for this video I’m going to show you how
to take a few simple ingredients and
make mountains and mountains of your own
custom gummy candies at home start with
a box of jell-o some corn syrup and a
few packets of unflavored gelatin the
small boxes like this have four packets
inside and for this recipe you’ll
actually only need two of them get
started by measuring out half a cup of
very cold water then squirt it in a
quarter cup of corn syrup cold water
will help the gelatin separate properly
and the corn syrup is going to give our
gummies a nice smooth texture now we
need the corn syrup fully dissolved so
give it a good stir until the water
turns completely clear then go ahead and
pour the sugary liquid into a pot but
don’t turn on the stove just yet I’ll
show you what happens if you do in just
a minute go ahead and add both packets
of unflavored gelatin to the pot then
pour in the entire package of jello now
it’s going to take a minute or two for
the gelatin to absorb into the water but
take your time and be patient so you
don’t make a mess and keep stirring it
slowly until you can see all the gelatin
is mixed in alright it’s time to heat
things up and turn the sugary soup into
a delicious candy syrup set your stove
to medium low heat for around 5 to 10
minutes making sure to stir the candy
mix every minute or two to keep it from
burning while that’s warming it’s a good
idea to find something you can use as a
candy mould like these ice cube trays I
found at the Lego store when you see the
gelatin is completely liquefied the
syrup is ready for pouring and you
should be able to pour it straight into
the molds but be careful not to spill
because the syrups extremely hot and
will burn you now if you see little
lumps clumps or bubbles floating at the
top it’s probably because you didn’t
start with cold water or you heated up
the mixture too fast for the gelatin to
fully separate but don’t worry there’s a
really easy way to fix it pour all the
syrup into a tall and narrow
heat-resistant container like a large
drinking glass as you do you’ll
immediately notice all the bubbles and
gelatin lumps start rising to the top
let it sit for around 10 minutes to give
it all a good chance to settle and cool
a bit and you’ll soon see all the
impurities collect together at the top
and separate into a layer of gummy foam
now check this out all you have to do is
reach in with a spoon or spatula and
scrape this newly formed skin away just
like that you’ve got yourself a
beautiful and impressively clean gummy
syrup ready for casting
and to make the next steps as easy as
possible I’m collecting the magical
syrup in a condiment container these
kind of containers are perfect for
filling up your molds they’re super easy
to control and you can squirt the syrup
exactly where you need it which helps
avoid spilling or overflowing the molds
with too much gummy I gave these candies
a few hours to cool so you can see just
how much of a difference it makes to
take the extra step and skim the bubbles
off the top before making your candies
all right let’s see how our gummy mix
does with a much more intricate and
detailed ice cube mold like this one and
you might have noticed that this time
the syrup is impressively clear five
hours later we’ve got ourselves a batch
of really cool Lego gummy guys which
apparently are balanced enough that they
can stand up on their own it’s kind of
cool now just for fun I made a silicone
mold from actual Lego bricks and a
two-part silicone mix from a
special-effects supply store now you
should know that when the syrup cools
down it’s going to shrink a little so to
compensate for that try filling the
molds just a tiny bit higher than the
top for one finishing touch I got a
clean Lego baseplate and brush it
lightly with vegetable oil then
carefully place it down on top of the
mold you can see the edges have little
dimples to help keep all the studs
perfectly aligned so all it needs now is
something like a heavy book to give it
some weight and hold it in place I let
these ones cool on the counter for
around six hours you can see that if we
carefully remove the base plate now our
little Lego gummies have small divots on
the bottom which means they’re
connectible let’s take one of the bricks
out of the mold and take a good look up
close you can see there’s a surprising
amount of detail captured in the gummy
snack and they’re not sticky at all but
actually quite firm and they smell
delicious you probably also notice
they’re completely transparent which
puts their level of Awesomeness on a
completely different scale all right
let’s take this idea to the next level
with different colors and different
flavors I tripled the recipes and made
seven different batches then let them
cool overnight so they’d all be crystal
clear now if you try doing this yourself
you might find that getting them out of
the cups is pretty tricky when you do
get them out though you’ll have a gob of
gummy that’s way too big to eat on its
own but that’s okay because what we’re
really after here is the white layer of
gummy foam at the top now if you’re
really careful you can use something
