Content

• Steps
• Part 1 of 2: Mix the ingredients
• Part 2 of 2: Shape the worms
• Tips

Jelly worms are a delicious dessert that can be both nasty and awesome at the same time. You can add gummy worms to your pudding, garnish on ice cream, or simply eat them. Making worms with your own hands is a lot of fun and much less expensive than buying. You can choose the flavor and color yourself if you are going to cook them at home.

Steps

Part 1 of 2: Mix the ingredients

1. 1 Combine juice, sugar and gelatin. In a large bowl or saucepan, stir one glass of fruit juice with four bags of gelatin and two tablespoons of sugar.
   • Liquid juice such as apple, grape, or cranberry juice works best.
   • You don't need to use sugar in the recipe to make a healthy snack, but the worms will turn out to be savory.
   • Instead of one of the packets of gelatin, you can use any other low-sugar, flavor-appropriate substitute.
   • You can also add Coolade for a variety of flavors and colors. However, this is optional.
2. 2 Add boiling water. Boil one glass of water and add to the mixture. Stir until the gelatin is completely dissolved. The liquid should be thick and homogeneous.
3. 3 Add cream. To make the worms opaque, add about two tablespoons of cream, or in a 1: 1 ratio. Stir.
   • Don't add cream if you want translucent and sticky worms. Pour in a little more juice initially if you decide not to use them.

Part 2 of 2: Shape the worms

1. 1 Create your own matrix. Take about 50 large juice tubes and place them in a straight liter jar.
   • Wide milkshake straws work best.
   • You may need an elastic band to hold the straws together in an upright position.
   • If necessary, use more jars to hold 50 straws.
2. 2 Prepare an ice water bath. Place the jar with the straws in a container, such as a saucepan, with about 5 centimeters of ice water.
3. 3 Pour in half of the mixture. Gently and evenly pour half of the prepared mixture into the tubes. Fill them in about five centimeters.
4. 4 Add food coloring. You can make the worms as colorful as they are in stores by adding a few drops of food coloring to the remaining mixture.
   • You can skip straight to the next step if the color of the worms doesn't matter. Just pour any remaining mixture into straws.
5. 5 Wait a little before you start topping up liquid. The liquid inside the straws must first solidify. This will take 10-12 minutes.After that, you can add the rest of the mixture. Pour as accurately as possible.
6. 6 Leave the worms overnight. Remove the jar from the ice bath and refrigerate overnight.
7. 7 Take out the straws. Pull straws out of the jar. This can be tricky due to the excess adhesive in the bottom of the can.
   • You can use a knife to loosen the outside of the tubes, which will make it easier to reach the worms.
8. 8 Remove excess jelly. Using a knife, scrape off the excess jelly from the sides of the tubes. This is not difficult to do.
   • The jelly scraps won't look like worms, but they're still delicious! Don't let them go to waste!
9. 9 Remove the worms from the tubes. Use your fingers or a rolling pin to squeeze the worms out of the tubes. Start at the empty end of the tube.
   • It will be easier to reach the worms by placing the straws under warm water for a few seconds. Do not keep the straws under water for too long, or the worms may simply melt.
10. 10 Eat worms or arrange for proper storage. Eat some of the worms! Store those that remain in the refrigerator in an airtight container.
    • To prevent the worms from sticking together, lightly sprinkle them with vegetable oil. Then stir and refrigerate.

Tips

• Use the corrugated part of the straw to make the worms look as realistic as possible. The ribbed bend of the tube will make the worms look like real ones. You can also buy a special uniform from the store.
• Vegetarians and vegans alike can enjoy the taste of gelatinous worms! In this case, use 6 tablespoons of agar agar powder instead of gelatin to prepare the worms. Agar agar is available at most Asian grocery stores. It's important to remember that you need powder, not flakes.
• There is a recipe for adult gelatin worms that includes the use of liquor. Simply pour your favorite drink into the bowl of the prepared worms, completely covering them with a little liquid. Leave it on for 5-8 hours. Do not keep worms in alcohol for too long, or they will lose their shape.
• After finishing cooking, put the worms in the refrigerator or just leave them on the table.