Candy Strawberries - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 (3 oz.) pkg. strawberry Jell-O
1 c. chopped pecans
1 c. flaked coconut
3/4 c. sweetened condensed milk
1/2 tsp. vanilla
red decorators sugar
blanched almond slices
green food coloring

Preparation

Combine Jell-O, pecans and coconut. Stir into milk and vanilla.
Mix well. Chill 1 hour. Shape into strawberry shapes. Roll in red sugar. Tint sliced almonds with green food coloring and insert into tops of berries to form the leaves.
Makes about 1 pound.