Almond Joy Bites

This candy assist for is rattling quick every bit good every bit slow to build every bit good every bit it tastes VERY much like an Almond Joy candy bar (only I think they are even better).

Just a few ingredients every bit good every bit no baking makes this recipe a real winner every bit good every bit they facial expression every bit good every bit thus pretty. Great for gift giving or precisely for snacking.


1 1/2 cups shredded sweetened coconut
8 tablespoons sweetened condensed milk (NOT evaporated)
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon almond extract

12 ounce handbag of milk chocolate chips (see note)
1/4 loving loving cup toasted almonds (optional)(see note)

Put the coconut, sweetened condensed milk every bit good every bit extracts inwards the food processor every bit good every bit pulse until the mixture is finely chopped every bit good every bit thick every bit good every bit sticky.

Put 24 mini cupcake papers into a mini cupcake pan every bit good every bit spot upwards aside.

Melt the chocolate chips  (until smooth)in the microwave, on 30 2nd blasts (stirring expert afterward each 30 seconds). My microwave took a amount of well-nigh 75 seconds, or 2 1/2 blasts).

Spoon about 1 teaspoon melted chocolate onto the bottom of each mini cupcake paper every bit good every bit smoothen it around a little.

Next, (using slightly damp hands) roll the coconut mixture into balls well-nigh the size of a grape and  sit them on go past times of the melted chocolate center. Flatten ball (just a little) alongside your finger.

Top coconut ball with about 2 teaspoons* melted chocolate. That's it!! *just enough to completely covert the coconut...but non also thick.

Set the candy inwards the fridge for well-nigh 10 minutes to "set" the chocolate. It couldn't alive easier!!!  Makes 24 candies.

NOTE: Any flavor chocolate chips testament work. We like milk chocolate, but semi-sweet or nighttime would work well too.

NOTE: I don't spot nuts inwards this candy, but if you lot lot wishing them, instruct for it. Influenza A virus subtype Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 whole toasted almond on go past times of the coconut layer works well.

NOTE: I hold these inwards the fridge, although it's non necessary. It precisely depends on how hot it is where you lot lot live.

ENJOY !!!

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