Coconut Cream Energy Balls

These no bake chocolate coated coconut cream energy balls are the perfect way to satisfy your chocolate craving very quickly. Made with simple ingredients, they are full of sweet coconut flavor and are so delicious!

Course Dessert, Snack

Cuisine Healthy Clean Eating

Keyword chocolate coconut snack balls, clean eating candy recipe, clean eating dessert or snack, coconut cream bliss balls, coconut cream energy balls, healthy no bake snacks

Servings 10

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups desiccated coconut
1/2 cup coconut butter store bought or recipe below notes
1/4 cup coconut (or oat) flour
2 tablespoons honey or maple syrup
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Chocolate Coating

1 cup chocolate chips
1 tablespoon coconut oil

Topping

1/2 cup desiccated coconut

Instructions

In a food processor, combine coconut, coconut butter, coconut flour, honey and vanilla. Process until ingredients have thoroughly mixed into a sticky batter. Taste test and add more honey or vanilla if you think it needs it.
Transfer mix to a bowl and roll into 10-12 tablespoon sized balls. Place balls on a small pan lined with parchment paper and place in freezer for at least 30 minutes to set.
While the coconut balls chill, prepare the melted chocolate.

Chocolate Coating

Place chocolate chips and coconut oil in small dish and microwave at 50% power with 30 second bursts stirring between each one until melted and smooth.
Or use double boiler method - (pot of boiling water with a bowl resting on top) melt the chocolate chips and the coconut oil together.
Remove coconut balls from freezer and drop into the melted chocolate one at a time, using a fork to roll them around to cover completely, and carefully placing back onto the parchment paper.
Sprinkle each ball with coconut and place the tray back in freezer once again for at least 10 minutes. Enjoy immediately or store in the refrigerator for up to five days.

Notes

Homemade Coconut Butter

If you are anywhere near the health food or fitness circles, you have no doubt heard of coconut oil by now. But have you ever heard of coconut butter? Oh my gosh is it good.

It tastes like the most delicious, decadent, oh-so-bad-for-you treat. Except, it’s not. It’s actually good for you. In fact, coconut butter packs a boatload of benefits:

It’s rich in lauric acid, which boosts immunity and destroys harmful bacteria, viruses, and funguses. It actually boosts your metabolism, which aids in weight loss and increases energy levels.

Its a superb ingredient for protecting and replenishing the hair and skin

It’s packed with healthy fats, so you feel full longer.

It’s full of essential amino acids, calcium, and magnesium.

Basically, coconut butter is just plain awesome. It’s so creamy, buttery, naturally sweet and full of nutrients, and it’s hard to believe that this tasty Homemade Coconut Butter from Scratch is made with one ingredient!

You may not know this, but a jar of high-quality coconut butter can be expensive. Yes, that is one of the reasons that you should make you own - it’s unbelievably easy.

Besides being incredibly good for you, coconut butter greatly enhances the creamy texture of desserts, smoothies, ice creams, fudge and hot beverages. Even a spoonful out of the jar is not a bad thing. 😊

Once you start using it, you'll find many other ways to sneak it into your diet.

Here is the recipe: Homemade Coconut Butter

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