brent's chocolate coconut candies
(3 ratings)
My youngest son, Brent, loves coconut. I adapted a cookie dough recipe and came up with this recipe for him. Hope you enjoy it as much as he does.
(3 ratings)
yield
30 serving(s)
prep time
30 Min
Ingredients For brent's chocolate coconut candies
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1 3/4 cpowdered sugar
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1 3/4 cflaked coconut
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1 cchopped almonds
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1/2 csweetened condensed milk
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2 c(12 oz) semisweet chocolate chips
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2 Tbspshortening
How To Make brent's chocolate coconut candies
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1In a large bowl, combine the powdered sugar, coconut, almonds and milk. Shape into 1 inch balls and regrigerate until firm. Approximatelly 20 minutes.
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2In a microwave, melt the chips and shortening on high for about 1 minute; sitr. Microwave at additional 10 to 20 seconds until smooth.
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3dip balls in the melted chocolate; allow the excess to drip off and place on waxed paper. Let stand until set and store in an airtight container.
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4Tipp: You can also use chocolate or white bark if you want to. I have used both.
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