CANDY STRAWBERRIES

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This is in response to a request. A friend of mine always makes these at Christmas and I found the recipe in "The Best of Mayberry" cookbook. They are very sugary sweet! Great for parties.

Provided by Melody14

Categories     Candy

Time 30m

Yield 25 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 8

14 ounces sweetened condensed milk
1 lb coconut, grated fine (frozen or canned is fine)
2 tablespoons sugar
1 (3 ounce) package strawberry gelatin (plus 3 Tbsp extra as listed below)
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
3 tablespoons strawberry gelatin
slivered almonds
green food coloring

Steps:

  • Mix first 5 ingredients together (excluding the extra 3 Tbsp of strawberry gelatin).
  • Chill in refrigerator for 4 hours.
  • Roll into balls and shape in the form of strawberries.
  • Roll in the 3 Tbsp of gelatin.
  • Top with"leaves" made from almonds dyed green of green tinted powdered sugar icing.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 188.1, Fat 13.1, SaturatedFat 11.3, Cholesterol 5.4, Sodium 42.8, Carbohydrate 17, Fiber 3, Sugar 13.9, Protein 2.8

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