Month: December 2024

Christmas Strawberries

When I was a child, we received this recipe for Christmas strawberries, as a gift from the bank. The bank gave a collection of recipes printed on index cards as a gift at Christmas time. This was one of the recipes from that collection. I do not know who created the recipe.  I have been making these for many many years.

Christmas Strawberries ( a no-bake, gluten-free recipe) 

2 – 6 oz. packages of strawberry jello

2 cups chopped nuts (walnuts or pecans) and 2 cups of coconut

1 can condensed milk

1 teaspoon vanilla flavoring

**Red and green sugar are needed to roll the berries in

Empty dry jello into a bowl; add nuts, coconut, sweetened condensed milk, and vanilla. Blend. I blend in my mixer. Keep the mixture covered until you are ready to shape because this mixture will dry fast. With your hands shape two teaspoonfuls into a strawberry shape and roll the pointed end in red sugar. Then dip the large end in green sugar. You may let them dry on waxed paper or place them in paper cups. These can be stored in the fridge for a week if they last that long. You may freeze strawberries for up to 6 months. This recipe makes about 80 strawberries. They look beautiful on trays! I grew up with this recipe and always receive a lot of great comments about the taste and appearance of these little strawberries.

Add color to trays.