Cran-Raspberry Jellies

Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Servings: 50
Yield: 50 servings

Description

Delightful, bright red cranberry gel candy squares are rolled in white sugar for a sparkling and colorful addition to the holiday cookie platter.

Ingredients

1 teaspoon vegetable oil, or as needed
1 cup white sugar
1 (16 ounce) can jellied cranberry sauce
3 (3 ounce) packages raspberry-flavored Jell-O® mix
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
1 cup white sugar for rolling

Directions

1 Line an 8x8-inch pan with waxed paper; coat the paper with vegetable oil.
2 Combine 1 cup sugar, jellied cranberry sauce, and raspberry Jell-O® mix in a saucepan over medium heat, stirring until sugar and gelatin have dissolved. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, and simmer 20 minutes, stirring often. Mix walnuts into candy.
3 Pour candy into prepared pan and let set at room temperature overnight. Cut candy into squares and roll squares in sugar. Place sugared candies onto waxed paper to set.