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{Note from Jessica: Today’s post is shared by my sweet friend, Raia, author of Raia’s Recipes. Raia is a homeschooling, stay-at-home mom of five crazy kids. After the birth of her third child, she was diagnosed with celiac disease. This discovery turned her bread and pasta-filled life upside down and set her on a mission to find out what healthy meant for her family. Aspiring to encourage other moms, she started her blog filled with simple, easy, healthy dishes. Stop by Raia’s Recipes to get plenty of real food, gluten-free recipes and much more!}
These Banana Creme Fruit Snacks are a perfect, easy snack for the summer. With no sugar, food colorings, or preservatives, they’re a healthy alternative to the store-bought treats most kids love.
Fruit snacks are always a hit with my family. No matter the time of year, when a fresh batch of fruit snacks is being whipped up, it’s a happy day in my house.
Our usual favorites are made with kid-friendly fruits like oranges and strawberries, but I’ve been known to whip up some pumpkin and apple cider ones as well – even if it’s not Thanksgiving.
These most recent fruit snack concoction – Banana Creme – my husband says taste like a pie. I have to agree!
Since they’re full of healthy ingredients like fresh fruit, coconut milk, and grass-fed gelatin, I’m always happy to make them for my family. Of course, I usually eat half the pan while my kids are taking a nap… 😉
Important Note On Gelatin Types
When it comes to gelatin, you don’t want any old gelatin off the supermarket shelves. You want to look for 100% grass-fed gelatin from healthy animals. Just like other animal products, quality is important.
That is why I recommend Vital Proteins Grass-Fed Gelatin products and Perfect Supplements products exclusively. I have compared these brand with other brands on the market and the quality far surpasses anything else I’ve tried. I am thrilled to be one of their affiliate partners and support such great products and companies.
Perfect Supplements offers a grass-fed hydrolyzed collagen (cold-soluble) right now and has a gelatin (hot-soluble) in the works for 2016. Read my review of their product here or watch the video below. You can order their own products via their own site here or on Amazon here.
Vital Proteins offers two types of gelatin. The green top (Collagen Protein) is what you need for this recipe and for recipes where you are making gummies, “jello”, etc. The blue top (Collagen Peptides) is cold water soluble and does not thicken or gel like gelatin does. Both are very nutritious, but can’t be used interchangeably. You can order their own products via their own site here or on Amazon here.
Banana Creme Fruit Snacks :: Gluten-Free, Grain-Free, Dairy-Free, Refined Sugar-Free
These Banana Creme Fruit Snacks are a perfect, easy snack for the summer. With no sugar, food colorings, or preservatives, they're a healthy alternative to the store-bought treats most kids love.
Ingredients
- 2 c. full fat coconut milk
- 1/4 c. grass-fed gelatin
- 1/4 c. coconut cream
- 2 large ripe bananas (about 1 1/2 -2 cups, mashed)
- 1 t. vanilla extract
Instructions
- In small saucepan, sprinkle gelatin over coconut milk and let set until soaked.
- When soaked, turn heat to low and dissolve gelatin.
- Stir in coconut cream until melted.
- Pour mixture into a blender and add bananas and vanilla.
- Puree and pour into a 9x13 inch pan.
- Refrigerate until set.
- Cut into squares and devour!
- Store leftovers in a covered container in the fridge.
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Nutrition Information:
Yield: 35 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 29Total Fat: 1gSaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 0gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 14mgCarbohydrates: 4gFiber: 1gSugar: 3gProtein: 0g
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Want Even More Gelatin Goodness?
Health Benefits and Gelatin Info
- Get the real scoop on gelatin brands here.
- Learn how to use gelatin for an egg replacement here.
- Find out the amazing health benefits of gelatin here.
Gelatin Recipes (Gluten-Free)
- My real food boards on Pinterest.
- Strawberry Mint Lemonade Gummies
- Melon Gummies
- Elderberry Gummies with Ginger and Turmeric
- Honey Orange Fruit Snacks
- Strawberry Clouds Dessert
- Vanilla Bean Faux Cheesecake
- Clean and Healthy Homemade Marshmallows
- Coconut Milk Hot Chocolate
- Pumpkin Cream Cheese Muffins
- Pumpkin Brownies
- Pumpkin Scones
- Double Dark Chocolate Coconut Milk Pudding
- Coconut Tulsi (Holy Basil) Ice Cream
- Strawberries & Cream Tart
- Creamy Coconut Milk Yogurt (no yogurt maker required)
The Gelatin Secret
For further reading, my friend Sylvie’s book, The Gelatin Secret (affiliate link), is by far the best book out there on the subject.
Gelatin is the superfood that can give you relief from digestive disorders and thousands of people are finding that regular consumption is helping them heal their bodies and live a healthier life.
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