Cranberry Raspberry Jello Crunch recipe
Over Christmas, I made a classic Jello recipe but changed up a few ingredients and steps. If you enjoy raspberry jello crunch, I have a recipe solution to using up some leftover cranberry jam with raspberry and cranberry jello. A nice balance between tart and sweet. I opted not to bake the crushed pretzels as stated in a lot of recipes – only because I didn’t have time. Just make sure you buy butter pretzels. Otherwise, you ought to take the extra step and bake your crushed pretzels with 1/2 cup of melted butter in a 350 degree oven for 10 minutes.
- 1 3-oz. pkg. cranberry Jello
- 1 3-oz. pkg. raspberry Jello
- 2 cups boiling water
- 1 to 1-1/2 cups of fresh cranberry sauce/jam
- 1 cup butter pretzels, crushed (I used Rold Gold Butter Checkers)
- 1 8-0z. pkg. cream cheese, softened
- 1 8-oz. pkg. Cool Whip
- 1/4 cup sugar (optional)
In a 4 to 6 quart glass serving container/bowl, empty contents of both Jello packages. Add the boiling water, and dissolve Jello. Mix in the cranberries after Jello is completely dissolved. Refrigerate until set (it may seem like a long time – give it 3-4 hours.).
Crumb topping: Mix cream cheese, Cool Whip and sugar until well combined. Spread on top of cold, set Jello. Top with crushed pretzels, and press down. Refrigerate until firm. Use a good size serving spoon when plating.
(I chose not to turn out (flip out) the Jello onto a serving platter… haven’t been totally successful with that.)
A New Year, a Clean Slate and Thank You
Happy 2012 from our home to yours! How were your holidays and New Year? We were blessed with a wonderful break – gatherings with family and friends, awesome houseguests, many mornings of sleeping in, crazy eruptions of laughter in the house and constant eating. We all put on a few pounds, I think. (Among visiting Chicago favorites, we tried a new place, Slurping Turtle – yummy!)
Amazingly, my brother-in-law didn’t have to shovel our driveways and walks – not once this break (Merry Christmas, bro!). But it did make for a weird Christmas according to my little one (Where’s the snow? I want to eat snow, but not yellow snow.).
Every year, I marvel at how quickly time seems to pass. I think about what we’ve done over the year, remember people who’ve touched our lives. And, I quietly make resolutions for myself – mainly personal improvement things to enrich my family life. I’ve only shared one simple resolution on the So This is Julie Facebook page… to finish more projects than start. If you know me, I’m forever dreaming up things to do. And while my Pinterest boards show all my “someday” projects, I feel like I need to teach my kids about completing projects, too. I love that they know their mom is a crafty nut.
I’m totally excited for 2012 and all the sewing, papercrafting and cooking ahead of us. Thank you for reading along, all the comments and support… health, happiness and peace!
update :: sites to visit for journaling and renewal this 2012
New Years Manifesto | New Year’s Writing Ideas | A Year in the Life of an Art Journal
30 Days of Creativity – Day 26
Another installment of 30 Days of Creativity – Day 26: Write, draw or paint something with your non-dominant hand.
It was funny explaining this exercise to my kids, and I found it somewhat easier than I expected. My little one told me a few times to switch hands to make drawing easier. He can be so logical. Drawing felt a little weird, and I had to think a lot more about how to form letters, which way my pen was going. Would this be like being in a reverse universe?
30 Days of Creativity – Day 25
We’re coming around to the home stretch of 30 Days of Creativity.
Not a typical “30 Days of Creativity”. I have my good days and then there are not-as-good days. Recently I had my annual checkup, and my doctor couldn’t be happier with me – steady weight, great cholesterol numbers, light exercise, fair diet (still love good food). But, some symptoms were bothering me, my doctor and I talked, and now I’m researching fibromyalgia. I sort of suspected it – achy muscles from a little horseplaying with the kids and pain from simple activities. Like, you know you don’t feel well, but you ignore it, and then one day you wake up and think, “What happened?” I guess I would have chalked it up to aging, except, I keep thinking I’m doing all sorts of things to stay active and healthy, but still feel like… crap. On the flipside, my acid reflux issues are under control.
Unloading this right now seems so anti-holidays. But, really, the symptoms are manageable, and I’m thankful, so thankful, for my health when it could be so much worse.
Day 25: Write a simple Haiku. (5-7-5)
Getting older, my
Body betrays my spirit.
Hypochondriac.
30 Days of Creativity – Days 23 and 24
Day 23: Listen to a favorite song or artist and create something inspired by that music.
Earlier this year, I created some doodles inspired by Maroon 5. (Oh how their music just rocks my world!)
But since Christmas and holiday music is, well, everywhere, it seems fitting to share with you some wintery pieces I’ve doodled recently. This one was from my new smart phone?! RotoDoodle is such a cool app – I can spirograph anytime, anywhere!
spirograph-project.tumblr.com
Snowflake spirograph
Day 24: What is your “Creative Bucket List”? List 12 creative things you want to learn more about.
- Soap Making
- Quilting
- Embroidery
- Chinese Watercolor Painting (I’m attempting a few cards this week… talk about last minute.)
- Mixed media
- Knitting
- Crocheting
- Photography
- Jewelry
- Photoshop
- Furniture refinishing
- Vintage art
I’m curious what creative things everyone else is learning about, or wants to learn about – feel free to share in the comments!
Enjoy the rest of your week!
30 Days of Creativity – Days 21 and 22
Time to pull this all together! 30 Days of Creativity has turned into something like “months-and-months” of creativity. I’m wondering how many others have kept up with this challenge. And that’s exactly what it’s been… challenging.
Day 21: Find and photograph one object in your home and create something inspired by it.
Our stairwell. It greets me each morning – and when the sun is out, an amazing amount of light comes pouring in.
I’ve been sketching lines upon lines trying to capture the geometry, but I still want to incorporate some shadowing. So, the project isn’t done… yet.
Day 22: Take time today to thank your favorite creative people for their talents. Comment on their blogs, Facebook and Twitter.
If you have a little time, visit these sites of goodness!
Mod Podge Rocks by Amy Anderson | Angry Chicken with Amy Karol | Ashley at Film in the Fridge | Architecture at Searching for Silsbee
Churchmouse Yarns & Teas | Share the world of tea with TeaLula
