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Homemade Mounds Bars Candy

Delicious alternative to the mounds bar!
Course Dessert
Cuisine Dessert
Keyword homemade mounds bars
Prep Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Servings 12 candies
Calories 124kcal

Ingredients

  • 1 cup unsweetened coconut
  • 1 tablespoon coconut flour heaping
  • 1/16 teaspoon salt just a pinch
  • 1 tablespoon maple syrup
  • 2 tablespoon coconut oil
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla

Coating

  • 1/2 cup bittersweet chocolate chips
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • 2 tablespoons almond milk 1 - 2

Instructions

  • In a food processor, add unsweetened coconut, coconut flour and salt
  • Pulse until it looks like chunky flour
  • Add maple syrup, coconut oil and vanilla and pulse until the coconut is wet enough and can be formed into balls
  • Line a jelly roll pan with parchment paper
  • Using your hands, take a small amount of coconut and form it into a balls (remember it won't be a perfect ball
  • Place the formed coconut balls onto the jelly roll pan
  • Place pan in freezer for 1/2 hour
  • Get a saucepan and put 1 - 2 inches of water, heat the water
  • Put chocolate chips and butter in a glass bowl and place it over the heated water being careful for it not to touch the heated water. Stand and stir the chocolate until it has melted
  • Add milk 1 tablespoon at a time to thin the chocolate out for coating the coconut
  • Rest the coconut balls on a fork and dip it in the chocolate. Carefully flip the coconut around to completely coat it. Continue until all the balls have been coated
  • Place coated coconut back on jelly roll pan and place in the freezer for another half hour
  • Serve
  • Smile
  • Enjoy

Nutrition

Serving: 2candies | Calories: 124kcal | Carbohydrates: 7g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Cholesterol: 2mg | Sodium: 23mg | Potassium: 89mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 30IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 29mg | Iron: 0.3mg