Chewy homemade gelatin candies made from cherry and lime jello, set firm, rolled into balls, and coated in sparkling sugar.
Red Candies:
1 box (3 oz) cherry or strawberry jello
2 envelopes (½ oz) unflavored gelatin
½ cup cold water
½ cup boiling water
Green Candies:
1 box (3 oz) lime jello
2 envelopes (½ oz) unflavored gelatin
½ cup cold water
½ cup boiling water
Coating:
1 cup granulated or sanding sugar
Lightly spray two loaf pans.
For each color, stir jello and unflavored gelatin into ½ cup cold water. Let sit 5 minutes.
Add ½ cup boiling water and stir over low heat until completely clear, about 3 minutes.
Pour into the pans and chill 8 hours or overnight until very firm.
Loosen and turn out. Cut into cubes and roll between your palms, or scoop with a melon baller.
Roll in sugar. Let dry on a rack at room temperature 12 to 24 hours, then roll again.
Chill overnight until very firm.
Air dry before storing.
Re-roll in sugar if needed.
Find it online: https://recipeshots.com/christmas-jello-balls/