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These homemade ginger gummies are easy to make and so much less expensive than store-bought. If you struggle with nausea or motion sickness, you’ll love them. With fresh ginger flavor that’s a little less intense than ginger chews, you can pack these for travel, or just use them at home for gentle relief. Inspired by my homemade ginger ale!
Quick Look: Ginger Gummies for Nausea
- Total time: 25 minutes to prep and cook the ginger mixture with 1 hour for chilling so they can firm up.
- Main ingredients: Fresh ginger, water, honey, cardamom, and gelatin.
- When to use: These gummies make a fun snack but can also be helpful for nausea, motion sickness, travel days, morning sickness, or migraine attack days.
- Dietary information: This recipe fits a Mediterranean-style diet while also being gluten free and dairy free. Because we use gelatin to turn this into a gummy, it’s not considered HYH diet friendly, but some may tolerate it fine.
- Why you’ll love them: Easily packable, these ginger gummies are similar to fresh ginger chews, but without such and intense flavor. Made to resemble ginger ale or ginger beer, they’re great for a little boost of ginger when you don’t feel well.
As someone who lives with vestibular migraine, I’m also prone to motion sickness. And while I love my ginger drink or ginger juice for days I’m at home, these ginger gummies are fantastic for an on-the-go snack. Want something stronger? Try this ginger turmeric shot or homemade ginger juice.
Ingredients
Here are some details on ingredients used, with recipe amounts included in the full recipe card at the bottom of the post.
- Fresh ginger – Fresh ginger root provides the cleanest, strongest ginger flavor which is most effective for nausea relief. Dried ginger tends to be better for baked goods or warm drinks.
- Cardamom – This is a warm spice that pairs well with the ginger and also provides a similar flavor you’d find in ginger ale.
- Gelatin – You can find this in most grocery stores like Walmart, as well as Amazon. Agar agar is the vegan version, but I found gelatin more widely available which is why I used it for this recipe. This helps to firm up the mixture into a jelly-like texture. I haven’t tried using agar powder in recipe testing, but I do hear it sets firmer so it may not be a 1 to 1 swap.
- Honey – Most store-bought gummies use corn syrup, but here we use honey for some sweetness without using refined white sugar. Plus the flavor pairs very well with the ginger. Using this amount of honey gives you a softer gummy texture, but you can always increase it for more sweetness and chew.
- Lemon or lime juice – This is completely optional, but does add some brightness to the flavors. I use lime juice in my ginger ale recipe, but feel lemon juice pairs wonderfully during sick season. You can leave this out if you’re following a low histamine diet.
How to Make Ginger Gummies
Step 1: Use a box grater to grate the ginger, then add it to a small pot with filtered water.
Step 2: Bring to a low simmer and cook for 10 minutes, then allow the mixture to cool for 10 minutes.
Step 3: Strain the liquid through a fine mesh strainer into a bowl or pitcher, then stir in the cardamom, honey, gelatin, and juice from half a lemon (if desired) till completely dissolved. You need at least 1 cup to fill the mold, so if you don’t have enough left, add warm water to reach 1 cup.
Step 4: Place the gummy mold on a flat pan or plate. Then pour the ginger mixture into the mold and use a silicone spatula or metal scraper to evenly spread the liquid into all the compartments.
Step 5: Chill the gummies in the fridge for up to 2 hours, until firm and they come out of the mold without breaking.
Recipe Tip
I used this gummy mold in recipe testing, but you can switch it up with different shapes. These gummy bear molds come with 2 droppers. I do find the square shapes to be easier to fill and pop out.
Storage Information
The issue with homemade gummy recipes is they are not as shelf stable as the ones filled with preservatives, so they do need to be refrigerated if you plan to not use them within 2 days. They will be fine at room temperature to travel with that same day.
- Refrigerator – Store ginger gummy candy in an airtight container for up to 5 days in the fridge.
- Freezer – Place the gummies on a parchment lined sheet pan and freeze them so they do not touch each other for about 3 hours. Then you can transfer them to a freezer bag after they’ve been frozen and they won’t stick together. Some people prefer the softer texture of frozen gummies!
More Recipes for Nausea
As a vestibular migraine patient and having two pregnancies with hyperemesis gravidarum, I have developed a list of recipes that I love for nausea. In fact, I was inspired to create this recipe after I saw Michelle’s pickle gummies for electrolytes.
Drinks and ice cubes seem to be the easiest, so my ginger drink, homemade gatorade and homemade electrolyte drink are some of my favorites. For really bad days, don’t miss these electrolyte popsicles.
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Homemade Ginger Gummies
Ingredients
- 1.5 ounce fresh ginger root, peeled (about a 2-inch piece)
- 1 1/4 cup filtered water
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 1 pinch cardamom
- 1/2 lemon, juiced (optional)
- 1 1/2 tablespoons gelatin powder, Two 0.25-oz. packets
Instructions
- Use a cheese grater to finely grate the ginger. Add it to a small pot with the filtered water. Bring to a low simmer and cook for 10 minutes. Let the mixture cool for 10 minutes.
- Strain the liquid through a fine mesh strainer into a spouted measuring cup or pitcher. (A bowl works, too.) Discard the ginger pulp. Stir in the honey, cardamom, lemon (if using) and gelatin until completely dissolved. If the mixture doesn’t measure 1 cup, add warm water to reach 1 cup. You’ll need this amount to fill the mold.
- Place a gummy mold on a small sheet pan or flat plate. (This helps transfer the mold full of liquid smoothly to the fridge.) Pour the ginger liquid into the mold. Use a bench scraper or silicone spatula to spread the liquid into all (or most) of the compartments of the mold.
- Place the mold in the fridge for about 2 hours until the gummies have completely set and come out of the mold easily without breaking. Store gummies in the fridge for up to 5 days.
Notes
- I used Knox Gelatine in recipe testing which is the most widely available in grocery stores. You can also find it online.
- Square gummies are a little easier to spread the mixture into and release than other types. I used this mold.
- Store homemade gummies at room temperature for 1-2 days, in the fridge for up to 5 days, or in the freezer for up to 3 months.
- This recipe was made without lemon or lime juice, but adding a little acidity does brighten the flavor. You can do it either way!
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
These were so fun! Plan to make them for my next flight.