Keto Sugar Free Sour Gummies

We are throwing it back to our childhood today with a classic gummy favourite!

These Keto Sugar Free Sour Gummies remind me of riding my bike on hot summer days just to get to the nearest corner store so I could pick up a bag of assorted sour candies for a few cents each along with a slushie composed of every flavour they have available (aka swamp water).

My friends and I would race back home before our slushies fully melted and have a “picnic” with our candies on the roof of my garage. (Yup you heard that right. We'd climb up the club house next to the garage, out its window and onto the garage roof).

Those days will forever stick out in my memories.

That's why I wanted to create a Keto version that my friends and I could still enjoy today with maybe just a tad less sugar…(okay, no sugar at all, let's be real!).

This sugar free gummy candy is made using very few ingredients making this ideal for kids or those days when you just really don't feel like baking.

You can technically make these sweet sugar free gummies OR sour sugar free gummies. Personally sour is my thing, but I know everyone is different!

You can also flavour these however you want because it's literally just sugar free powdered or liquid drink mix that you add to make them! I use Strawberry Lemonade Crystal Light for this recipe but you could use blue raspberry, lime, lemon, orange, strawberry kiwi…you name it! Whatever drink mix you can find. You can even use natural lemon or lime juice and your own sweetener to make these without a drink mix.

Overall These Keto Sour Sugar Free Gummies are very versatile and a super fun keto candy recipe to share with friends and family!

Ingredients In Keto Sugar Free Sour Candies

Gelatin Powder – I use the Vital Peptides Gelatin or The Organika Brand
Crystal Light/Mio – Sugar free water flavour enhancer that you can use to sweetener your jell-o
Citric Acid – Ideal for making sour candies or enhancing fruit flavours, you can find it at health food stores or can order it online!

Tips For Making Keto Sugar Free Gummies

Make sure to give them enough time to set before flipping them out of the pan or you'll end up with a big mess!
Feel free to switch up your flavourings and try new combinations.
The sweetener WILL dissolve into the keto gummies along with the citric acid so I recommend tossing them just before serving for best results.
I use granular xylitol sweetener to coat them because it takes longer to dissolve on contact. You can use this yourself just be cautious if you have pets as it can be harmful to animals, especially dogs if consumed.

Tools I Used To Make This Keto Sugar Free Gummies Recipe

Low Carb Substitution Guide – This is totally optional but if you like my recipes, I now have a $5 guide available with all of the substitutions I use to create every recipe on my site. You can use this to convert old traditional recipes and create new keto recipes! You can purchase it here and/or read more if you are interested. 🙂 I appreciate your support so much guys!
Nutritional Food Scale – AKA my best friend. This little buddy has been with me for over 4 years and never fails. Perfect measurements and only needs the batteries replaced maybe once a year!

Keto Sugar Free Sour Gummies

Serves: ~40 gummies

Ingredients:

~ 1 1/2 tbsps gelatin powder, 14g
1/2 cup cold water, 120g
2/3 cup boiling water, 160g
1 tsp Crystal Light/Sugar Free Mio or any other sugar free liquid or powdered, flavoured drink mix (~ 1 tsp or more, taste it, you want the mixture slightly sweeter than how you'd make it to drink)
1/2 cup granulated xylitol sweetener, 96g for coating *Note you can use another granulated sweetener but most dissolve almost immediately on contact. I find xylitol stays solid longer – read my tips above about xylitol.*
1/2 tsp Citric Acid for coating (optional, adds the sour flavour, without it they will just be sweet!)

Directions:

Line a loaf pan with Saran Wrap, making sure there are no holes and then spray the Saran Wrap with oil.
In a bowl, add your 1/2 cup cold water and sprinkle the gelatin on top, mix once, then set aside.
Heat your next 2/3 cup of water in the microwave until very hot/boiling or in a kettle. Pour the hot water into the cold gelatin mixture and mix.
Add your flavoured drink mix and stir until dissolved or combined, taste and add a touch more if needed. You want them sweet like candies but remember they will also have a sugar coating!
Pour this warm mixture into the lined loaf pan and then carefully place the pan flat in the fridge to set overnight or ~6 hours.
Place a large piece of parchment or wax paper on your counter and flip the jell-o onto it.
Slice the sugar free gummy into long rectangles, then squares using a pizza cutter or sharp knife.
In a small bowl, mix together your sweetener and citric acid.
Sprinkle this over the gummies and toss them together just before serving, enjoy your Keto Sugar Free Sour Gummies!

Nutrition For 1/2 of recipe (~20 gummies): 25 calories | 0g NET carbs | 0g fat | 6.7g protein

**You can store these in your fridge in an airtight container for up to 5 days!**

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Keto Sugar Free Sour Gummies

Chewy keto sugar free gummy candies with a sour coating.

Prep Time5

Refrigeration Time8

Total Time8 5

Course: Snack

Keyword: keto candy, keto gummies

Servings: candies

Calories: 25kcal

Ingredients

~ 1 1/2 tbsps gelatin powder 14g
1/2 cup cold water 120g
2/3 cup boiling water 160g
~1 tsp Sugar Free Mio or Crystal Light or any other sugar free liquid or powdered flavoured drink mix , taste it, you want the mixture slightly sweeter than how you'd make it to drink.
1/2 cup granulated xylitol sweetener 96g for coating *Note you can use another granulated sweetener but most dissolve almost immediately on contact. I find xylitol stays solid longer - read my tips above about xylitol.*
1/2 tsp citric acid for coating optional, adds the sour flavour, without it they will just be sweet!

Instructions

Line a loaf pan with Saran Wrap, making sure there are no holes and then spray the Saran Wrap with oil.
In a bowl, add your 1/2 cup cold water and sprinkle the gelatin on top, mix once, then set aside.
Heat your next 2/3 cup of water in the microwave until very hot/boiling or in a kettle. Pour the hot water into the cold gelatin mixture and mix.
Add your flavoured drink mix and stir until dissolved or combined, taste and add a touch more if needed. You want them sweet like candies but remember they will also have a sugar coating!
Pour this warm mixture into the lined loaf pan and then carefully place the pan flat in the fridge to set overnight or ~6 hours.
Place a large piece of parchment or wax paper on your counter and flip the jell-o onto it.
Slice the sugar free gummy into long rectangles, then squares using a pizza cutter or sharp knife.
In a small bowl, mix together your sweetener and citric acid.
Sprinkle this over the gummies and toss them together just before serving, enjoy your Keto Sugar Free Sour Gummies!

Notes

You can store these in your fridge in an airtight container for up to 5 days!
Make sure to give them enough time to set before flipping them out of the pan or you'll end up with a big mess!
Feel free to switch up your flavourings and try new combinations.
The sweetener WILL dissolve into the keto gummies along with the citric acid so I recommend tossing them just before serving for best results.
I use granular xylitol sweetener to coat them because it takes longer to dissolve on contact. You can use this yourself just be cautious if you have pets as it can be harmful to animals, especially dogs if consumed.