How To Make Jelly Beans Food

HOW TO MAKE JELLY BEANS

Steps:

• Combine water, sugar, and gelatin. Place the water, granulated sugar, and gelatin in a large saucepan. Stir to combine.
• Boil the mixture. Place the saucepan on the stove over medium heat. Allow the gelatin mixture to reach a boil, stirring frequently. You'll need to stir the mixture with a wooden or plastic spoon as it heats up. Otherwise, the gelatin granules may gather together and form lumps. Once the mixture reaches a boil, use a wet pastry brush to wash down the sides of the pan. Doing so removes any sugar clinging to the sides and creates a smoother syrup.
• Cook to 230 degrees Fahrenheit (110 degrees Celsius). Insert a candy thermometer into the mixture as soon as it reaches a boil. Continue cooking the syrup until it reaches a temperature of 230 degrees Fahrenheit (110 degrees Celsius). With the stove heat set to medium, this process should take 20 to 25 minutes. Do not allow the syrup to reach temperatures much higher than this. If it does, the resulting jelly beans will become hard instead of chewy.
• Set the saucepan in ice water. Fill a large bowl with cold water and add a tray of ice cubes. Place the bottom of the saucepan in this bowl and keep it there for 5 minutes. If you do not have a large enough bowl, you can fill your sink with ice water, instead. The ice water should stop the temperature from rising any higher.
• Add the juice and salt. Pour the juice into the syrup and sprinkle it with the salt. Stir well to combine. You can use any flavor juice for this recipe. If you opt for a mild flavor, consider adding an extra squeeze of lemon juice to enhance it. Alternatively, you can use liquid flavoring or extracts instead of juice. Since these options are more concentrated, you'll only need to add a few drops instead of the full 1/2 cup (125 ml). You may also wish to enhance the color of these beans by adding a few drops of food coloring to the syrup, but doing so is not necessary since you'll be adding a colorful shell later on.

JELL-O BEANS

Steps:

• Spray inside of bean mold with cooking spray. Place mold, fill side up, on tray.
• Add boiling water to gelatin mixes in large bowl; stir 3 min. until completely dissolved. Pour into measuring cup with pour spout. Immediately pour into mold, filling each bean completely. (Any remaining gelatin mixture can be poured into custard cup.)
• Refrigerate 30 min. or until firm. Tilt mold on slight angle over plate. Using moist fingertips, gently scoop beans out of mold. Keep refrigerated.