1 Dram Bubble Gum Flavor Drops
4g (¾ tsp) Vegetable Oil
300g (2 cups) Powdered Sugar
5 drops Red Food Coloring
Sugar Free Spearmint Gum:
100g (½ cup + 1 tbsp) Gum Base
100g (¾ cup) Sorbitol Syrup
1 Dram Spearmint Flavor Drops
2.5g (½ tsp) Vegetable Oil
400g (2 cups) Sorbitol
5 DropsGreen or Blue Food Coloring
Green Apple Fruit Gum:
100g (½ cup + 1 tbsp) Gum Base
100g (¼ cup + 2 tbsp + 2 tsp) Glucose DE42 syrup
1 Dram Apple Flavor Drops (or other fruit flavor)
2.5g (½ tsp) Vegetable Oil
240g (2 cups) Powdered Sugar
45g (3 tbsp) Fructose
10g (2 tsp) Citric Acid
5 Drops Green Food Coloring
Popping Root Beer Gum:
100g (½ cup + 1 tbsp) Gum Base
100g (¼ cup + 2 tbsp + 2 tsp) Glucose DE42 Syrup
1 Dram Root Beer Flavor Drops (This also acts as the coloring in the recipe)
2.5g (½ tsp) Vegetable Oil
240g (2 cups) Powdered Sugar
50g (¾ cup) Culinary Crystals
Active Time: 25 Minutes
Total Time: 25 Minutes
20-30 Pieces
To make your syrup, mix together the Glucose DE 42 (sorbitol if making sugar free) and water.
Heat the mixture in a small pot over a low flame until all the sweetener has dissolved into the water.
To make the gum, add the syrup to the gum base in a disposable container. The gum mixture is extremely sticky. It WILL ruin any bowl and utensil you place it in.
Add the vegetable oil and flavor drops.
Heat in 15 second increments in a microwave until the gums base has melted completely.
Use the skewer to whip the gum base until it has formed a smooth sticky mass.
Pour this into a bowl that has either powdered sugar or sorbitol (if making sugar free gum).
If you are making a fruit flavored gum add the fructose and citric acid at this point.
Fold and knead the gum and sweetener for 5 minutes or until it has absorbed most of the sweetener.
If you are making Popping Root Beer Gum then add Culinary Crystals at this point.
Place the gum on a work surface that has been dusted in powdered sugar or sorbitol.
Roll out the gum using a rolling pin. If the gum is too sticky place it back in the bowl with more powdered sugar and continue kneading.
Roll the gum to your desired thickness. ⅛ inch thick sheets of gum are what we like when making a classic stick of gum.
Cut the gum into the desired shapes and store them in an airtight container.
Comments (2)
May 8, 2022 8:52 am
What is the purpose of the citric acid? We want to make erythritol sweetened gum for dental health. The citric acid would negate the benefits. I’m hoping it’s not a crucial ingredient.
May 9, 2022 9:18 am
The citric acid is just for a fruity flavor, it can be omitted.