Strawberry Bon Bons

Recipe file created November 12, 1999.
These were very popular. Ingredients

1 can sweetened condensed milk
5 cup flaked coconut
1 - 6 ounce package strawberry jello (4 serving size)
1 cup ground almonds
1 teaspoon almond extract
Red food colouring
Green food colouring
2 cup icing sugar
1/2 cup heavy cream
In a large bowl, combine milk, coconut, 1/3 cup jello, almonds, almond extract and enough red food colour to tint mixture a strawberry shade. Chill until firm enough to handle.
Form small amounts into strawberry shapes. Sprinkle remaining jello into a flat dish; roll each strawberry to coat. Place on waxed-paper lined baking sheet. Refrigerate.

To make hull, combine icing sugar, cream and green food colouring. Use a pastry bag to pipe small a amount on the top of each strawberry. Cover and refrigerate.

NOTE:

You can make your own sweetened condensed milk. Try different flavours jello.
-- Rox

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