How To Make Fruit Cocktail Jelly-A Colorful Perfect Treat This Christmas

gelatin

🥗Healthier: agar-agar

💰Cheaper: gelatin powder

Agar-agar is plant-based and suitable for vegetarians.

sugar

🥗Healthier: honey

💰Cheaper: sweetener

Honey provides natural sweetness with fewer calories.

mixed fruit

🥗Healthier: fresh fruit

💰Cheaper: canned fruit

Fresh fruit enhances flavor and nutrition.

maraschino cherries

🥗Healthier: fresh cherries

💰Cheaper: canned cherries

Fresh cherries are lower in sugar.

Dissolve the unflavored gelatin powder in 3 cups of boiling water in a large bowl.

Stir in the reserved syrup from the fruit cocktail until fully dissolved.

Add the evaporated milk and sweetened condensed milk; mix well.

Let the mixture cool to room temperature.

Fold in the fruit cocktail and mandarin segments gently.

Pour the mixture into a mold or serving dish.

Refrigerate until set, about 4-6 hours.

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