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DIY Bubble Gum and Chewing Gum

August 24, 2021Cole Whitney
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BeginnerCitric Acidculinary crystalsFlavor DropsFructoseGum baseSorbitol

Create your own custom flavors of bubble gum and chewing gum with this easy to follow recipe. Easily adapt this recipe for Sugar Free Gum, and even try out the unique sensation of gum with inclusions with our Popping Root Beer Gum.

Ingredients

  • Bubble Gum:
  • 100g (½ cup + 1 tbsp) Gum Base
  • 100g (¼ cup + 2 tbsp + 2 tsp) Glucose DE42 Syrup
    • 85g (5 tbsp + 2 tsp) Glucose DE42 Powder
    • 15g (1 tbsp) Water

    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

    • 85g (5 tbsp + 2 tsp) Sorbitol
    • 15g (1 tbsp) Water

    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

    • 85g (5 tbsp + 2 tsp) Glucose DE42 Powder
    • 15g (1 tbsp) Water

    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

    • 85g (5 tbsp + 2 tsp) Glucose DE42 Powder
    • 15g (1 tbsp) Water

    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

Equipment

  • Disposable microwave safe bowl
  • Skewers or disposable chopsticks

Timing

Active Time: 25 Minutes

Total Time: 25 Minutes

Yield

20-30 Pieces

  • Create DE42 Syrup

    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.

  • Mix Gum Base

    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.

  • Mix in Sugar

    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.

  • Knead and Cut Gum

    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.

Summary
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Recipe Name
DIY Bubble Gum and Chewing Gum
Author Name
Modernist Pantry
Published On
2021-08-24
Preparation Time
0H25M
Total Time
0H25M

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Comments (2)

Jenny

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.

Scott Guerin

May 9, 2022 9:18 am

The citric acid is just for a fruity flavor, it can be omitted.

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