like a kitchen knife to slowly trim the
top layer off which will leave you with
a huge chunk of gummy goodness and these
transparent gummy blocks can be remelted
on medium-low heat and mold
into any shape you want I made a candy
mountain of Lego gummy bricks and all
kinds of colors shapes and sizes and if
you look closely you can even see some
little gummy guys in there as well in
keeping with the Lego theme I went back
to the store and picked up a bunch of
containers just so I could have a unique
place to store my custom candies now you
could keep all your Lego gummies
separate but I ended up mixing all mine
together and filling the containers with
all kinds of random pieces how awesome
is that the best part is if you snap on
the lid and keep them in the fridge
they can stay good for up to a month now
since the gummies are interlocking you
might be wondering if you can build
things with them as well the answer is
yes as long as you can resist the
temptation to snack on them first for
one last experiment try finding a
handful of chewable vitamin C tablets
and powderized them in a blender for
about 30 seconds I used 8 tablets or
4,000 milligrams for this batch and when
you mix the powder into the gummy syrup
you’ve just made your candies vitamin C
enriched of course these are a slightly
healthier version but more importantly
it gives them a slightly sour taste
making them even more delicious and
extremely addictive well now you know
how to use a few simple ingredients to
make a bucket full of colourful Lego
gummies that are stackable snackable and
fun to share by the way you don’t have
to make your gummies into Legos
you can actually make anything you can
think of I converted some of my leftover
syrup into an assortment of double a
triple a and D cell batteries well
that’s it for now if you liked this
project perhaps you’ll like some of my
others check them out at the king of
random calm hey guys I hope you learn
something new or at least saw something
you like thank you so much for watching
and sharing my videos that is exactly
why you are the best now if you’re in
the mood to see another project video
just click here to go back one or here
to go forward you can also see some my
other favorite projects by clicking on
any of these if clicking the screen
isn’t working just look down in the
description I put all the links down
there as well including links to some my
favorite playlists thanks again for
watching sharing and supporting my
videos and I’ll see you in the next one
talk to you then
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to take a few simple ingredients and
make mountains and mountains of your own
custom gummy candies at home start with
a box of jell-o some corn syrup and a
few packets of unflavored gelatin the
small boxes like this have four packets
inside and for this recipe you’ll
actually only need two of them get
started by measuring out half a cup of
very cold water then squirt it in a
quarter cup of corn syrup cold water
will help the gelatin separate properly
and the corn syrup is going to give our
gummies a nice smooth texture now we
need the corn syrup fully dissolved so
give it a good stir until the water
turns completely clear then go ahead and
pour the sugary liquid into a pot but
don’t turn on the stove just yet I’ll
show you what happens if you do in just
a minute go ahead and add both packets
of unflavored gelatin to the pot then
pour in the entire package of jello now
it’s going to take a minute or two for
the gelatin to absorb into the water but
take your time and be patient so you
don’t make a mess and keep stirring it
slowly until you can see all the gelatin
is mixed in alright it’s time to heat
things up and turn the sugary soup into
a delicious candy syrup set your stove
to medium low heat for around 5 to 10
minutes making sure to stir the candy
mix every minute or two to keep it from
burning while that’s warming it’s a good
idea to find something you can use as a
candy mould like these ice cube trays I
found at the Lego store when you see the
gelatin is completely liquefied the
syrup is ready for pouring and you
should be able to pour it straight into
the molds but be careful not to spill
because the syrups extremely hot and
will burn you now if you see little
lumps clumps or bubbles floating at the
top it’s probably because you didn’t
start with cold water or you heated up
the mixture too fast for the gelatin to
fully separate but don’t worry there’s a
really easy way to fix it pour all the
syrup into a tall and narrow
heat-resistant container like a large
drinking glass as you do you’ll
immediately notice all the bubbles and
gelatin lumps start rising to the top
let it sit for around 10 minutes to give
it all a good chance to settle and cool
a bit and you’ll soon see all the
impurities collect together at the top
and separate into a layer of gummy foam
now check this out all you have to do is
reach in with a spoon or spatula and
scrape this newly formed skin away just
like that you’ve got yourself a
beautiful and impressively clean gummy
syrup ready for casting
and to make the next steps as easy as
