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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
Recipe Name
DIY Bubble Gum and Chewing Gum
Author Name
Modernist Pantry
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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.