Chocolate Coconut Balls
Cook time: 2 hours
Just a few ingredients but a really good on the go snack to curb cravings for otherwise shitty food that you shouldn't eat
NOTES: Instead of balls, create bar-shaped treats. To create a crunchy surprise, fill your balls with a hazelnut.
Ingredients
- 2 cups shredded coconut (160 g)
- 1 cup coconut milk, refrigerated (240 g)
- 1 tbsp rice or agave syrup
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- ⅔ cup dark chocolate, melted (100 g)
- Shredded coconut (about ½ cup)
Instructions
- Add the four ingredients for the balls to a food processor and pulse two or three times to incorporate everything. You should be left with a rather firm texture.
- Transfer the mixture into a bowl, cover with some foil and refrigerate for an hour to let it thicken.
- Remove from the refrigerator and use an ice-cream scoop or a spoon to scoop the mixture and form little balls using your hands.
- Add shredded coconut into a bowl and melted chocolate into another.
- Roll half of the balls in shredded coconut to create the Raffaello bliss balls.
- For the bounty bliss balls, dip the other half of the refrigerated balls into the melted dark chocolate to create a coating. Decorate with some sprinkled coconut shreds if you like.
- Line all of the bliss balls on a plate with some parchment paper and refrigerate for another hour to let them set.
- Serve chilled or keep them in an airtight container in the fridge for up to a week.