Chocolate Coconut Balls
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Chocolate Coconut Balls
Description
This recipe mixes desiccated coconut and powdered sugar with sweetened condensed milk to form a sticky, sweet dough. The mixture is shaped into one-inch balls and chilled until firm. In the meantime, chocolate chips are melted with shortening to improve melting consistency and coating texture. Each coconut ball is dipped into the melted chocolate, which hardens as the balls cool on waxed paper in the refrigerator.
The finished chocolate coconut balls have a chewy, moist interior balanced by a firm, glossy chocolate shell. They are best kept refrigerated to maintain shape and freshness and serve well as a simple homemade candy or dessert option.
Ingredients
- 1 3/4 cup desiccated coconut
- 1 3/4 cup powdered sugar
- 1/2 cup sweetened condensed milk
- 2 cups dark chocolate chips or semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 2 Tbsp shortening
Instructions
- In a large bowl combine confectioners sugar with coconut and condensed milk.
- Shape the mixture into 1-inch balls and place onto a pan lined with wax paper. Place in refrigerator until firm.
- In a microwave-safe glass bowl, melt the chocolate chips with shortening, removing to stir once or twice until smooth.
- Dip each ball into the chocolate allowing the excess chocolate to drip off. Place the chocolate balls onto the waxed paper; let stand until set. Store in refrigerator.
Nutrition Information
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Serving: 30balls
Amount Per Serving
Calories 149 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 30 | |
| Calories | 149kcal | 7% |
| Carbohydrates | 18g | 6% |
| Protein | 2g | 4% |
| Fat | 8g | 12% |
| Saturated Fat | 7g | 35% |
| Cholesterol | 2mg | 1% |
| Sodium | 21mg | 1% |
| Potassium | 122mg | 3% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 14g | 28% |
| Vitamin A | 14IU | 0% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 52mg | 5% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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