No Bake Three Ingredient Coconut Balls Recipe

These coconut balls are a no bake recipe that requires only 3 ingredients to make them. The coconut center is made with unsweetened coconut and sweetened condensed milk. Then these delicious coconut balls are then dipped into milk or dark chocolate. This sweet treat is perfect to enjoy any time of the year. Or make these tasty treats to enjoy during the holiday season.

I love recipes that don't require a lot of ingredients to make them with. I also really love recipes that don't require any baking. This 3 ingredient coconut balls recipe is one of those recipes that fit into both categories. It's made with three ingredients and it's a no bake dessert recipe. Oh did I mention there is chocolate, another plus for this easy recipe.

How To Make Coconut Truffles

These coconut truffles are easy to make and only require three simple ingredients. First is the coconut flakes, I used organic unsweetened coconut. Also known as desiccated coconut, which is a disintegrated and dehydrated coconut. Unsweetened coconut has a dryer texture and is finer than sweetened coconut.

Sweetened coconut has added sugar and will be a moister type of coconut. It tends to stick together on its own because of the sugar. Whereas the unsweetened coconut doesn't. Either sweetened coconut or unsweetened coconut will work in this recipe.

This leads me to the next ingredient and that is the sweetened condensed milk. The condensed milk is what helps hold the truffles together as well as brings in a bit of sweetness. I have not used but sweetened condensed coconut milk could be used as a substitute for the sweetened condensed milk.

In a large mixing bowl add the coconut and condensed milk and mix until combined. This can be done by hand using a spoon but can also be done in a food processor.

After the two ingredients are combined use a small cookie scoop that is one inch in size to scoop out the balls. I find pressing the cookie scoop on the side of the mixing bowl will help pack the coconut mixture into the scoop better. Make the truffle balls tighter by rolling them in your hand.

Place the 3 ingredient coconut balls on a baking sheet that has been lined with parchment paper or wax paper. The wax or parchment paper will help keep the coconut balls from sticking to the baking tray. Place the baking sheet pan filled with the coconut truffles into the freezer. Let the truffle balls firm up in the freezer for 30 minutes.

To Dip Or Not To Dip

Now, these chocolate coconut balls taste wonderful on their own but dipping them into chocolate takes them to the next level. These chocolate-covered coconut balls remind me of a Mounds Bar. Add an almond on top of these coconut chocolate balls to make a homemade Almond Joy.

After the truffles have set up in the freezer dip them in melted milk chocolate or dark chocolate. I used Wilton's milk chocolate candy melts, semi-sweet chocolate chips will also work.

I find it easiest to place the candy melts into a liquid measuring cup, however, a microwave-safe bowl will work. Heat the chocolate up in the microwave, working in 30-second intervals to make sure not to over melt the chocolate. When the chocolate is almost melted I used a spoon to stir the chocolate until it was completely melted and smooth.

Placed a coconut ball into the melted chocolate, using two spoons roll the truffles into the chocolate. Allow any extra chocolate to drip off before placing the chocolate covered truffle back onto the parchment paper. Making sure the truffles are not touching each other and in a single layer so they don't stick together.

Now, this is where you can really change the look of these easy coconut balls up some. While the chocolate was still wet I sprinkled a little coconut on the tops of the truffle balls. Besides adding coconut there are so many ways to dress these truffles up.

Sprinkle a bit of cocoa powder or melt some white chocolate chips and drizzle it on top of these homemade Raffaello balls. Or how about shaking on a few sprinkles, sea salt, or place an almond on top of the coconut balls before the chocolate sets up. Since I used candy melts to dip the truffles in. And Wilton's has a wide variety of colors it would be easy to choose a color that would go along with a holiday.

Allow the coconut bliss balls to set up at room temperature before storing them in an airtight container.

Questions

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Not only will these easy coconut balls sweeten anyone's sweet tooth, but they make a great addition to the christmas holiday dessert table.

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