Functional Gummies & Gelatin Kitchen Essentials - June 12

Functional Gummies & Gelatin Kitchen Essentials

Learn to Craft Gummies, Marshmallows, Jellos & Nourishing Gelatin Foods

Core Class — Choose Your Format
Friday, June 12th
6:00pm–8:00pm MST

Choose your experience

• In-Person Experience — $75

• Online Experience — $55

In-Person: Light Cellar Teaching Kitchen (limited seats)
Online: Live via Zoom (link provided after registration)

Discover the nourishing power of gelatin through fun, delicious, and practical recipes

Gelatin has been a foundational food in traditional cultures for generations—yet most modern diets contain very little of it today.

In this immersive class, Chef Alex Hamilton will guide you through both sweet and savoury ways to work with gelatin and collagen-rich ingredients, helping you understand why these traditional foods have long been valued for supporting skin, joints, digestion, and overall vitality.

From gummies and marshmallows to jello and deeply nourishing savoury applications, you’ll learn how versatile, enjoyable, and surprisingly easy these recipes can be to create at home.

In this class, you’ll learn:

• The difference between gelatin and collagen

• Why gelatin-rich foods were traditionally valued

• The key health-supportive properties of gelatin

• How to consistently make successful gelatin gummies, marshmallows, and more

• Tips for working with texture and flavour

• How to incorporate herbs and functional ingredients into recipes

• Savoury culinary uses including broths, reductions, and demi-glace concepts

Recipes and techniques include:

• Functional herbal gummies

• Marshmallows

• Nourishing jellos

• Savoury gelatin applications

• Ideas for family-friendly and kid-friendly recipes

What you’ll experience:

• Guided tasting of gelatin-based recipes

• Live demonstrations and practical techniques

• Real-world applications from the Light Cellar kitchen

• Inspiration for integrating gelatin-rich foods into everyday life

Choose your experience:

In-Person Experience

• Full tasting experience

• Direct interaction and Q&A

• Immersive classroom environment

Online Experience

• Join live from home

• Full teaching + Q&A

• Great for those outside Calgary or unable to attend in person

Who this is for:

• Parents wanting healthier homemade treats

• Anyone interested in gut-supportive traditional foods

• Home cooks wanting practical gelatin recipes

• People curious about collagen and gelatin nutrition

• Those wanting nourishing alternatives to processed snacks

Instructor

with Chef Alex Hamilton

Alex is currently the chef and culinary wizard at the Light Cellar and has a catering business called Feast. He has been cooking professionally for 23 years. He has cooked in many of Calgary’s top restaurants and even worked in China and Los Angeles. Having experience in all aspects of cooking and baking, he loves exploring other cultures' food and applying techniques to local ingredients. His current focus is foraging and fermentation, getting to know the Calgary area’s flora and fauna. He is deepening his understanding of the local supply chain and how to best utilize it and lessen waste.  He explores how to make delicious food healthy and healthy food delicious, integrating time honored food traditions that promote better well being.   There is a deep importance for a healthier and more synergistic relationship with food and the energy systems of our body. 

After you register:

All participants will receive:

• A reminder email with full event details

• The link to join live (for online attendees)

• Access to the session recording after the class

• Recipes and supporting class resources

If you can’t attend live, you’re still welcome to register and watch the replay.