Creamy chocolate coconut truffles are a simple treat made with 3 ingredientsin 15 minutes. A creamy coconut center covered in a snappy chocolate shell, easy to make ahead and perfect for holiday parties.
Open the can of full fat coconut milk and set the can into a just-boiled pot of water and stir the milk in the can until it turns creamy, about a minute.
½ cup coconut milk, canned, full fat
Blend up the two cups of shredded coconut until the mixture becomes creamy, about 3-4 minutes.
2 cups shredded coconut
Make Balls
To the blender, add the coconut milk, vanilla and salt and blend again briefly. Taste-test. Coconut is naturally sweet, however, if you want a sweeter mixture, add a teaspoon or two of maple syrup or even powdered sugar if you want to keep the color white.
1 teaspoon vanilla, pinch of salt, ½ cup coconut milk, canned, full fat
No chilling necessary. Use a 2-tablespoon scoop and roll into balls with clean or gloved hands. Set the balls on a rack set over a sheet of parchment paper.
Coat them in Chocolate
Use a heat-safe container to microwave the 1 cup of chocolate chips in the microwave for 60 seconds. Stir until all chips are melted. If need be, microwave again in 15 second increments until the chips are all melted.
1 cup chocolate chips
Set a small skillet of water to heat on the stove. Put the heat safe container - I used a pyrex glass measuring cup - in the water so the melted chocolate stays melted.
Lower each ball quickly into the chocolate, coat, drain and set on the rack to drain and set.
Once the chocolate coating has sealed, refrigerate in a covered container for about a week. If they last that long.
Storage
Store these coconut balls uncoated in the freezer for up to three months. Once coated, these balls can be stored for three days in a sealed container at room temperature, and for a week refrigerated.
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Notes
Sweetening options. If you want to sweeten the mixture but need to keep the color snowy-white, add powdered sugar to taste.Coating options. You can roll the newly-wet chocolate coating in fresh shredded coconut.