Chocolate Coconut Truffles
Author: Meredith @ Homegrown Friends
- 3 cups unsweetened shredded coconut (if you can't find unsweetened you can substitute sweetened)
- 14 ounces condensed milk
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 cup sliced almonds (optional)
- I pound semi-sweet or bittersweet chocolate chopped into small pieces (I find milk chocolate too sweet for this recipe)
- COOKING TOOLS
- large bowl
- large spoon
- measuring cup- 1 cup
- Begin by mixing together the shredded coconut, condensed milk and powdered sugar until completely combined.
- Mix in sliced almonds (optional).
- Cover and place in the refrigerator for thirty minutes.
- While the coconut mixture is in the refrigerator, melt the chocolate.
- You can melt the chocolate using a double boiler on the stove or the microwave. Begin by chopping the chocolate into small pieces.
- Put ⅔ of the chocolate pieces into a microwave safe bowl and cook for 1 minute.
- Stir after one minute.
- If not melted cook for an additional 30 seconds. If using a double boiler cook on the stove until melted.
- Place the additional ⅓ of the chocolate into the melted chocolate and stir until melted.
- If the chocolate does not completely melt place in the microwave for thirty seconds and stir.
- Take the coconut mixture out of the refrigerator and begin to form small, walnut size balls.
- Coat the ball with chocolate using two spoons to transfer it from one spoon to the next.
- Keep rolling the coconut balls and coating them with chocolate.
- Place on a piece of tinfoil or wax paper to harden. This will take a couple of hours.
Recipe by Homegrown Friends at https://homegrownfriends.com/home/chocolate-coconut-truffles/
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