possible I’m collecting the magical
syrup in a condiment container these
kind of containers are perfect for
filling up your molds they’re super easy
to control and you can squirt the syrup
exactly where you need it which helps
avoid spilling or overflowing the molds
with too much gummy I gave these candies
a few hours to cool so you can see just
how much of a difference it makes to
take the extra step and skim the bubbles
off the top before making your candies
all right let’s see how our gummy mix
does with a much more intricate and
detailed ice cube mold like this one and
you might have noticed that this time
the syrup is impressively clear five
hours later we’ve got ourselves a batch
of really cool Lego gummy guys which
apparently are balanced enough that they
can stand up on their own it’s kind of
cool now just for fun I made a silicone
mold from actual Lego bricks and a
two-part silicone mix from a
special-effects supply store now you
should know that when the syrup cools
down it’s going to shrink a little so to
compensate for that try filling the
molds just a tiny bit higher than the
top for one finishing touch I got a
clean Lego baseplate and brush it
lightly with vegetable oil then
carefully place it down on top of the
mold you can see the edges have little
dimples to help keep all the studs
perfectly aligned so all it needs now is
something like a heavy book to give it
some weight and hold it in place I let
these ones cool on the counter for
around six hours you can see that if we
carefully remove the base plate now our
little Lego gummies have small divots on
the bottom which means they’re
connectible let’s take one of the bricks
out of the mold and take a good look up
close you can see there’s a surprising
amount of detail captured in the gummy
snack and they’re not sticky at all but
actually quite firm and they smell
delicious you probably also notice
they’re completely transparent which
puts their level of Awesomeness on a
completely different scale all right
let’s take this idea to the next level
with different colors and different
flavors I tripled the recipes and made
seven different batches then let them
cool overnight so they’d all be crystal
clear now if you try doing this yourself
you might find that getting them out of
the cups is pretty tricky when you do
get them out though you’ll have a gob of
gummy that’s way too big to eat on its
own but that’s okay because what we’re
really after here is the white layer of
gummy foam at the top now if you’re
really careful you can use something
like a kitchen knife to slowly trim the
top layer off which will leave you with
a huge chunk of gummy goodness and these
transparent gummy blocks can be remelted
on medium-low heat and mold
into any shape you want I made a candy
mountain of Lego gummy bricks and all
kinds of colors shapes and sizes and if
you look closely you can even see some
little gummy guys in there as well in
keeping with the Lego theme I went back
to the store and picked up a bunch of
containers just so I could have a unique
place to store my custom candies now you
could keep all your Lego gummies
separate but I ended up mixing all mine
together and filling the containers with
all kinds of random pieces how awesome
is that the best part is if you snap on
the lid and keep them in the fridge
they can stay good for up to a month now
since the gummies are interlocking you
might be wondering if you can build
things with them as well the answer is
yes as long as you can resist the
temptation to snack on them first for
one last experiment try finding a
handful of chewable vitamin C tablets
and powderized them in a blender for
about 30 seconds I used 8 tablets or
4,000 milligrams for this batch and when
you mix the powder into the gummy syrup
you’ve just made your candies vitamin C
enriched of course these are a slightly
healthier version but more importantly
it gives them a slightly sour taste
making them even more delicious and
extremely addictive well now you know
how to use a few simple ingredients to
make a bucket full of colourful Lego
gummies that are stackable snackable and
fun to share by the way you don’t have
to make your gummies into Legos
you can actually make anything you can
think of I converted some of my leftover
syrup into an assortment of double a
triple a and D cell batteries well
that’s it for now if you liked this
project perhaps you’ll like some of my
others check them out at the king of
random calm hey guys I hope you learn
something new or at least saw something
you like thank you so much for watching
and sharing my videos that is exactly
why you are the best now if you’re in
the mood to see another project video
just click here to go back one or here
to go forward you can also see some my
other favorite projects by clicking on
any of these if clicking the screen
isn’t working just look down in the
description I put all the links down
there as well including links to some my
favorite playlists thanks again for
watching sharing and supporting my
videos and I’ll see you in the next one
talk to you then
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