Chocolate Coconut Balls with Frozen Dried Raspberries

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These Chocolate Coconut Balls look so festive and they are loaded with yummy flavors and sweet healthy ingredients that you will surely enjoy. This combination of coconut and frozen dried raspberries covered with dark chocolate is a perfect healthy treat that you can make in just a few easy steps.

With simple ingredients, you can make fantastic holiday candies or a treat for the kids! They will definitely love the yummy flavor and crunchy taste of the Frozen Dried Raspberries. It’s 100% fruit and great for a healthy snack because it has no artificial flavors, colors or preservatives. You can eat it on its own or dip it with a melted chocolate to satisfy your sweet craving.

For this recipe, you need to break the Frozen Dried Raspberries into smaller pieces. You can grind it using pestle and mortar or a spice mill whichever is convenient for you.

Then, make your delicious coconut snowballs by mixing the  Frozen Dried Raspberries, Coconut Flakes, Coconut Cream, Coconut Oil, Maple Syrup, Vanilla Extract. All these delicious ingredients should be available at your local store including the Coconut Cream.

Now for the fun part, roll each coconut ball in the melted chocolate until completely covered then put it back in the freezer and place it on the grill rack or a tray lined with parchment paper. It’s better if the melted chocolate is in medium temperature. It should not be too hot because it might melt or deform the snowballs. Drizzle a little more chocolate and top it with some more crushed Frozen Dried Raspberries to make it look more appetizing

This healthy treat is unbelievably yummy and very easy. Hope you like them!

WATCH HOW WE MAKE CHOCOLATE COCONUT BALLS

Ingredients

  • 3 Tablespoons Frozen Dried Raspberries
  • 2 Cups Coconut Flakes
  • ½ Cup Coconut Cream
  • ¼ Cup Coconut Oil
  • ¼ Cup Maple Syrup
  • ½ Teaspoon Vanilla Extract
  • ¾ Cup 70% Dark Chocolate

Directions

  1. Crush the Frozen Dried Raspberries into tiny pieces using mortar and pestle.
  2. Mix crushed Frozen Dried Raspberries, Coconut Flakes, Coconut Cream, Coconut Oil, Maple Syrup, Vanilla Extract.
  3. Stir all the ingredients until well combined. The mixture should be thick and sticky.
  4. Grab a portion of the mixture and shape it into golf ball-sized balls using your hands.
  5. Place it on a tray lined with a baking paper, or if you don’t have it that’s fine.
  6. Chill in the freezer for 10 mins.
  7. Melt the Dark Chocolate in the microwave until it’s smooth and in liquefied form.
  8. Lay out a sheet of wax paper or parchment paper on a tray. You can use a grill rack if you have it.
  9. Remove the frozen coconut balls from the freezer. Roll each coconut ball in the melted chocolate until completely covered.
  10. Scoop the ball out using a fork (or a pair of a fork) and place it on the grill rack or your tray lined with parchment paper.
  11. Chill in the freezer again for 10 minutes.
  12. Using a fork, drizzle each ball with melted chocolate then top with few bits of crushed Frozen Dried Raspberries.
  13. Serve and enjoy!

nutrition

  • Sugar: 3 grams
  • Fat: 1 gram
  • Carbohydrates: 4 grams
  • Protein: 2 grams

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