Chocolate-coconut candies

Votes: 8

Time: 1 hour 15 minutes
Complexity: easily
Quantity: 30 pcs.

If you're new to baking or simply don't have time to bake, Alton Brown's Chocolate Coconut Chocolates will save your holiday. You'll need just six ingredients and just a few minutes to make these deliciously sweet chocolates made with crunchy macadamia nuts, coconut flakes, and thick condensed milk. The rest of the preparation time is effortless; you just need to wait for the chocolates to set, either quickly in the refrigerator or more slowly at room temperature. Then, dip the balls in the melted semisweet chocolate mixture and let them dry before enjoying.

The recipes use measuring containers with the following volumes:
1 glass (st.) - 250 ml.
3/4 cup (st.) - 180 ml.
2/3 cup (st.) - 160 ml.
1/2 cup (st.) - 125 ml.
1/3 cup (st.) - 80 ml.
1/4 cup (st.) - 60 ml.
1 tablespoon (tbsp) - 15 ml.
1 teaspoon (tsp) - 5 ml.
1/5 teaspoon (tsp) - 1 ml.

Ingredients for the recipe:

1 cup toasted ground macadamia nuts
1 tbsp. condensed milk
1.5 tsp almond extract
220 g sweet coconut flakes
350 g melted semi-sweet chocolate
1 tbsp. vegetable fat (margarine)

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Cooking the dish according to the recipe:

In a bowl, combine the nuts, condensed milk, almond extract, and coconut flakes. Using your hands, form the mixture into 2.5 cm diameter balls. Place them on a paper-lined plate and let set at room temperature for 4 hours or in the refrigerator for 1 hour.
Once the balls have set, mix the chocolate and vegetable shortening until smooth. Dip the balls evenly in the chocolate. Then place candies on a baking sheet lined with parchment or foil to dry.

Categories:

recipe / Festive dishes / Desserts / Candies / Alton Brown

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