Chocolate Coconut Balls
These dark chocolate coconut balls look like cute truffles.
Notes
You can coat or garnish with ingredients of your choice of sprinkles, coconut, or Gurley's chopped nuts.
Ingredients
- 1-3/4 cups confectioners' sugar
- 1-3/4 cups Gurley’s flake coconut
- 1 cup Gurley’s sliced almonds, coarsely chopped
- 1/2 cup sweetened condensed milk
- 2 cups Gurley’s semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 2 tablespoons shortening
Instructions
- In a large bowl, combine the confectioners' sugar, coconut, almonds and milk.
- Shape into 1-in. balls.
- Refrigerate until firm, about 20 minutes.
- In a microwave, melt semisweet chips and shortening on high for about 1 minute; stir.
- Microwave additional 15 second intervals, stirring until smooth.
- Dip balls in chocolate; allow excess to drip off.
- Garnish with Gurley's coconut.
- Place on waxed paper; let stand until set.
- Store in an airtight container.