Beet fruit snacks

Name: Beet fruit snacks
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 20 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 cup beet juice or pureed canned beets; 1 cup cranberry juice or other fruit juice, from concentrate to taste; Agave nectar (optional); 8 tbsp unflavored gelatin powder or agar-agar powder

6 steps

Prep:5minCook:15min

Beets are fantastic for you, especially if you enjoy working out! Drinking beet juice or eating beets before running has been shown to improve running performance while keeping the heart rate lower! The problem is, not everyone likes beets! These fruit snacks are sure to be palatable for even the pickiest eaters (my toddler even keeps begging for more- he thinks they're candy!) These are great to eat few minutes before a workout, or even just snack on throughout the day.

Updated at: Thu, 14 Dec 2023 21:33:08 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Great

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Low

Nutrition per serving

Calories66.3 kcal (3%)

Total Fat0 g (0%)

Carbs4.5 g (2%)

Sugars4.4 g (5%)

Protein11.5 g (23%)

Sodium20.6 mg (1%)

Fiber0 g (0%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

12 servings

1 cupbeet juice

or pureed canned beets

1 cupcranberry juice

or other fruit juice, from concentrate to taste

agave nectar

optional

8 Tbspunflavored gelatin powder

or agar-agar powder

Instructions

Step 1

Pour beet juice or pureed beets into a small-medium saucepan over medium heat. (I puree canned beets with an immersion blender right in the can!)

Step 2

Mix in cranberry or other fruit juice (I use frozen concentrates juice and add a little water to make 1 cup- you can play with the ratio of concentrate to water)

Step 3

If using, add agave nectar to taste

Step 4

Bring juice mixture to a simmer (almost a boil), then turn down to the lowest heat setting

Step 5

Whisk in 1 tbsp of gelatin powder at a time, making sure each is dissolved before adding another.

Step 6

Once all the gelatin is dissolved, stir for an additional 1-2 minutes, then pour into silicone molds. I used silicone muffin liners because I had them on hand, but you can use whatever size/shape you'd like!