Love twizzlers and red vines but want to skip the corn syrup and Red 40? My homemade twizzlers are much healthier and made with whole food ingredients!
Over they years I’ve enjoyed creating healthy candy alternatives based on my favorite childhood treats. Most of these recipes are loaded with chocolate and coconut (my two favorite ingredients)! But this time around I wanted to experiment and make fruit flavored candy. I was surprised how easy it was to make these homemade twizzlers. They came together so quickly and I even added a few scoops of my favorite collagen powder to add protein to them!
To get started you’ll need homemade date paste or 6-8 dates and freeze dried strawberries.
If you don’t have date paste you make some easily at home with a food processor! Just follow these instructions.
Then add the strawberries and collagen powder (if using).
Process the ingredients together until you have a thick fruit paste.
Once you have your batter made you can pipe it out onto the dehydrator tray. I tried my best to make straight lines but that just didn’t happen…
Dehydrate the twizzlers at 125 degrees F for 18-24 hours. Store in an airtight container. Enjoy!
This recipe can be doubled (or tippled or quadrupled) if you wish. Other flavors of freeze dried fruit can be used instead of strawberries to create different flavors. Store the twizzlers in an air-tight container to prevent them from over drying.
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Ingredients
- 5 ounces date paste
- 1.2 ounces freeze dried strawberries (buy here)
- Optional – 3 scoops collagen peptides (buy here)
Instructions
- To get started you’ll need homemade date paste or 6-8 dates and freeze dried strawberries.
- If you don’t have date paste you make some easily at home! Just follow these instructions.
- Add the date paste, strawberries and collagen powder (if using) into the food processor bowl.
- Process the ingredients together until you have a thick fruit paste.
- Once you have your batter made you can pipe it out onto the dehydrator tray.
- Dehydrate the twizzlers at 125 degrees F for 18-24 hours.
- Store in an airtight container. Enjoy!
This recipe is not vegan nor vegetarian.
Is there a way to make these without a dehydrator?
Are there any substitutions for collagen peptides like gelatin or pectin as a vegan option?
can you substitute dehydrated strawberries for freeze dried?
You could try it! I only tested the recipe with freeze dried. Let me know how it works if you try it!
Looks delicious. Any suggestion on how to make a healthy black licorice?
Acticated charcoal powder and star anise in the coffee grinder. It may be medicinal for bellyaches and for flu. Unless you use a licorice flavoring. Still a go to for diarrhea, but it won’t make your constitution weird or overheated.
Oh wow, I think I love you!
Now to find a dehydrator and freeze dried strawberries.