Cran-Raspberry Jellies

These are my absolute favorite candy in the tin that my husband’s aunt delivers each Christmas.

Original recipe makes 50 candies

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

  • PREP

    20 mins

  • COOK

    20 mins

  • READY IN

    8 hrs 40 mins

Directions

  1. Line an 8×8-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.

Nutrition

Calories: 71 kcal
Carbohydrates: 16 g
Cholesterol: 0 mg
Fat: 0.9 g
Fiber: 0.2 g
Protein: 0.7 g
Sodium: 21 mg