/2 cup agave syrup
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 5 packets unflavored gelatin

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Instructions

• Pour juice into a high power blender. Add in spinach leaves. Blend until smooth.
• Add in berries. Blend until smooth.
• Pour berry mixture into a saucepan. Pour in agave, vanilla, and gelatin packets.
• Heat over a medium-high flame until gelatin is completely dissolved (3 to 5 minutes).
• Line a baker's half sheet pan or 9x13 pan with parchment paper. Pour fruit mixture onto pan.
• Let cool and refrigerate 2 hours until set. Cut and serve.
• Store in the refrigerator in an airtight container for up to 2 weeks.

Notes

These can be made into any shape you'd like! Simply use a mold or make it in a pan and cut.

Nutrition

Calories: 60kcal | Carbohydrates: 14g | Sodium: 1mg | Potassium: 200mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 9g | Vitamin A: 1.6% | Vitamin C: 74.5% | Calcium: 1.5% | Iron: 2.6%

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