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Christmas Coconut Balls Recipe
Festive Chocolate Coconut Balls are the best kind of homemade Christmas candy. This is a no-bake dessert that can be addapted and decorated for any holiday.
👥 28 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 35 min⏳ Prep: 15 min👤 Natasha Kravchuk📖 natashaskitchen
🥘 Ingredients
Check off ingredients as you prepare them:
🍳 Cookware
- ●bowl
- ●blender
- ●food processor
- ●baking sheet
- ●microwave
📝 Preparation Steps
1
How To Make Chocolate Coconut Balls:
2
Pulse coconut in a food processor or blender until it is the consistency of bread crumbs then transfer to a bowl.
3
Add 1/2 cup condensed milk, 5 Tbsp coconut oil, and 1 tsp vanilla. Stir until well combined then fold in 1/2 cup M&M's just until incorporated.
coconut oil (solid form, not melted) (1/3 cup)5 Tbspcoconut oil1 Tbsp
4
Use a small cookie scoop to evenly portion balls and place onto a parchment-lined baking sheet. Roll balls between your hands to smooth the surface of the balls then refrigerate for ⏱️ 15 minutes.
5
In a small microwave-safe bowl, combine 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips and 1 Tbsp coconut oil, heating in 15-second increments and stirring each time until chocolate melts (usually ⏱️ 45-60 seconds total in the microwave)
semisweet chocolate chips1 cupcoconut oil (solid form, not melted) (1/3 cup)5 Tbspcoconut oil1 Tbsp
6
Dip each ball in melted chocolate, allowing excess chocolate to drip back into the bowl. Transfer coconut balls to the parchment-lined baking sheet and refrigerate until firm.
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To Decorate as Christmas Coconut Balls:
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Melt 1/2 cup white chocolate chips (⏱️ 30-45 seconds total in the microwave), transfer to a ziploc bag, snip off a corner and drizzle each coconut ball with melted white chocolate and top with M&M's right away before white chocolate sets.
cup white chocolate chips (melted )1/2
Nutrition Facts
calories
157 kcal
fat Content
12 g
serving Size
1 serving
fiber Content
2 g
sugar Content
10 g
sodium Content
15 mg
protein Content
2 g
cholesterol Content
3 mg
carbohydrate Content
12 g
saturated Fat Content
9 g
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