Christmas Coconut Balls Recipe

Festive Chocolate Coconut Balls are the best kind of homemade Christmas candy. This is a no-bake dessert that can be addapted and decorated for any holiday.

⏱ 35 min 🔨 Prep 15min 📊 Medium 🍽 28 servings ⭐ 5.0 (50) 👁 6
Christmas Coconut Balls Recipe

Ingredients

28 servings

Instructions

  1. Pulse coconut in a food processor or blender until it is the consistency of bread crumbs then transfer to a bowl.
  2. Add 1/2 cup condensed milk, 5 Tbsp coconut oil, and 1 tsp vanilla. Stir until well combined then fold in 1/2 cup M&M's just until incorporated.
  3. Use a small cookie scoop to evenly portion balls and place onto a parchment-lined baking sheet. Roll balls between your hands to smooth the surface of the balls then refrigerate for 15 minutes.
  4. In a small microwave-safe bowl, combine 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips and 1 Tbsp coconut oil, heating in 15-second increments and stirring each time until chocolate melts (usually 45-60 seconds total in the microwave)
  5. Dip each ball in melted chocolate, allowing excess chocolate to drip back into the bowl. Transfer coconut balls to the parchment-lined baking sheet and refrigerate until firm.
  6. Melt 1/2 cup white chocolate chips (30-45 seconds total in the microwave), transfer to a ziploc bag, snip off a corner and drizzle each coconut ball with melted white chocolate and top with M&M's right away before white chocolate sets.

Nutrition per serving

Protein2g
Carbs12g
Fat12g
157kcal
2gProtein
12gCarbs
12gFat

💰 Cost Estimate

Total Ingredients
$629.00
Per Serving
$22.00/serving
🏠 Savings
~$1258.00 vs buying!
📋 Price Breakdown (100% ingredients detected)
IngredientAmountSubtotal
unsweetened coconut 2 cups $11.00
sweetened condensed milk 0.5 cup $12.00
coconut oil 5 tbsp $82.00
vanilla extract 1 tsp $76.00
Red and Green M&Ms 0.5 cup $15.00
semisweet chocolate chips 1 cup $278.00
coconut oil 1 tbsp $16.00
white chocolate chips 0.5 cup $139.00

*Estimated market prices, may vary by region

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Christmas Coconut Balls Recipe

Ingredients:
  • 2 cups unsweetened coconut ((4 oz) desiccated coconut)
  • 1/2 cup sweetened condensed milk
  • 5 Tbsp coconut oil (solid form, not melted) ((1/3 cup))
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1/2 cup Red and Green M&Ms (plus more to decorate)
  • 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
  • 1 Tbsp coconut oil
  • 1/2 cup white chocolate chips (melted )

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