Sweets · 2.5 mg per gummy

Fruit gummies

Name: Fruit gummies
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 2 h
Ingredients: 120 ml fruit juice (not fresh pineapple or kiwi; their enzymes stop gelatin setting); 2 tbsp (12 g) powdered gelatin; 1 tbsp sugar or honey; 2 tbsp (28 g) infused coconut oil, melted; ½ tsp sunflower lecithin (liquid or powder)

A small batch of eight so the oil can be mixed evenly. Lecithin keeps the oil from separating while the gelatin sets.

Dose: 2.5 mg THC per gummy
Makes: 8 gummies (10 ml moulds)
Prep: 10 min
Cook: 10 min
Total: 2 h
Difficulty: Medium

Image slot · finished fruit gummies · 2400 × 1200

The dose, worked

2 tbsp infused coconut oil × 9.87 mg per tbsp = 19.7 mg THC (theoretical) ÷ 8 portions = 2.47 mg per gummy.

Theoretical maximum: it assumes complete decarboxylation (THCA × 0.877) and that every milligram ends up in the food. Real yield is usually lower, which is why you start with one portion and wait. Re-run the maths for your flower →

per gummy

2.5510 mg

Start with one. Wait two hours.

Ingredients

120 ml fruit juice (not fresh pineapple or kiwi; their enzymes stop gelatin setting)
2 tbsp (12 g) powdered gelatin
1 tbsp sugar or honey
2 tbsp (28 g) infused coconut oil, melted
½ tsp sunflower lecithin (liquid or powder)

Uses infused coconut oil at 9.87 mg THC per tbsp (theoretical). Made it differently? Recalculate.

Method

Put 60 ml of the juice in a small pan, sprinkle over the gelatin and leave 5 minutes to bloom.
Image slot · step 1: gelatin blooming on juice in a small pan · 1200 × 800
Add the rest of the juice and the sugar. Warm gently, stirring, until the gelatin dissolves. Do not boil.
Image slot · step 2: juice and gelatin warming in the pan · 1200 × 800
Whisk the lecithin into the melted infused oil, then whisk the oil into the juice for a full minute until no droplets are visible.
Image slot · step 3: whisking oil into the gelatin mixture · 1200 × 800
Pour immediately into eight 10 ml silicone moulds, filling each to the same line, whisking the pan between pours so the oil stays mixed.
Image slot · step 4: pouring into eight identical silicone moulds · 1200 × 800
Set in the fridge for 2 hours. Unmould, weigh a couple to confirm they match, and store in a labelled container in the fridge for up to a week.
Image slot · step 5: eight unmoulded gummies on a scale · 1200 × 800

Dosing notes

Oil and water separate. If you see a layer of oil on top of the set gummies, the dose is concentrated there and the batch is not evenly dosed; remelt, whisk longer and re-pour.
Gummies look like sweets to children. Store them out of reach and labelled, and never in the original sweet packaging.

Can I use tincture instead of oil?

An alcohol tincture can be stirred in once the mixture is off the heat; the alcohol does not fully cook off, so expect a slight taste. Use the calculator for the dose: 1 ml of the tincture on this site is about 2.3 mg.

Why not a bigger batch?

The more gummies per batch, the harder it is to keep the oil evenly distributed through the pour. Eight is a batch you can whisk between every pour.

Educational content, not medical advice. Effects vary with body weight, tolerance and what else you have eaten. Label infused food with the milligrams per portion and the date, and keep it away from children and pets.

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