Candy Strawberries

Ingredients

• 1 cup ground pecans
• 1 cup flaked coconut
• 2 (3 ounce) packages strawberry flavored Jell-O®
• 0.75 cup sweetened condensed milk
• 0.5 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 (2.25 ounce) jar red decorator sugar
• 0.25 cup sliced almonds
• 5 drops green food coloring

Steps

1. Place pecans, coconut, and gelatin in a large bowl. Stir in condensed milk and vanilla; mix well to combine. Cover and chill for one hour.
2. Shape mixture into "strawberries" and roll in red sugar. Tint sliced almonds with green food coloring and insert on the top of the "strawberries" to form leaves.