Drunken Gummies (Vodka-Infused Gummi Bears)

This Instructable will teach you how to create the most delicious alcoholic treat that will make you the life of any party. (My first instructable!)

WARNING: Contains alcohol, so please only make this if you are of legal age in your area.

'PLEASE USE RESPONSIBLY AND LEGALLY!!!

Step 1: Prepare materials and get them soakin'!

This Instructable takes a bit more than a week to complete, but the end result is certainly worth it!

You will need:

- 1 1/2 cups of vodka (can use more or less if desired)
- 1 tub of gummi bear candies, plastic with lid (about 1kg. Tub found at Wal-mart)
- 1 can of frozen juice concentrate, any flavour desired (I used fruit punch.)

You can keep the juice frozen for now, as you will not need it for a few days.

- First step is to open the lid of your gummi bears and pour in the vodka. The amount and brand is at your discretion, though I have found 1.5 cups of Smirnoff vodka to be the best. I have tried this with raspberry vodka as well, with pleasurable results. Basically, pour the vodka into the packed bears until the alcohol barely peeks over the top.

- Give your newly introduced gummi-bears and vodka a stir, and replace the lid. Place the whole tub into the fridge.

- Let this sit for five days, stirring a couple of times each day.

Comments

[cwood2275]

I just started soaking the gummies 12 hours ago (using Tequila instead of vodka) and I went to stir them this morning and they're a gelatinous glob );
The only 'survivors' are the green ones. Not tossing them yet; surely I can find a way to re-form the glob into bite size morsels....

[sodiumcanine]

Cool, I am going to make Rummy-Bears. Mai Tai or Pina Colada
Pacific or Caribbean, Decisions,decisions,decisions.

[sodiumcanine]

And more Decisions, Hana Bay or Whalers, Bacardi or Cruzan.......

[grandmared50310]

Can you use ever-clear or Moon shine in this or does the Alcohol have to be a certain proof. They are great with the vodka, I also added some fruit punch to my to cut the taste. You don't need many of these to get really wasted. Our girls night in turned in to a sleep over because we all have about 5 to many. after the 1st 5. I didn't want anyone driving so they all called their husbands and decided to just stay and have breakfast the next morning. we had a great breakfast with about 20 people. Wives, husbands and all the kids. It was great.

We are going to try it this time with moonshine. Another sleep over (this time planned) then breakfast in the morning with the families.

[LewxX]

at least they make lovely sound while stirring:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLSnhf6pOKg
(after 4 days)

[lkozma]

I've made these before using the recipe and they turned out to be so delicious :D I will have to make these again for sure :)

[nathb1028]

If any of you have a instant marination machine-- these gummies take 3 hours in the fridge under vacuum. I've done it before with my instant marinatior. This works great right before the party. I suppose you could achieve the same effect with Tupperware and a vacuum, just need the proper seal. mind you it would cut the planning down by 8 days.

[Treasure Tabby]

Yes this does work although I would not make these since there's a lot of controversy attached to this. Plus I hate any alcohol. I associate all things negative with alcohol and or drugs which both bring pain in the family and other in my opinion.

[MauriceN]

 People!  Does anyone try these recipes?  THIS IS A JOKE!  Someone is trying to get you to waste perfectly good gummy bears.  Think about it... add alcohol to something that is made to dissolve in your mouth/stomach and what happens?  THEY DISSOLVE!

Just to prove it, I tried about a 1/4 cup of vodka with about 20 gummies.  Within 24 hours, I had a purple sticky ooze.  Photo attached!

THIS iS A JOKE, PEOPLE!  Don't believe everything you read.

Too funny!

[Jimi27]

Obviously, people HAVE tried this and it has worked. Sorry you have failed in your endeavor.

[sillyzombie666]

you may have used too high of a proof, too much vodka or the wrong type of gummies, you look like you used gumi worms and may just be too much / too big of a gummi. im trying this now and i keep taste testing em lol. also kep em in the fridge, also gumies dont dissolve in your mouth you usually need to chew them alot

[cmarcocci-quinones]

mine came out perfect u put way to much vodka in it (they are drowning)

[ebatton sonnabend]

This is real as the police are warning parents and schools about this.

[ncmorone]

Well I did it and it WORKED! It's not a joke :)

[DIY Micah]

Sweet. Another Project 86 fan on the boards. hehe.

[Scurvymcdiggle]

vodka is a solvent...this is exactly how you make infused vodka.

[Kroenen_03]

mmm... is a shame... did you put in the fridge?, maybe frozen it, so this way dont losse his shape at all... i will try it, in a minor scale...

