Red Hot Cinnamon Gummies
When I was a kid I would eat handfuls of Red Hots until my mouth was on fire. Spicy cinnamon has been a favorite flavor ever since. When I found cinnamon oil I knew I had to use it in a batch of Red Hot Cinnamon Gummies. This sugar free version is one of my favorites! This easy recipe is low carb, keto, gluten free, grain free, sugar free, and Trim Healthy Mama friendly.
Gummies always make me feel like a kid. They are my favorite candy and one I really missed when I gave up sugar. Making sugar-free gummies at home is easier than I thought it would be and can be a great way to satisfy your sweet tooth.
At first, I used a tiny dropper but then I got impatient and tried to pour a few drops faster. Woah. My mouth was burning. But it was a good burn. These are really good. If you like spicy cinnamon just keep adding drops until your mouth is happy.
I use LorAnn Cinnamon Oil in these. You can either buy tiny bottles, small bottles, or an assortment of flavors. If you really like cinnamon the small bottles are the most economical. Remember that you only need a few drops for a recipe. The tiny dram bottles still have enough for 4 or 5 batches of gummies.
These are low carb, gluten free, grain free, sugar-free, and a THM FP. This recipe makes about 2 dozen gummies. You can double it to make more.
Ingredients in homemade gummies:
1 cups water
2 tbsp THM gentle sweet (or my blend of erythritol, stevia, and xylitol)
5-10 or more drops of cinnamon oil (to taste)
1-2 scoops of Better Stevia (or your favorite stevia), optional
3 tbsp gelatin (4 packets)
Food coloring (optional, I used a few drops of red)
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Red Hot Cinnamon Gummies
Ingredients
- 1 cups water
- 2 tbsp Joy Filled Eats Sweetener (or see alternatives in recipe notes)
- 5-10 or more drops of cinnamon oil to taste
- 1-2 scoops stevia extract or your favorite stevia, optional
- 3 tbsp gelatin 4 packets
- red food coloring optional, I used a few drops
Instructions
- Combine first 3 ingredients in a small pot and heat over low to medium heat until very warm. TASTE IT. You can add more cinnamon oil or more sweetener (add stevia if you'd like). Tailor it to your taste buds.
- Slowly whisk in the gelatin until dissolved. At this point I pour it through a mesh sieve to strain out any pieces of gelatin that didn't dissolve. Pour into silicone molds and refrigerate until firm.
Notes
Nutrition
Can you help me understand about the sweeteners and how to use them?? Which ones are best and healthiest for you. How do you make your sweetener. I am new to trying this THM I have not really started because I do not know how to cook without sugar or white flour. Don’t know where to find some of this stuff or how to substitute it in a recipe.
Hi Brenda, I have a lot of information on sweeteners in this post: https://joyfilledeats.com/sweetener
Dr. Greger of Nutritionfacts.org says the evidence from PubMed indicates that erythritol is best. See his short videos on Nutritionfacts.org regarding sugar substitutes.
What is the measurement for the stevia in this recipe? Is the 1-2 “scoops” equal to cups?
Thanks!
1 scoop is 1/32 of a teaspoon.
I’m confused about how much gelatin to use, it says 3 tablespoons but isn’t 4 packets way more than that?
I think you are thinking of jello packets. You need knox packets or another plain unflavored gelatin. The packets are much smaller than a box of jello.
Any alternative to the red food dye? I have kids with ADHD and they can’t have it.
The food coloring is optional. I’ve never tried natural food coloring but I know there are some.
I am really excited to make these, but what is a scoop?? 1 Tbps?
No, the scoops that come with stevia are 1/32 of a teaspoon.
I just purchased 4oz. organic cinnamon oil from Olive nation, less per oz, than the one on amazon.
LMK how you like it! I’m curious if it’s spicy or just cinnamony.
I have tried this recipe twice now using Knox and Lorann oil. The first batch didn’t have enough flavor for me so I increased the oil and the Sweeteners by 2X (20 oil drops) for the second batch. Oddly, the flavor was great when the candies first firmed up but by the next day they were almost tasteless. This happened both times. Any idea why this would be happening?
I’ve never had that happen before. I’m not sure why the flavor would disappear.
I’m excited to try this reciepe. I love hot tamales so I know I will love these. Thz
These fulfill the childhood need for cinnamon bears. I added just a pinch of Xanthan gum to firm them up. I send the silicone bear forms “ cute” little bears. Thanks for the recipe.
I made these yesterday…..and……WOW, I LOVE them!! They take me back to my childhood; reminding me of those red hot cinnamon candies. Yummm! Thanks for developing such great recipes!!
It says low carb with a little less than 3 calories per gummie, but what is the carb count? Love cinnamon (and gummies) and can’t wait to try this!
Thanks!
0. They don’t have any carbs.
Gelatin has 19 carbs per 1/2 cup?
Where are you finding that information? That might be true for the kind in the grocery store with added sugar. Plain unflavored gelatin is 0 carbs.
Thanks so much for this recipe idea! I used beef gelatin and Allulose for the sweetener. Delicious and all my non keto friends want to make them. Only question is that your pics show solid color thru the gummie and mine are translucent. How did you achieve it? Thanks again for giving me a new, healthy treat!
It probably depends on the brand of gelatin and the type of sweetener used.
Do I have to use 2 different sweeteners? I have liquid Pyure, powdered pure Stevia and powdered and granulated Swerve so I am unsure how much of one or two sweeteners I need to add to this recipe.
You can really sweeten this one to taste. I’m not sure of the conversions for all of those. I know swerve should be 1.5 to 2 times the amount listed.
So why is it that you use two different sweeteners? What is the reason for having to use both instead of just one or the other? I am dying for something keto friendly that is cinnamon so I want to make sure I do it right.
By adding a little extra pure stevia powder it increases the sweetness without the expense of a granulated sweetener.
I followed this recipe exactly and all the gelatin dissolved and I also got hard jello….not the texture of regular cinnamon bears. You should tell people that in your recipe. May be ok for some, but I want thee real thing. After buying all the ingredients and molds……I through the finished product out. The taste was there, but that part is a no brainer. Still looking for the right recipe.
I’m sorry you didn’t like them, Lillian. I never claimed they were like ‘regular cinnamon bears’. It may be impossible to get a true store bought gummy texture without sugar. Even the new sugar-free gummy products on the market are not the same texture as the sugar varieties. These are more ‘gummy’ than ‘jello’.
Where can I get cinnamon oil? I just found cinnamon oil flavour.
That’s the one I use. Lorann brand.
I used it , also but put in the whole little bottle. Spicy but so good!! Thx for the recipe!
Lorann cinnamon oil has carbs 🙁
Each gummy ends up with less than a drop of cinnamon oil.
wht is considered a scoop
Just made these. They came out great, I just need to use more cinnamon next time. I used the THM Gelatin and added 3.75 of a Tablespoon and they were the perfect gummy bear consistency. Thanks for the recipe.