How to make homemade chewing gum?

Not only adults like chewing gum to freshen their breath. In what delight come the children, seeing the unusual shape of bright confectionery. But, unfortunately, store chewing gum is not something that is not useful, but rather vice versa, and you do not want to deny a small creature. So we have to look for ways to solve the problem and ask ourselves how to make homemade chewing gum, and whether it is possible at all. In this article, you will find not one recipe for homemade chewing gum, which you do not have to spend much time preparing, and then worry about the health of your child.

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Homemade chewing gum - prescription number 1

It's easier and safer not to make chewing gum, but the desired marmalade, especially when the baby is very small and can swallow it. The main advantages of this recipe:

• simplicity and availability of ingredients;
• absolute harmlessness of the finished confectionery sweets.

Composition

To quickly solve the problem of how to make homemade chewing gum, prepare the following ingredients:

• Lemon juice - 5 tablespoons;
• Water - half a cup;
• Starch - 1 teaspoon;
• Sugar syrup - 300 ml;
• Gelatin - 1 sachet;
• Any fruit juice is half a cup.

How to prepare:

1. Heat the juice on the stove or in the microwave( so quickly) until warm, but not hot, condition.
2. Pour gelatin into a heat-resistant container.
3. Fill it with juice.
4. Leave for 20-30 minutes to allow the granules to swell.
5. Separately preheat the sugar syrup, also to a warm state.
6. If desired, add natural dyes, vanilla or zest into the syrup.
7. Pour in the sugar syrup swollen gelatin.
8. Stir well.
9. Add a portion of starch and stir well, so that there are no lumps.(Starch can be diluted a little with cold water before, then there will not be any lumps).
10. Strain the mass through a sieve.
11. Pour into the molds and send the containers to the refrigerator.

Important! To the use of gum-marmalade is ready in 6-8 hours.

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Homemade chewing gum - recipe number 2

If your child is older, then the question of how to make homemade chewing gum can be solved in another way. Adhering to the step-by-step instructions of this recipe, you will get a complete analog of the store's sweetness.

Composition:

• Special base - buy it from the online store. For one serving, only 1 tablespoon is needed;
• Dye - 3 drops of a store or take a natural fruit or vegetable;
• Corn syrup - 1 teaspoon;
• Starch - 2 tablespoons;
• A flavor additive - a peel or special mixtures from the store.

Preparation:

1. Preheat the base in the microwave oven, setting the timer for 90 seconds.
2. Add syrup to the resulting mass and stir well.
3. Put the starch on the cutting board.
4. Put the billet of chewing gum on it and knead it like a regular dough.
5. Once the mixture is smooth and relatively elastic, add the colorant and flavor additive.
6. Mix everything again.
7. Form small pieces in any shape you want.
8. Put everything on a plate for 2 hours in the refrigerator.

Important! Since it is only possible to make chewing gum by this recipe with the help of some of the shop's ingredients and swallowing it, it is not necessary for children under 3 years of age to give it. Or age-oriented, based on their pedagogical preferences.

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Homemade chewing gum - recipe №3

An old way of cooking chewing gum is also there. For a long time our ancestors used for this purpose 2 natural components:

• birch juice;
• birch resin.

Important! This kind of chewing gum is not very attractive, but completely safe. And make it interesting and beautiful, you can use modern additives on a natural basis - flavors, dyes. Use them or not - decide for yourself.

Preparation:

1. Mix in equal proportions the resin and juice.
2. Place in a saucepan on a fire.
3. Cook for several hours, stirring occasionally.
4. Remove from fire when the mass becomes more dense and viscous.
5. Spread into molds, wait until the final hardening - it should become quite firm.

Important! If you still doubt whether it is worth using this recipe to decide how to make homemade chewing gum, keep in mind that birch resin and juice are very useful, and the finished product is very tasty!

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Homemade chewing gum - recipe №4

Another amazing way to make chewing gum yourself is useful and tasty, besides only from natural ingredients.

Composition:

• Gelatin - 1 tablespoon;
• Boiled cold water - 3 tablespoons;
• Honey in honeycombs - 100g;
• Beeswax is a small piece;
• Flour - 1 handful.

Important! Additionally, prepare the sleeve for baking.

Preparation:

1. Mix gelatin with water.
2. Leave for 10-15 minutes.
3. Place the baking sleeve in a deep heat-resistant dish.
4. On it lay honeycomb with honeycomb.
5. Place in a microwave oven for 2 minutes.
6. Remove and mix with gelatin.
7. Add a small piece of beeswax and mix well until a homogeneous paste-like thick consistency - knead for at least 5 minutes.
8. Place the baking sleeve on a flat large dish.
9. On top of it, pour out the ruminant blank.
10. When it reaches room temperature, put in the freezer for half an hour-hour.
11. Remove the plate of gum and make sure the mass is frozen.
12. Cut into small pieces.
13. Roll them in a thin layer of flour - this is necessary so that the chewing gum does not stick to your hands.
14. Wrap each sweets in a foil or candy wrapper.

The chewing gum is ready!

Now you know a few recipes for cooking gum at home. Choose the one suitable for you or experiment in a row with each of them and make yourself and your children happy with your home harmless sweets!