Candy Strawberries

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.

• Ready In: 30 mins
• Serves: 25

Ingredients

• 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

Directions

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