American Cranberry jelly candies recipe

This recipe is  inspired form American Cranberry Jelly Candies.

INGREDIENTS

1 can jellied carnberry sauce
3 packages cherry, raspberry or orange flavored gelatin
1 cup sugar
1/2 bottle liquid fruit pectin
1 cup chopped nuts
additional sugar

DIRECTIONS

1. Place cranberry sauce in a saucepan; beat until smooth. Bring to a boil over medium heat.

2. Stir in gelatin and sugar; simmer 10 minutes, stirring frequently until gelatin is dissolved. Remove from heat.

3. Stir in fruit pectin. Add nuts and stir 10 minutes to keep nuts from floating. Pour into buttered square pan.

4. Chill until firm, about 2 hours.

5. Sprinkle sugar or flaked coconut on a shhet of waxed paper. Turn candy out onto paper; cut into squares with spatula dipped in warm water.

6. Roll each square in sugar. After about an hour, roll in sugar again to prevent stickiness.