Healthy Sour Grapes
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Andy Hay
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These Healthy Sour Grapes are fun to say the least. I’ve been seeing them all over the internet and finally decided to give them a try. If you have kids and want to make a fun, healthy version of sour patch kids, this is going to be for you! They are an amazing snack to have in your freezer when the sweet tooth craving hits. Perfect amount of sour and if you are a sour candy kinda person, these are a great alternative to have on hand!
Choosing your grapes.
We all know how buying grapes can be. You grab a bag, take it home only to find the majority are either mushy or covered in mould. I really like using the cotton candy style grapes, but really any grape will do the trick!
For a recipe like this, we want the grapes to be as crunchy, juicy and as fresh as possible. Make sure you’re getting decent sized grapes too. The larger the grape, the more powder it’ll hold!
If you buy around 1 lbs of grapes, 3 regular packs of jello (3 colours) should be enough to fully cover them.
What type of grapes should I buy?
It may sound silly, but there are a weird amount of grapes to buy, or at least at my grocery store.
For a recipe like this, here we want to emulate the sour, citric flavour of a sour patch kid, we want a grape with as much acidity as possible.
We used red graped, but you could even kick it up a notch and buy green grapes.
I always find green grapes to be more acidic and tart, which I think would make this much better. The red colour is also very pleasing, so who knows, maybe you should buy both and see what you like the best!
Do I need to use fresh lime juice?
Absolutely. Fresh squeezed lime juice is just so much better than those little green plastic bottles of lime you can get at the store.
Fresh lime juice is a bit sweeter and acidic and less tart. If you used one of those pre squeezed packs of lime, I feel like it would be way too tart.
To get the most out of your limes, roll them under your hand on the counter. This breaks up the pulp and lets you get more juice per lime.
You’d be surprised how much extra juice you can get when you do that little trick.
What other citrus can I use?
Different types of citrus have different levels of acidity. That’s why we drink orange juice and not pure lime juice.
We want as much acidity as possible, so using orange or grapefruit juice might not be the best call.
I think lemon or lime is going to give you the best tasting snack!
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Ingredients:
- 1 lbs Grapes we used red
- 3 packs Jello red, blue and green
- 2-3 Limes juiced
Instructions:
- Juice 2-3 limes and place in a small bowl or ramekin.
- Cut open each pack of jello powder and place each into a small bow.
- Wash your grapes and remove them from the stem.
- With a toothpick, pick up each grape and dip it into the lime juice. Let it soak up as much lime as possible. With a small spoon hold the grape over the jello powder bowl and dust it with powder. We want to cover the entire grape.
- Remove the grape from the tooth pick and place on a parchment lined sheet tray. Coat all of your grapes. Freeze for 3-4 hours or until solid.
- Enjoy frozen.
Andy Hay
Andy is the founder of ECK, Chef, and let’s admit it… the reason you’re here. He taught himself to cook, and it all paid off when he secured his spot in the season 5 Finale of Master Chef Canada. Now, Andy uses his big energy to showcase recipes that actually make people want to cook. His brand was built on butter and East Coast charm, and Andy’s kept that same energy ever since. Off-camera, you’ll find him doing what started it all: cooking for his two daughters, wife and the people he loves.
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Most requested game day snack! I have to make so many batches of these in the summer that I’ve used different techniques to roll the grapes around on a plate with the jello powder in batches. It makes for a slightly less perfect result that I can get done faster than individually handling each grape. Favourite combo is green grapes with berry blue or cherry jello!
Love this, Robin! Would love to know how you roll the grapes in batches!
These are my son’s most requested game day snack! I’ve had to make so many (usually green grapes) that I’ve gotten away from the gently coating each one and sprinkle the jello powder on a plate and gently roll damp /lime juice coated grapes around in batches.
Love this so much Robin! So happy to hear your son loved this so much!
My main fruit source is fruit but I really loved all those other tempting candies, these curb my cravings and are so delicious
These looked soo good, so I had to try them and they came out so well. I had to try them again but I tweeked the recepie a bit and used orange juice instead of lime juice and stra2berries instead of grapes, they came out a bit odd, but I think you should try them.
Love that you got creative with it! Orange juice and strawberries are a great twist—love it.Thanks for sharing your version!
Love hearing that, Whitney! So glad these hit the sweet spot without the candy crash!