Sugar Free Gummy Frogs

Sure, he could get gummy bears, gummy worms, etc in Minnesota, but the selection and quality paled in comparison to our choices here in Canada.

It’s why I ended up being back HUGE bags of gummies every time we visited, while still living there. I’d introduced American friends to it, and would get requests for them.

Bulk Barn is basically a wonderland, LOL.

Anyway, one of my favourites has always been the sour apple frogs, with the little underbelly of marshmallow.

After tackling Sugar Free Sour Cherry Cola Gummies, Sugar-Free Salty Black Licorice Gummies, Sugar-Free Sour Jubes and Sugar Free Sour Peach Gummies ... making a keto friendly, sugar-free sour apple frog gummy was next on my wish list!

I reserved a bit of the gummy mixture after piping the green gel into the molds, then whipped it into a marshmallow.

Marshmallow is basically just sugar, water, and gelatin, after all!

Once you pipe the marshmallow and let it set, you’ll have a cute batch of 2-tone gummy frogs.

Not as a cheat, mind you... but as a healthy protein snack!

Nutritional Information

The carbohydrates from this recipe are entirely from the sugar alcohols in the sweetener - it's a 0 net carb treat!

They’re also a convenient way to increase your protein intake - there are 18 grams of protein per portion (about ⅙ of the recipe).

It’s a delicious snack with the same great gummy taste as the source material ... just packed with so much protein, and without the sugar. Oh, and only 72 calories per serving, at that.

SCORE!

Ingredients

While you may not be able to find some of these items in grocery stores, the ingredients are pretty simple, easy to find online, and are generally good things to have on hand, while on a keto diet!

A few notes for you:

Sweetener

I like to use Granulated Allulose as my sweetener of choice when making these - I order it in from Amazon USA.

I used to use an erythritol & Monk Fruit blend sweetener, but moved away from using it in mid 2023.

Erythritol crystallized like nobody’s business - annoying - and I was never a fan of that weird cooling sensation in the mouth that you can get from it.
Allulose doesn’t have either of those issues!

If you’d prefer to use erythritol and monkfruit, just use slightly less - more like a heaping half cup - as it’s a bit sweeter than allulose.

Collagen Peptides

Unflavored Collagen Peptides Powder is what I use to give these gummies a boost of additional protein.

Personally, I use Vital Proteins Collagen Peptides. It’s flavorless, colorless, and dissolves completely.

If you’re not particularly concerned about adding protein and don’t have any collagen on hand, you can feel free to skip it.

Unflavored Gelatin

Gelatin is what sets the gummy mixture into the requisite texture.

I use Great Lakes Unflavored Beef Gelatin.

I go through a TON of it when on keto, so buying it in these 1 lb packages makes the most sense for me.

If you’re not one to go through a ton of gelatin, yourself, feel free to use knox. It’ll cost more per batch, but it’s not as much of an up-front investment.

Citric Acid

Citric Acid is what gives these gummies their signature sour bite, and also acts as a preservative.

Even if you’re not looking to make your gummies sour, I’d still recommend using ½ - 1 teaspoon of citric acid in it. I find that homemade gummy candies can taste kind of flat without the addition of a bit of acid.

Lorann Flavor Oil

I use Lorann Green Apple Flavor Oil to give this candy its sweet/tart apple flavour.

Not into apple, and wanting to play with making other flavours of sour gummies? You can use any flavouring you like!

If you’re using something other than Lorann Flavor Oils, you may need to increase the amount used.

For instance, if you’re using a grocery store artificial extract, you’re going to need to use about double.

Lorann is SUPER concentrated flavour.

Gel Food Coloring

You can use any color of food coloring you like, but if you’re looking for the gummy candy to look like the source material, I recommend using lime green.

I use a Lime Green Gel Food Colouring , as the color you get from Gel Food Coloring is far more concentrated than liquid food coloring.

Silicone Frog Molds

I used this Pack of 3 Gummy Frog Molds, which were a bit smaller than I’d have liked, but I wanted uniform sizes.

If I had my time back, I probably would have ordered this Tessco Silicone Frog Mold, which had two sizes. The smaller was probably closer to what I wanted, and the big ones could have been fun!

If you want to save a bit of effort and just do all big frogs, there’s this Set of Silicone Frog Molds.

Finally, if you don’t care whether or not your gummy frogs are in the same basic pose as the source material and just want to go wild with it, this Set of Frog Silicone Molds is really cute!

How to Make Sugar Free Gummy Frogs

The full recipe is in the recipe card at the end of this post, here is the pictorial walk through:

Make the Gummy Mixture

In a small pot, whisk together the sweetener, collagen, and gelatin. Be sure to FULLY combine it, or you’ll end up with lumps.

Add water, whisk to combine. Use food coloring to tint the mixture to your desired level of lime green.

Add flavour oil and citric acid, stir well to dissolve.

At this point, I like to transfer the gummy mixture to a glass measuring cup, to keep track of how much mixture I have left.

Pipe the First Round

Use a dropper to fill the gummy mold cavities with the gelatin mixture to JUST under full - you want to leave a mm or two for the marshmallow.

Be sure to reserve ½ cup or so of the gelatin, in a microwave safe vessel*.

Allow filled molds to sit at room temperature until partially set - 30 minutes should do it.

All-plain- or all-marshmallow - gummy frogs taste just as good!

Make the Marshmallow Layer

Reheat your remaining liquid until melted and quite hot, but not boiling. I do this in 20 second increments, to avoid burning it.

Using a stick blender / immersion blender, whip the hot gelatin mixture until it's pretty opaque, like a marshmallow.

Quickly transfer into a disposable pastry bag.

Transfer gummies to the fridge, allow to fully set.

Don’t let them stay in the gummy molds any longer than they have to - they can absorb smells and moisture from the fridge, and/or develop crusty edges.

Storage

As soon as they’re popped out of the molds, transfer your protein gummy frogs to an airtight container. I tend to use a ziplock baggie as our storage container of choice.

Store in the fridge for up to 1 week.

More Keto Candy Recipes

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