Candy Strawberries - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 (3 oz.) pkg. strawberry flavored gelatin
1 c. ground pecans
1 c. ground coconut
3/4 c. sweetened condensed milk
1/2 tsp. vanilla
red sugar crystals
green food coloring
slivered almonds

Preparation

Mix together gelatin, pecans, coconut, condensed milk and vanilla.
Shape mixture into strawberries.
Chill at least 1 hour. Roll chilled berries in crystals and add food color to almonds to tint a delicate green.
Use for leaves and stems of berries. Yields about 48 berries.