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Strawberry Candy
This old-fashioned homemade strawberry candy recipe is made with strawberry jello, sweetened condensed milk, chopped pecans, and coconut.
Prep Time
20
minutes
mins
Chill Time
1
day
d
Total Time
1
day
d
20
minutes
mins
Course:
Dessert, Snack
Cuisine:
American
Keyword:
candy, strawberry
Servings:
36
candies
Ingredients
1
cup
sweetened flaked coconut
1
cup
finely chopped nuts
I used pecans
1
can
sweetened condensed milk
14 oz
3
boxes
strawberry gelatin
3 oz boxes
1-2
jars
red sugar crystals
you can get by on one, but I used 1 1/2
1/2
cup
slivered almonds
you just need about three dozen pieces, 1/2 a cup is more than enough
green food coloring
Instructions
In a medium bowl, combine milk, coconut, nuts, and gelatin powder, mixing well. Cover and refrigerate for 48 hours.
1 cup sweetened flaked coconut,
1 cup finely chopped nuts,
1 can sweetened condensed milk,
3 boxes strawberry gelatin
Remove and form teaspoonfuls into a strawberry shape and then roll them in red sugar.
1-2 jars red sugar crystals
Dye almonds green with food coloring and once dry, place one at the end of each strawberry as a stem. Store in refrigerator.
1/2 cup slivered almonds,
green food coloring