Cocoanut Chocolate Balls
It has been ages since I did up a cooking article for any
blog or newspaper so this New Year- while going through my end-of-the-year
organization and realizing my pile of recipes to try and new cooking ideas had
reached an alarming all time high stack- to do up and post a new recipe once a
month. You’ll notice I didn’t go for
once a week- ha!
I thought I’d start out the New Year with my Cocoanut Chocolate Ball recipe that I
made for the last couple of Christmas seasons. My Cocoanut Chocolate Ball recipe is perfect during the holiday rush
as there are only three ingredients and it only takes a short time. This recipe
came about while I was looking at a colorful magazine drooling over all the
delicious looking pictures of candy that they sold. Anything chocolate especially catches my eye.
I casually looked at the advertisement beside these Cocoanut Chocolate Balls when I did a double take reading that
cocoanut and chocolate covered a marshmallow center. I knew instantly that I could make up a batch
of Cocoanut Chocolate Balls
myself. So I made some Cocoanut Chocolate Balls that Christmas
and they were an instant success- not only in how good they tasted, but how
easy it was to fit them into my hectic schedule of finishing wrapping gifts. My Cocoanut
Chocolate Balls are simple to make and would fit anywhere year round when
you need something quick to make.
Cocoanut Chocolate Balls
14 oz bag of shredded cocoanut
10 oz bag of regular marshmallows
2 lb of dark chocolate squares
wax paper
In one small bowl pour ¼ bag of cocoanut. In another bowl
break off a couple squares of chocolate and microwave for thirty seconds to a
minute stirring until melted. Place one marshmallow in the melted chocolate and
with a fork roll it around until covered, lift out, and put into the cocoanut. Turn over until coated with cocoanut and then
lay on wax paper. Repeat until all the marshmallows are used up. Let the Cocoanut Chocolate Balls harden and enclose
in a covered plastic container. Total time is fifteen to thirty minutes.
Tip: For an added holiday
look and taste crush some peppermint candy canes into small pieces and add to
the shredded cocoanut!
