Mrs. Claus' Christmas & Holiday Fudge & Candy - Recipe for Candy Strawberries

Candy Strawberries

Ingredients

2 packages Strawberry Jell-O
1 cup Angel Flake coconut
1 cup nuts, finely chopped
3/4 cup evaporated milk
3/4 teaspoon almond extract
pinch of salt
1 1/2 cups sugar
slivered almonds
green food coloring
red food coloring

Directions

  1. Mix Jell-O, coconut, chopped nuts, evaporated milk and almond extract. Set in refrigerator for 10 minutes. While waiting, soak slivered almonds in green food coloring.

  2. Lay them on a paper towel.

  3. Use the red food coloring on 1 cup of the sugar.

  4. Use green food coloring on the 1/2 cup of sugar.

  5. Remove mixture from refrigerator.

  6. Shape mixture like strawberries, roll in red sugar, dip top of strawberry in green.

  7. Stick green almond sliver in the top.