Description
Homemade chocolate coconut almond balls sparkle with rich Mediterranean flavors, blending sweet coconut and crunchy almonds into delightful bite-sized treats. Deliciously simple desserts like these invite friends and family to savor pure culinary happiness.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 1 cup (100 g) almond flour
- ½ cup (40 g) unsweetened shredded coconut
- ¼ cup (20 g) cocoa powder
- ¼ cup (60 g) almond butter
Liquid Sweeteners and Flavor Enhancers:
- ¼ cup (60 ml) maple syrup or honey
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Seasoning and Moisture Ingredients:
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 12 tablespoons water
Optional Add-Ins:
- 2 tablespoons mini chocolate chips
- 2 tablespoons chopped almonds
- Extra unsweetened shredded coconut (for rolling)
Instructions
- Prepare a spacious mixing vessel and thoroughly blend almond flour, shredded coconut, cocoa powder, and salt until uniformly combined.
- Introduce almond butter, maple syrup, and vanilla extract into the dry ingredient mixture, stirring consistently until the components begin to adhere.
- Evaluate the dough’s consistency, gradually incorporating small amounts of water if the mixture appears too crumbly, ensuring the texture becomes sufficiently cohesive and moldable.
- Utilize your palms to gently compress and shape approximately one tablespoon of mixture into compact, rounded spheres, repeating the process until all ingredients are transformed.
- For enhanced visual appeal and textural complexity, delicately roll each formed ball through additional shredded coconut, creating a delicate external layer.
- Transfer the crafted coconut almond balls onto a chilled plate or container, positioning them with slight separation to facilitate uniform cooling.
- Refrigerate the spheres for a minimum of 20 minutes, allowing them to solidify and develop a more structured texture.
- Serve directly from the refrigerator or permit them to rest momentarily at ambient temperature for optimal flavor and consistency.
- Preserve any remaining treats within a sealed container in the refrigerator, maintaining quality for approximately one week, or extend preservation by freezing for up to three months.
Notes
- Boost protein content by adding a scoop of your favorite plant-based or whey protein powder to the dry ingredients for extra nutrition.
- Experiment with alternative sweeteners like agave nectar or date syrup for different flavor profiles and dietary preferences.
- Enhance texture by toasting the shredded coconut before mixing to create a deeper, nuttier flavor and more complex mouthfeel.
- Transform these balls into a keto-friendly version by substituting maple syrup with a sugar-free sweetener like erythritol and using full-fat almond butter.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Snacks, Desserts
- Method: Blending
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 12
- Calories: 157
- Sugar: 6 g
- Sodium: 0.1 mg
- Fat: 10 g
- Saturated Fat: 1 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 9 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 14 g
- Fiber: 3 g
- Protein: 4 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg