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For a quick no-bake treat, try our Chocolate Coconut Balls recipe, a quick and easy chocolate cookie with a tropical coconut twist. A delicious recipe!
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Course: Sweets
Keyword: Candy, Chocolate, Chocolate Coconut Balls, Desserts, Make-Ahead

Chocolate Coconut Balls

ACTIVE TIME: 15 minutes
TOTAL TIME: 1 hour 15 minutes
Yield: 30 cookies
Macadamia nuts and shredded coconut bring a taste of the tropics to these chocolatey no-bake cookies that come together in just 15 minutes.
This recipe first appeared in Season 6 of Good Eats.
Photo by Lynne Calamia
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  • 1 cup toasted chopped Macadamia nuts
  • 1 cup sweetened condensed milk
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons almond extract
  • 8 ounces sweetened shredded coconut
  • 1 (12-ounce) bag semisweet chocolate morsels, melted
  • 1 tablespoon shortening
ACTIVE TIME: 15 minutes
TOTAL TIME: 1 hour 15 minutes
Yield: 30 cookies

Procedure

  • Combine the nuts, condensed milk, almond extract, and coconut in a large bowl. Using your fingers, press the mixture into roughly 3/4-inch balls. Place onto parchment paper-lined half sheet pans and let rest at room temperature for 4 hours or in the refrigerator for 1 hour.
  • After the balls have set up, melt the chocolate and shortening until smooth. Dip the balls into the chocolate to coat evenly and lightly, and return to the parchment paper-lined half sheet pan to dry.
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