Ingredients
- 2 boxes strawberry Jell-O
- ¾ cup sweetened condensed milk
- 1 cup finely shredded unsweetened coconut
- 1 cup finely chopped pecans
- ¼ cup sugar
- 2 tablespoon sugar
- red and green food color
- 30 green toothpicks - See Note Below
Instructions
- In a medium bowl, combine jello, condensed milk, coconut and chopped pecans. Make a ball with the mixture and if it holds together, it is ready. If it is too dry and crumbly add a little more condensed milk.
- In two small bowls put ¼ cup sugar and a few drops of red food color. In the other, put 2 tablespoon sugar and a drop or two of green food color. Mix each until the sugar reaches the color you like. Set aside.
- Here’s where it gets messy! Form strawberries with the jello mixture. I start by making a cone shape, then rounding the point and smoothing the top edges.
- Gently roll the sides in the red sugar, then gently tap the top into the green sugar.
- Add a green toothpick for a stem if you want. Place finished strawberries in the fridge for at least an hour before serving.
Notes
Note: If you can't find green toothpicks, you can place plain wooden toothpicks in a small container with a few drops of green food color and enough water to cover them. Let them absorb the color for a few minutes, then remove and let dry on a paper towel before using them.