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When gummy candy is good, it’s great! When gummy candy is bad, it’s seriously bad. Gummy worms and bears are either stretchy and packed with taste or stiff, flavorless, and downright sad. Good ones should be silky yet chewy, neither too sweet nor too sour, and brightly colored and fun to eat. We are particular about our candy, and we know you are too. After all, candy should be fun—all the time.That is why we like making gummy candy at home—it lets us pick the best texture, flavor, and color for these slippery sweets. And thanks to sous vide, making ooey-gooey gummies is super-duper simple—requiring no hard-to-master techniques or hours spent sweating over the stovetop. We’ve even developed three different textures for your favorite picky Goldilocks, so you can home in on exactly the right texture—firm, soft, or something juuuust in between. Just choose the consistency you want, mix up your ingredients, and let Joule do the rest. Soon you’ll be making consistently dreamy gummy bears in your own kitchen.NOTE: Before you go running away from some of the more technical ingredients listed below, read our helpful Before We Begin section to learn what the ingredients do, where you can get them (hint: Amazon!), and which ones you can substitute or leave out.