I have been making homemade Christmas candies ever since I was a young girl, but these have to be one of the simplest homemade candy recipes in my repertoire. The filling is easily made in one bowl in just a few minutes and perfectly chewy and sweet. Dipping the coconut centers into melted chocolate is the hardest part of making these coconut truffles, but even that is pretty easy once you get the hang of it and it’s so much fun! These “mounds bar” truffles are the perfect copycat for the classic candy with a soft and sweet coconut filling surrounded by rich chocolate. Top these truffles with a sprinkle of flaky salt for the perfect salty-sweet treat! If you love truffles, be sure to try our German Chocolate Cake Truffles, Gingerbread Truffles, and classic Chocolate Truffles.
What You’ll Need
Scroll down to the recipe card below this post for ingredient quantities and full instructions.
Coconut – Sweetened shredded coconut is the base of our truffles. I like the texture that shredded coconut adds but if you want a more realistic mounds bar texture, use desiccated coconut or pulse the shredded coconut in the food processor (affiliate link) a few times until it is broken up into small pieces. Powdered Sugar – Powdered sugar adds a bit more sweetness and helps absorb extra moisture so we don’t end up with soggy truffles Sweetened Condensed Milk – This ingredients helps hold the truffles together. Coconut Oil – Coconut oil also acts as a binder for our truffles and helps our chocolate coating solidify. Chocolate – You can use Ghirardelli Dark Chocolate Melting Wafers, a combination of dark chocolate chips with chocolate bark, or any high quality chocolate that you like, provided it is tempered correctly or you add a little coconut oil to it to help it set up. And if you prefer milk chocolate, you can absolutely use that instead.
How to Make Chocolate Coconut Balls
Tips for Success
Use parchment paper. Covering your baking sheet with parchment paper helps the truffles release cleanly after they have set up. You could also use a silicon baking mat instead. Use unsweetened coconut for a less sweet version. Personally I prefer the sweetened version, but it’s up to you based on personal preference. Good quality chocolate makes a difference. Technically you could just use chocolate chips and coconut oil to dip these in, but they won’t have the same snap as better quality chocolate.
Storage Instructions
Store any leftover truffles in an airtight container in the fridge for up to five days.
More Easy Candy Recipes
Gingerbread Truffles Homemade Marshmallows Homemade Peanut Brittle Candy Chocolate Honeycomb Candy Oreo Balls (aka Oreo Truffles)
Christmas Crack Saltine Cracker Toffee
Buckeyes Recipe
Chocolate Caramel Pretzel Bark
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