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Gummy Crystals

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close up of three gummy crystals

This is my favorite way to make gummy crystals that are super clear, sparkly and oh so beautiful on a geode cake!

Equipment & Ingredients

Crystal Molds

https://caljavaonline.com/products/clear-gelatin-300-bloom

Flash Dust (10%) OFF

https://www.sugarartsupply.com/discount/SUGARGEEK2021

Recipe

close up of three gummy crystals

Gummy Crystals

How to make beautiful gummy crystals that are super clear, sparkly and oh so yummy to eat!
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Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 1 minute
Cooling: 6 hours
Total Time: 6 hours 6 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Servings: 4 crystals
Calories: 2kcal
Author: Liz Marek

Equipment

  • crystal molds

Ingredients

  • 16 ounces cool water
  • 60 grams super clear bloom 300 gelatin
  • ½ teaspoon strawberry extract clear
  • ¼ teaspoon citric acid
  • ¼ teaspoon flash dust
  • 1-2 drops food coloring optional

Instructions

  • Pour liquid into a microwave safe bowl or pouring vessel. Sprinkle gelatin over top of liquid and gently push and stir dry gelatin into liquid. Set aside for 5 minutes.
  • Microwave the gelatin mixture at 100%, for 15 seconds. Stir, microwave again for 15 seconds stir. If gelatin still appears lumpy microwave again for 15 seconds and stir. Do not overheat or boil.
  • Add the citric acid, stir.
  • Set it aside for 10 minutes to allow gelatin to settle and foam to rise.
  • Skim the foam off the gelatin and discard
  • Add in your extract and flash dust and stir to combine
  • Pour the gelatin into your desired molds. I'm using the crystal molds from simicakes.com
  • Use a toothpick to add some swirls of color. Don't add too much.
  • Place the molds on top of a sheet pan and refrigerate for a minimum of 6 hours
  • Carefully remove the gummy crystals from the molds and place on top of your cake!

Notes

Buy clear gelatin: https://caljavaonline.com/products/clear-gelatin-300-bloom
Buy flash dust and get 10% off your order: https://www.sugarartsupply.com/discount/SUGARGEEK2021
 

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 2kcal | Carbohydrates: 1g | Sodium: 6mg | Potassium: 1mg | Sugar: 1g | Calcium: 3mg
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About Liz Marek

Liz Marek is a professional cake artist and recipe developer who has been teaching baking and cake decorating since 2008. She founded Artisan Cake Company in Portland, Oregon in 2009 and now runs Sugar Geek Show, where she publishes kitchen-tested recipes, food science explanations, and step-by-step tutorials.

Liz is best known for sculpted and hyperrealistic cakes. She won Netflix's Is It Cake? Holiday 2 in 2025 with a hyperrealistic Santa cake, and has competed on and won Food Network cake competitions. Cake Masters Magazine named her one of the top 10 cake artists in 2017. She is the author of Artisan Cake Company's Visual Guide to Cake Decorating and a graduate of the Oregon Culinary Institute.

Her focus is on explaining not just how a recipe works but why it works, so bakers can troubleshoot instead of guess. Every recipe on this site is tested before it's published.

Liz teaches full-length cake tutorials, including sculpted and hyperrealistic cakes, at Sugar Geek University.

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