Coconut Joys
Ingredients
1 ¾ cups
sweetened shredded coconut
1 ¾ cups
confectioners' sugar
1 cup
finely chopped sliced almonds
½ cup (approx.)
sweetened condensed milk
1 tsp.
Kowalski's Organic Madagascar Vanilla Extract
¼ tsp.
kosher salt
8-9 oz.
dark chocolate, finely chopped
Directions
- In a large mixing bowl, mix together coconut, sugar and almonds.
- Add ½ cup sweetened condensed milk, vanilla and salt; stir until smooth. If needed, add very small amounts of sweetened condensed milk to combine the mixture; it should just barely hold together, but the sugar should be fully dissolved.
- Form balls approx. ¾-1" in diameter; chill until firm (at least 30 min.).
- In a small microwave-safe mixing bowl, microwave chocolate at 50% power in 30 sec. increments until almost melted; stir between intervals.
- One at a time, use a fork to dip balls in melted chocolate and place candy on a parchment-lined baking sheet; refrigerate until set.
- Store in the refrigerator, tightly covered, for up to 2 weeks.
