Strawberry Candies

1 large box strawberry jello
1 can sweetened condensed milk
1 cup fine flaked coconut (you can put regular flaked coconut into food processor to make fine)
1 cup fine chopped nuts (my grandma would use almonds and/or pecans)

red sugar
green sugar (optional)
slivered almonds
green food coloring

Mix the jello, condensed milk, coconut, and nuts together and chill in refrigerator until firm. Shape the mixture into strawberries and then roll each one into the red sugar. If desired, you can dip the stem end of the strawberries into the green sugar (for leaves). Put the slivered almonds into a sandwich bag and drop 2-4 drops of the green food coloring into the bag, then work the almonds around in the baggie until they are all coated in the food coloring. Stick one slivered almond into the stem end of each strawberry.

posted by Shaena:)