[Bicyclette]

drink it then

[rolandofgilead]

I've done it quite a few times Maurice. Are you sure you followed the directions right? From the pic, it looks like you might have way too much liquid.

[yerjoking]

Scroll down. Someone commented talking about refrigeration, without it you end up with a gelatinous goo.

[hellmaster993]

good work and nice gummy bears

[JoshuaSmock]

I've had these before, and I can personally attest to their potency. They'll creep up on you and knock you on your arse.

[lukev2]

they used this method to sneak achohol into the school dance...

[Dusk Shadows]

mm vodka

[MonkeyAliens]

Hi, I'm making these soon, but I would like to know if any of you know how much time it can stay out of the fridge after they are done because I hear if you leave them out too long they sort of become a watery mess.

[Kiteman]

A project very like this has just been published on Gizmodo, but they haven't credited any source.

http://gizmodo.com/5864703/get-really-drunk-off-gummi-bears/

[PocketsWilson]

Except that this was posted nearly 3 years before your Gizmodo article.
Oops!

[Kiteman]

That was my point - Gizmodo pinched it from this author, without crediting the source.

[colorex]

That's pretty evil.

-1 for Gizmodo.

[polar2292]

To people wondering about the chemistry or if the vodka is essentially functioning as a solvent in this delicious chemical reaction... Not really, its not really about the Chemicals... but more about the amounts that make it a solute v solvent. Basically if you have a higher volume of vodka to gummy ratio, yes, you're correct. But from what I'm reading about the recipe (I haven't made it yet but I dearly wish to try it) you are adding the vodka to about a 1:5 to 1:10 ratio per gummy. In my mind, that makes the amount of gummy substantially higher than the amount of ethanol in the mixture. Remember that vodka (even the highest proof stuff you'd buy) is at most 75% ethanol. I believe that most of the vodkas you find are around 40% (80 proof) which dilutes the volume of EtOH even further... Hmmm, I wonder if I say its for learning chemistry, I can bring these in to work....

[maraki]

How long do you think I can keep them in the fridge?? I got them in the jar and they still look, taste and smell like on day one, but its been almost 3 weeks and I'm getting a little bit worried when I get an impulse to eat more of them at once..

For the ones that can't find any juice concentrate, you can just take some simple juice. I used blackberry or something like it.. Just made sure it was plain juice without added sugar etc. And they turn out great!! (All red, colored from the juice, but still great!)

[Crazymom2three]

No reason to wait a week!!!! I always do a 24 hour wait. Cover bowl in plastic wrap. Refrigerated and unrefrigerated both turned out the same. Never been a slimy messy goo and once they swell they are good to go.

[Mama Casey]

I have read the first 40 comments and been completely entertained by them. Curious as to how many posted their comments after indulging! God bless parents who work hard to protect their children! Really!!! A friend told me about hearing this on the radio. I decided to try it, without even having the recipe. Thankfully, I discovered this one before it was too late and my husband and I improvised. It's too close to Christmas to have them ready, but we're looking forward to New Years! LOVED all the comments I read.

[PDXPirate]

For those outside the states that are having trouble finding juice concentrate: Tropicana apparently distributes in Germany. If you contact them through their website, they can direct you to a nearby distributor. --but another solution is JuicyJuice brand concentrate, which comes in a can like a soda can, isn't frozen, and can be stored on a shelf. And...is available through Amazon--Yay!

[Cammer]

I figured out a shortcut if you don't want to wait.
 

1. Just take the gummi bears out of the package, a good handful will do, then pour a shot of vodka, probably cherry flavor would be good to try. 
2. Shove the handful of gummi bears in your mouth.
3. Slam a shot of vodka.
4. Chew vigorously and swallow.
5. Repeat until you've had enough.

This procedure eliminates the days and days of waiting.  Instant results!  :)

[shogan6]

Lol this totally made my day!

[demxod8]

haha!! nice. that made me laugh. definitely the type of method I would use.

[rhoward10]

I made these but i didnt refrigerate them
since gummy bears and vodka dont go back when not refrigerated. It took 4 days and they are awesome!
Pleasantly squishy throughout and they dont even taste like alcohol! (Uh-Oh)

I used about 2 liters of vodka and 6 cups of gummies in a tupperware container!
along with a frozen juice concentrate but i didnt add an water.

[mjansie]

any replacements for the juice/water stuff?
Like regular juice or something. I don't think I have ever seen the concertrated stuff in stores here

[cmarcocci-quinones]

FREEZER section!!!!! mine is around the cool whip and frozen fruit look around there